Abstract:
BACKGROUND:We assessed racial differences in lipoprotein particle size, a marker of atherosclerosis risk, among women with coronary disease. METHODS:We studied 378 women (33% non-White, predominantly African American) at the baseline visit of the Women's Angiographic Vitamin and Estrogen Trial (WAVE), a multicenter trial of hormone replacement and antioxidant vitamin therapy in postmenopausal women with established coronary artery disease. Average particle sizes for high-density lipoprotein (HDL), low-density lipoprotein (LDL), and very low-density lipoprotein were measured by nuclear magnetic resonance in these women, and angiography was performed at baseline and followup. RESULTS:Adjusted for age, race, diabetes, smoking, blood pressure, and use of lipid-lowering and antihypertensive medications, non-White women had larger LDL particle size (difference .2 nm, 95% CI .1-.3 nm) and HDL particle size (difference.2 nm, 95% CI .1-.2 nm). Neither angiographic disease progression nor survival without myocardial infarction (median follow-up time of 2.8 years) was associated with lipoprotein particle size or race. CONCLUSIONS:Non-White women have a less atherogenic profile of lipoprotein particle sizes than do White women. However, this difference did not affect event-free survival or angiographic progression of coronary atherosclerosis.
journal_name
Ethn Disjournal_title
Ethnicity & diseaseauthors
Vora AN,Ouyang P,Bittner V,Tardif JC,Waters DD,Vaidya Dsubject
Has Abstractpub_date
2008-04-01 00:00:00pages
176-80issue
2eissn
1049-510Xissn
1945-0826journal_volume
18pub_type
杂志文章,多中心研究abstract:Objective:Immigrants, especially refugees, face unique barriers to accessing health care relative to native born Americans. In this study, we examined how immigration status, health, barriers to access, and knowledge of the health care system relate to the likelihood of having a regular health care provider. Methods:U...
journal_title:Ethnicity & disease
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.18865/ed.29.2.253
更新日期:2019-04-18 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVE:To examine the number, type (menthol vs non-menthol), brand (Black, White, Women's, Other), and size of cigarette ads in Black, Latino, and White magazines. METHOD:Analysis of digital photographs of 274 cigarette ads appearing in Ebony (Black), People (White), and People in Spanish (Latino) for the 4.5-year ...
journal_title:Ethnicity & disease
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:2005-01-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVES:Few studies have objectively quantified sedentary behavior, particularly in special population subgroups. This study quantified the volume of and breaks from sedentary behavior in a sample of overweight and obese, primarily African American, women. DESIGN:Cross-sectional. SETTING:18 census tracts in Columb...
journal_title:Ethnicity & disease
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:2013-07-01 00:00:00
abstract::The successful recruitment of African-Americans for AIDS/HIV interventions is essential to reducing HIV transmission and the spread of AIDS among this population. However, many high risk groups in the African-American community are reluctant to participate in AIDS/HIV interventions due to factors such as poverty, and ...
journal_title:Ethnicity & disease
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:1996-10-01 00:00:00
abstract:INTRODUCTION:Health disparities research demands the inclusion of traditionally excluded peoples. Additional complex issues weigh into health disparities or multicultural research including sociopolitical context, cultural context, network or community context, and micro-level or personal dimensions. CONCEPTUAL FRAMEW...
journal_title:Ethnicity & disease
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:2005-01-01 00:00:00
abstract::An estimated 170 million persons (3% of the world's population) are infected with the hepatitis C virus (HCV), and 3 to 4 million persons are newly infected each year. Of those infected, 70%-85% develop chronic viremia with the potential for devastating long-term sequelae, including chronic liver disease, cirrhosis, h...
journal_title:Ethnicity & disease
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:2005-04-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVE:This study evaluates patient inertia (PtInert) factors including hopelessness in African Americans participating in church cardiovascular screening programs in low income areas in Forsyth County, North Carolina. Patient inertia is defined as an inability to assume adequate hypertension self-management behavio...
journal_title:Ethnicity & disease
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:2014-01-01 00:00:00
abstract::This study examines the influence of ethnicity (African-American vs white) and family history of hypertension on the blood pressure and heart rate responses of healthy, unmedicated men, aged 21 to 39 years, to a variety of stressors that are hypothesized to elicit beta-adrenergic or alpha-adrenergic reactivity. Cardio...
journal_title:Ethnicity & disease
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:1992-07-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVES:This study examines the prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors and chronic disease burden among African Americans compared to Caucasians in a population of higher socioeconomic status. DESIGN:The current study is a cross-sectional, secondary data analysis of the Cooper Center Longitudinal Study. SETTING...
journal_title:Ethnicity & disease
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:2013-01-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVES:This cross-sectional study was designed to examine the association between adiponectin and cardiovascular disease (CVD) among an understudied ethnic group of Filipino American women. METHODS:We recruited 266 Filipino women aged 40-86 years from the University of California, San Diego Filipino Women's Health...
journal_title:Ethnicity & disease
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:2008-10-01 00:00:00
abstract::The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) provides global leadership for a research, training, and education program to promote the prevention and treatment of heart, lung, and blood diseases and enhance the health of all individuals so that they can live longer and more fulfilling lives. Inherent in this ...
journal_title:Ethnicity & disease
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.18865/ed.29.S1.57
更新日期:2019-02-21 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVES:The REACH NOLA Mental Health Infrastructure and Training Project (MHIT) aimed to reduce disparities in access to and quality of services for depression and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in post-Katrina New Orleans by developing a mental health outreach role for community health workers (CHWs) and case...
journal_title:Ethnicity & disease
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:2011-07-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVE:To examine the utilization of health services and prescription patterns among patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) followed by primary care physicians and rheumatologists in Puerto Rico. METHODS:The insurance claims submitted by physicians to a health insurance company of Puerto Rico in 2003 were...
journal_title:Ethnicity & disease
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:2008-04-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:Hypertension is the leading global risk for mortality. Poor treatment and control of hypertension in low- and middle-income countries is due to several reasons, including insufficient human resources. Nurse management of hypertension is a novel approach to address the human resource challenge. However, speci...
journal_title:Ethnicity & disease
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.18865/ed.26.3.315
更新日期:2016-07-21 00:00:00
abstract::Translational research has tremendous potential as a tool to reduce health disparities in the United States, but a lack of common understanding about the scope of this dynamic, multidisciplinary approach to research has limited its use. The term "translational research" is often associated with the phrase "bench to be...
journal_title:Ethnicity & disease
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:2008-04-01 00:00:00
abstract::The purpose of this investigation was to determine the prevalence and correlates of abnormal urinary albumin excretion and to examine the possible additive effects of cardiovascular risk factors on urinary albumin excretion in African Americans with type 2 diabetes mellitus. One hundred fifty-one African-American subj...
journal_title:Ethnicity & disease
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:1999-01-01 00:00:00
abstract: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 previo...
journal_title:Ethnicity & disease
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:2004-10-01 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:BACKGROUND:Substantial disparities in colorectal cancer (CRC) survival among racial-ethnic groups, especially between Blacks and Whites, have been extensively documented in the Northeast, California and South of the United States. The purpose of this study was to ascertain the determinants of colorectal cancer racial-e...
journal_title:Ethnicity & disease
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:2013-01-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVE:To assess the feasibility, acceptability, and outcomes of 2 versions of a culturally relevant, family-based intervention to prevent excess weight gain in pre-adolescent African-American girls. DESIGN:Three-arm, 12-week parallel group randomized controlled pilot trial. SETTING:Community centers in Memphis, T...
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:2003-01-01 00:00:00
abstract::This article was presented as part of the 2007 International Society on Hypertension in Blacks (ISHIB) lifestyle modification workshop focusing on smoking cessation. The three objectives addressed included 1) identification of the known and little-known health effects of cigarette smoking (eg, endocrine effects on the...
journal_title:Ethnicity & disease
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:
更新日期:2008-07-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:Approximately 20 million adults suffer from depressive illnesses each year and women are at least twice as likely as men to experience depressive disorders and symptoms. Empirical results have been mixed regarding racial differences in depression prevalence. Given that depression has negative effects on mate...
journal_title:Ethnicity & disease
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:2010-01-01 00:00:00
abstract::For some time, biologists and anthropologists have overwhelmingly rejected the partitioning of modern humans into biological "races." An examination of recent human evolutionary history suggests that the zoological definition of race, based on significant genetic differences, cannot be legitimately applied to contempo...
journal_title:Ethnicity & disease
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:1992-04-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:Obesity is becoming a worldwide public health problem and it is expected to worsen as its prevalence is increasing in children and adolescents. This report examined the distribution of major cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors and the effect of life-style changes on coronary heart disease (CHD) risk pr...
journal_title:Ethnicity & disease
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:2015-04-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Ethnicity & disease
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:2012-04-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVE:To assess the impact of African American race on hypertension management among a real-world hypertensive population. DESIGN:Cross-sectional study. SETTING:28 US physician practices. PATIENTS:Adult patients with a hypertension diagnosis between November 2006 and September 2008. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES:Blood ...
journal_title:Ethnicity & disease
pub_type: 杂志文章,多中心研究
doi:
更新日期:2010-10-01 00:00:00
abstract:Background:Home remedies (HRs) are described as foods, herbs, and other household products used to manage chronic conditions. The objective of this study was to examine home remedy (HR) use among Blacks with hypertension and to determine if home remedy use is correlated with blood pressure and medication adherence. Me...
journal_title:Ethnicity & disease
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.18865/ed.30.3.451
更新日期:2020-07-09 00:00:00
abstract::African-American infants weigh on average 200-300 grams less at birth than do European-American infants, leading to a two-fold higher rate of low birth-weight (LBW) infants. This birth weight disparity has not changed significantly over the past 95 years. Numerous research studies have been undertaken to elucidate thi...
journal_title:Ethnicity & disease
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:
更新日期:2000-10-01 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::Training is a crucial tool for building the capacity necessary for prevention and control of cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) in developing countries. This paper summarizes some features of a 2-week workshop aimed at enabling local health professionals to initiate a comprehensive CVD prevention and control program in a ...
journal_title:Ethnicity & disease
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:2003-07-01 00:00:00