Big differences found in heart and stroke risks among Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander groups
The findings were presented last week at the American Heart Association’s Epidemiology and Prevention/Lifestyle and Cardiometabolic Health Scientific Sessions in New Orleans.
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Pacific Islander, Native Hawaiian and Asian American populations show varying heart disease risk factors
Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander adults were 10% more likely to be diagnosed with coronary heart disease than non-Hispanic white adults in 2014. Historically, Asian American, Native Hawaiian ...
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Big differences found in heart and stroke risks among Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander groups
The frequency of traditional cardiovascular risk factors, such as high blood pressure and high cholesterol, and the overall risk of having a heart ... disease in Native Hawaiian and Pacific ...