Sex Differences in Cardiovascular Disease Risk of Ghanaian- and Nigerian-Born West African Immigrants in the United States: The Afro-Cardiac Study. [electronic resource]
- Journal of the American Heart Association Feb 2016
Publication Type: Comparative Study; Journal Article; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
2047-9980
10.1161/JAHA.115.002385 doi
Adult Aged Black People Blood Glucose--analysis Body Mass Index Cardiovascular Diseases--diagnosis Chi-Square Distribution Comorbidity Cross-Sectional Studies Diabetes Mellitus--diagnosis Emigrants and Immigrants Emigration and Immigration Employment Female Ghana--ethnology Health Status Humans Insurance, Health Life Style--ethnology Logistic Models Male Middle Aged Nigeria--ethnology Obesity--diagnosis Odds Ratio Prevalence Protective Factors Risk Assessment Risk Factors Sedentary Behavior--ethnology Smoking--adverse effects Social Support Time Factors United States--epidemiology Black or African American