Race/Ethnic Differences in the Associations of the Framingham Risk Factors with Carotid IMT and Cardiovascular Events

M. Gijsberts, Crystel; A. Groenewegen, Karlijn; E. Hoefer, Imo; J.C. Eijkemans, Marinus; W. Asselbergs, Folkert; J. Anderson, Todd; Britton, Annie; Dekker, Joost; Engström, Gunnar; Evans, Greg; de Graaf, Jacqueline; E. Grobbee, Diederick; Hedblad, Bo; Holewijn, Suzanne; Ikeda, Ai; Kitagawa, Kazuo; Kitamura, Akihiko; P.V. de Kleijn, Dominique; Lonn, Eva; Lorenz, Matthias; B. Mathiesen, Ellisiv; Nijpels, Giel; Okazaki, Shuhei; H. O’Leary, Daniel; Pasterkamp, Gerard; A. E. Peters, Sanne; F. Polak, Joseph; F. Price, Jacqueline; Robertson, C.; M. Rembold, Christopher; Rosvall, Maria; Rundek, Tatjana; T. Salonen, Jukka; Sitzer, Matthias; D.A. Stehouwer, Coen; L. Bots, Michiel; M. den Ruijter, Hester

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0132321

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Race/Ethnic Differences in the Associations of the Framingham Risk Factors with Carotid IMT and Cardiovascular Events

Published in PLoS ONE • Jul 2, 2015

Authors:

Crystel M. Gijsberts

Karlijn A. Groenewegen

Imo E. Hoefer

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Clinical manifestations and outcomes of atherosclerotic disease differ between ethnic groups. In addition, the prevalence of risk factors is substantially different. Primary prevention programs are based on data derived from almost exclusively White people. We investigated how race/ethni...

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Medicine

Ethnic group

Disease

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