Racial Disparities and Stroke Patients
UAB researchers are still trying to determine why whites have a higher incidence of stroke-causing plaques but fewer strokes than blacks. In an ongoing study, cardiologist Navin Nanda, M.D., found that despite the higher incidence of atherosclerotic plaques in the white population, there was no significant difference in stroke-causing risk factors that explain the paradox. In a study of 1,531 stroke patients, Nanda found that rates of high blood pressure, diabetes and alcohol abuse were significantly higher in the black population and found no significant differences in smoking, cholesterol levels, family history, peripheral vascular disease or previous strokes. Nanda's research will be presented at the American Heart Association's Annual Scientific Sessions in Anaheim, Calif.
Contact Tracy Bischoff, Media Relations, 205-934-8935 or [email protected].
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