title: Risk factors for new atherothrombotic brain infarction in older African-American men and women.
abstract: Independent risk factors for new atherothrombotic brain infarction (ABI) in older African-American men were hypertension (risk ratio 4.381), diabetes mellitus (risk ratio 2.872), and previous ABI (risk ratio 1.904). Independent risk factors for new coronary events in older African-American women were cigarette smoking (risk ratio 2.754), hypertension (risk ratio 5.914), diabetes mellitus (risk ratio 3.464), serum total cholesterol (risk ratio 1.008), serum high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (inverse association) (risk ratio 0.958), age (risk ratio 1.026), and previous ABI (risk ratio 2.601).
authors: Hebrew Hospital Home, Bronx, New York 10475, USA.
authors: W S
authors: WS
authors: Aronow
authors: C
authors: C
authors: Ahn
authors: H
authors: H
authors: Gutstein
mesh_terms: D001741:Black or African American; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D044383:Black People; D002544:Cerebral Infarction / Q000208:ethnology* / Q000209:etiology; D048909:Diabetes Complications; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000208:ethnology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000150:complications / Q000208:ethnology; D002537:Intracranial Arteriosclerosis / Q000208:ethnology / Q000209:etiology; D002542:Intracranial Embolism and Thrombosis / Q000208:ethnology* / Q000209:etiology; D008055:Lipids / Q000097:blood; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011379:Prognosis; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012008:Recurrence; D012307:Risk Factors; D012907:Smoking / Q000009:adverse effects; D014481:United States
chemical_list: D008055:Lipids