Comparison of incidences congestive heart failure in older African-Americans, Hispanics and whites

Authors
Aronow, WS Ahn, C Kronzon, I
Citation
Ws. Aronow et al., Comparison of incidences congestive heart failure in older African-Americans, Hispanics and whites, AM J CARD, 84(5), 1999, pp. 611
Citations number
5
Categorie Soggetti
Cardiovascular & Respiratory Systems","Cardiovascular & Hematology Research
Journal title
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY
ISSN journal
00029149 → ACNP
Volume
84
Issue
5
Year of publication
1999
Database
ISI
SICI code
0002-9149(19990901)84:5<611:COICHF>2.0.ZU;2-6
Abstract
In a prospective study of 2,893 African-Americans, Hispanics, and whites, m ean age 81 years, at 43-month follow-up, congestive heart failure (CHF) dev eloped in 194 of 686 African-Americans (28%), in 67 of 257 Hispanics (26%), and in 533 of 1,950 whites (27%) (p = NS). The Cox regression model showed that significant independent risk factors for CHF were male gender (risk r atio = 1.4, p = 0.0001); hypertension (risk ratio = 2.5, p = 0.0001); coron ary artery disease (risk ratio = 4.0, p = 0.0001); diabetes mellitus (risk ratio = 1.6, p = 0.0001); and age (risk ratio = 1.05, p = 0.0001).