Risk factors for coronary heart disease in a black population
Jones, J.; Dais, K.A.
Journal of the National Medical Association 84(5): 393-398
1992
ISSN/ISBN: 0027-9684 PMID: 1495111 Document Number: 404652
A matched case control study using population-based controls was done over a 2-year period in an urban, public hospital setting. The object of the study was to determine if the established risk factors for coronary heart disease--hypertension, diabetes mellitus, hypercholesterolemia, cigarette smoking, low socioeconomic status (as reflected by occupational class and educational level), marital status, and obesity were associated with coronary heart disease in a black population. The established risk factors were found to be significant in this patient population, as was obesity. Being divorced or separated was a risk factor for women but not for men.