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OBJECTIVE:The purpose of this study was to identify and compare coronary risk factors in different South African ethnic groups with angiographically documented significant coronary artery disease (CAD). DESIGN:An observational retrospective analysis. METHODS:Hospital records of 500 consecutive patients with no previous coronary interventions who underwent coronary angiography at Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital, Soweto over a 2-year period were reviewed. Patients with significant CAD were selected for this study. Data analyzed included demographics, presenting diagnoses, coronary risk factors, number of coronary arteries significantly affected and extent of CAD, left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF), and the main treatment modality for CAD. RESULTS:Of the 206 patients with significant CAD, 85 were Africans and 121 were non-Africans. There were significantly more females in the African group (31% vs 12%, P=.0023) and hypertension was more prevalent in the same group (78% vs 55%, P=.0006). Serum total (TC) and low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol were significantly lower in African than in non-African patients [189.5 (96.67-313.2) vs 228.2 (127.6-464) mg/dL; P=.0006 and 100.5 (34.8-282.3) vs 146.9 (42.54-313.2) mg/dL; P=.0001, respectively]. CONCLUSION:Cholesterol levels in this group of African patients with angiographically significant CAD are within the target range recommended by the adult treatment panel III (ATP III) guidelines of the National Cholesterol Education Program (NCEP). These data have implications for risk assessment using cholesterol and the role of cholesterol lowering treatment in populations of developing countries.
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Ethn Disjournal_title
Ethnicity & diseaseauthors
Nethononda MR,Essop MR,Mbewu AD,Galpin JSkeywords:
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2004-10-01 00:00:00pages
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杂志文章abstract：BACKGROUND:National surveillance for ectopic pregnancy (EP), the primary cause of maternal death in the first trimester, began in 1970. EP rates peeked during the late 1980s and have been highest for African Americans. However, limited reports on EP rates exist for other racial/ethnic groups. OBJECTIVES:To report stat...
journal_title：Ethnicity & disease
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：2005-10-01 00:00:00
abstract：OBJECTIVE:This study examines whether socioeconomic status (SES), measured at both the individual and neighborhood levels, is associated with receipt of definitive treatment for localized prostate cancer and whether these associations mediate racial differences in treatment between non-Hispanic White and non-Hispanic B...
journal_title：Ethnicity & disease
pub_type： 杂志文章,多中心研究
doi：10.18865/ed.27.3.201
更新日期：2017-07-20 00:00:00
abstract：:An evaluation is made of the inverse role social integration plays in explaining variation in blood pressure among a sample of 1420 black Americans. This sample is part of a larger representative sample of 6717 adults (18 years and older) who were interviewed in the 1981-82 Maryland Statewide Hypertension Control Prog...
journal_title：Ethnicity & disease
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：1991-04-01 00:00:00
abstract：:We sought to determine whether lipid levels in black patients with type II diabetes with and without hypertension differ from those in white patients. Lipid levels were screened in 207 blacks and 103 whites with type II diabetes visiting a weekly diabetes clinic in a southeastern US regional community hospital. Levels...
journal_title：Ethnicity & disease
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：1993-07-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Hispanics are the fastest growing minority group in the United States. The incidence of end-stage renal disease (ESRD) in Hispanics is higher than non-Hispanic Whites and Hispanics with chronic kidney disease (CKD) are at increased risk for kidney failure. Likely contributing factors to this burden of disease include ...
journal_title：Ethnicity & disease
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：
更新日期：2009-10-01 00:00:00
abstract：OBJECTIVE:This study aimed to define the ethnographic composition and assess the health-related quality of life (HRQoL) of a large population of undocumented patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) seeking emergent dialysis in the emergency department (ED) of a large public hospital in the United States. DESIGN:A...
journal_title：Ethnicity & disease
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.18865/ed.27.1.39
更新日期：2017-01-19 00:00:00
abstract：:This study examined actual and perceived weight status and body satisfaction of college-age African-American males. We predicted that, in general, males would be accurate about their weight status and satisfied with their body sizes and shapes. The study population was 123 male from a cross-sectional survey of 406 sen...
journal_title：Ethnicity & disease
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：2005-10-01 00:00:00
abstract：BACKGROUND:Obesity predisposes an individual to numerous risk factors for cardiovascular diseases. Inflammation, reported as a link between obesity and cardiovascular disease, contributes to the development of atherosclerosis. OBJECTIVES:The aim of our study was to assess the relationship between lipid parameters, low...
journal_title：Ethnicity & disease
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00
abstract：INTRODUCTION:As economic development continues in China, it is important to evaluate recent changes in dialysis status. However, China lacks a national dialysis registry. This elevates the need to use local registry systems like the Shanghai Dialysis Registry to gain an overview of dialysis status in developed cities i...
journal_title：Ethnicity & disease
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：2009-04-01 00:00:00
abstract：:We examined the physical, sociodemographic, and psychosocial health status of diabetic Mexican Americans aged 45 to 74 years using data from the Hispanic Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. Diabetic Mexican-American women had lower education levels and lower employment rates in comparison with nondiabetics. Glauc...
journal_title：Ethnicity & disease
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：1991-07-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Stroke continues to kill disproportionately more Blacks and Hispanics than Whites in the United States. Racial/ethnic variations in the incidence of stroke and prevalence of stroke risk factors are probably explained by both genetic and environmental influences. Family studies can help identify genetic predisposition ...
journal_title：Ethnicity & disease
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：2007-04-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Recent experiments have examined the subjective and physiological responses of African Americans to racism using video-taped vignettes or emotional imagery. These studies reported changes in mood and increases in cardiovascular (CV) and electromyographic (EMG) activity when analogs of the stressful situations were enc...
journal_title：Ethnicity & disease
pub_type： 临床试验,杂志文章,随机对照试验
doi：
更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00
abstract：INTRODUCTION:Reactive oxygen and nitrogen free radicals are produced during immune activity, and are triggered by several environmental factors such as pollution, smoke, and sunlight. Harmful effects of these reactive species include cellular damage to RNA, DNA, proteins and lipids. In humans several diseases including...
journal_title：Ethnicity & disease
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00
abstract：OBJECTIVE:This study examines the cancer prevention and control priorities of uninsured Latin Americans and their primary care providers in metropolitan Washington, D.C. Patient and provider priorities are compared to identify common ground for future interventions in resource constrained primary care settings. METHOD...
journal_title：Ethnicity & disease
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：2002-07-01 00:00:00
abstract：:A population-based sample of Seventh-Day Adventists was studied to determine the relationship between vegetarian status, body mass index (BMI), obesity, diabetes mellitus (DM), and hypertension, in order to gain a better understanding of factors influencing chronic diseases in Barbados. A systematic sampling from a ra...
journal_title：Ethnicity & disease
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00
abstract：OBJECTIVES:To determine dietary intake and attitude toward weight control of normal weight, overweight, and obese Black women. DESIGN:Cross-sectional survey. SETTING:Rural village in KwaZulu province, South Africa. PARTICIPANTS:A convenience sample (N=187) of 25- to 55-year-old women, of whom 28.9% (N=54) were of no...
journal_title：Ethnicity & disease
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：2005-04-01 00:00:00
abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine if 1) Afro-Caribbean women prefer large body sizes, 2) the body size preference of Afro-Caribbean men and women are associated, 3) women's preferences are associated with increased risk of obesity or with weight management behaviors. DESIGN:Population samples of 314 and 487 women, ages 20-55 yea...
journal_title：Ethnicity & disease
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：2001-10-01 00:00:00
abstract：INTRODUCTION:This article reviews the status of end-stage renal disease in the Middle East, with emphasis on its incidence, prevalence, and treatment. METHODS:Data were obtained from English-language published literature through a Medline search over the past 40 years. Supplementary information was gathered from regio...
journal_title：Ethnicity & disease
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：
更新日期：2006-04-01 00:00:00
abstract：:This short review was presented as part of the Morehouse School of Medicine Fifth Annual Primary Care Conference in October 2005. As child health morbidities and mortalities shift from infectious diseases, child healthcare providers must become more vigilant and aggressive at suspecting, screening for, and intervening...
journal_title：Ethnicity & disease
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：
更新日期：2006-04-01 00:00:00
abstract：Background and Purpose:Blacks have a higher burden of post-stroke disability. Factors associated with racial differences in long-term post-stroke disability are not well-understood. Our aim was to assess the long-term racial differences in risk factors associated with stroke recovery. Methods:We examined Health and Re...
journal_title：Ethnicity & disease
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.18865/ed.30.2.339
更新日期：2020-04-23 00:00:00
abstract：Objective:To ascertain the association between father's lifetime socioeconomic status (SES) and rates of small for gestational age (SGA, defined as weight for gestational age <10th percentile) and infant mortality (defined as <365 days). Methods:The study sample was limited to the singleton births of African American ...
journal_title：Ethnicity & disease
pub_type： 杂志文章,多中心研究
doi：10.18865/ed.29.1.9
更新日期：2019-01-17 00:00:00
abstract：:Though the rate of stroke mortality in the United States has been declining for all race-sex-specific groups, rates for blacks are among the highest in the world. Studies of the geographic and social variation of stroke mortality between populations have focused solely on either trends or social determinants, but not ...
journal_title：Ethnicity & disease
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：1992-10-01 00:00:00
abstract：:The purpose of this study is to report the findings of the 2004 National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) questions on tuberculosis (TB) knowledge and perceived risk of contracting TB. Tuberculosis (TB) continues to be a major health threat in the United States, but minimal effort is made on public education to increase...
journal_title：Ethnicity & disease
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：2006-04-01 00:00:00
abstract：:In the 20th century, Africans in Sub-Saharan Africa had lower rates of cardiometabolic disease than Africans who migrated. However, in the 21st century, beyond infectious diseases, the triple epidemics of obesity, diabetes and hypertension have taken hold in Africa. Therefore, Africans are acquiring these chronic dise...
journal_title：Ethnicity & disease
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：10.18865/ed.25.3.373
更新日期：2015-08-07 00:00:00
abstract：:Community partnered participatory research (CPPR) emphasizes community engagement, respect, and empowerment as guiding principles to promote mental health equity. This article describes the "Vision" stage of a CPPR-informed model to implement evidence-based practices for depression in two African American churches in ...
journal_title：Ethnicity & disease
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.18865/ed.28.S2.467
更新日期：2018-09-06 00:00:00
abstract：Objective:Only 16% of people aged >65 years engage in recommended levels of physical activity, putting a vast majority at risk for multiple chronic conditions including heart disease. Physical activity is even lower among older adults with fewer economic resources. Research is needed to develop context-specific approac...
journal_title：Ethnicity & disease
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.18865/ed.29.S1.201
更新日期：2019-02-21 00:00:00
abstract：:Diabetes is the seventh leading cause of death in the United States and disproportionately affects ethnic minorities. While research examining health disparities is well-established, an historical understanding of how the disparities evolved over time may be warranted. This article examined racial differences in preva...
journal_title：Ethnicity & disease
pub_type： 历史文章,杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00
abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the effects of baseline cognitive function on incidence of disability in activities of daily living (ADL) in initially non-disabled Mexican-American elderly over a 7-year period. DESIGN:A prospective cohort study. SETTING:Southwestern United States: Texas, California, Arizona, New Mexico, and C...
journal_title：Ethnicity & disease
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00
abstract：BACKGROUND:Provider-focused strategies for improving outcomes in hypertension have produced mixed results. Studies suggest that the effectiveness of a chosen strategy increases when it is tailored to the specific situation. The hypertension registry includes data on African-American hypertensives who receive care in co...
journal_title：Ethnicity & disease
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：2005-10-01 00:00:00
abstract：:This cross-sectional study explored the relation between mammographic densities (a predictor of breast cancer risk), ethnicity, and dietary factors among women in Hawaii. Thirty-nine postmenopausal women with Japanese, Chinese, Caucasian, and Native Hawaiian ancestry who had received a screening mammogram completed a ...
journal_title：Ethnicity & disease
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00
