Risk factors of stroke disease: Diabetes

7月 19, 2010 · Posted in 未分類 

Studies have shown that stroke incidence in the USA is higher in blacks than in whites (Gorelick 1998; Howard et al 1994). In a study investigating risk factors in stroke, Gillum (1999) found that blacks had a 38 per cent greater incidence of strokes than whites. This may be because the incidence of high blood pressure, obesity and diabetes mellitus is higher in the black population than the white population (Gillum 1999

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