title: Prevalence of stroke and associated risk factors in Asian Indians living in the state of Georgia, United States of America.
abstract: This study is the first attempt to assess the prevalence of stroke and associated risk factors in Asian Indians living in the United States. The overall prevalence of stroke is 2.77% (men 3.72% and women 1.77%). Stroke was significantly associated with systemic hypertension, diabetes mellitus, coronary artery disease, end-stage renal disease, and family history of stroke and myocardial infarction.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiovascular Disease, The University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama 35249, USA.
authors.forename: Gurpreet
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Baweja
authors.forename: Navin C
authors.initials: NC
authors.lastname: Nanda
authors.forename: Naresh
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Parikh
authors.forename: Vishal
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Bhatia
authors.forename: Rajesh
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Venkataraman
mesh_terms: D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000208:ethnology; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000208:ethnology; D004641:Emigration and Immigration; D005260:Female; D005845:Georgia / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000208:ethnology; D007194:India / Q000208:ethnology; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000208:ethnology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015995:Prevalence; D012307:Risk Factors; D020521:Stroke / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000208:ethnology