title: A further analysis of race differences in the National Longitudinal Mortality Study.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The purpose of this study was to investigate associations between race and specific causes of mortality among adults 25 years and older in the National Longitudinal Mortality Study.
  
  
  METHODS
  Mortality hazard ratios between races during 9 years of follow-up were estimated with Cox proportional hazards models, with control for multiple indicators of socioeconomic status (SES) and SES-relevant variables.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Black persons younger than 65 years were at higher risk than others for all-cause and cardiovascular mortality; the strongest effects were observed among persons aged 25 through 44 years.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Race, independent of SES, is related to mortality in American society, but these effects vary by age and disease categories.
authors.affiliation: The Joseph L. Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, NY 10032, USA. dsn3@columbia.edu
authors.forename: D S
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: Ng-Mak
authors.forename: B P
authors.initials: BP
authors.lastname: Dohrenwend
authors.forename: A F
authors.initials: AF
authors.lastname: Abraido-Lanza
authors.forename: J B
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Turner
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001741:Black or African American / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D000368:Aged; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000401:mortality; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009026:Mortality / Q000639:trends*; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000401:mortality; D016017:Odds Ratio; D016016:Proportional Hazards Models; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology; D044465:White People / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*