ContextGeographic variations in cardiovascular disease (CVD) and associated risk factors
have been recognized worldwide. However, little attention has been directed to potential …

ContextPatients with serum thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) levels outside the reference
range and levels of free thyroxine (FT4) and triiodothyronine (T3) within the reference range …

The obesity epidemic is responsible for a substantial economic burden in developed countries
and is a major risk factor for type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease. The disease is …

Levels of hypertension treatment and control have been noted to vary between Europe and
North America, although direct comparisons with similar methods have not been undertaken. …

A large number of epidemiologic studies have focused on racial/ethnic differences, particularly
between blacks and whites. Because health endpoints and racial categorizations are …

Race is a thoroughly contentious topic, as one might expect of an idea that intrudes on the
everyday life of so many people. The modern concept of race grew out of the experience of …

The authors examined the relation between self-reported health status and mortality among
the following racial/ethnic groups: Native Americans, Asian/Pacific Islanders, blacks, whites, …

Selected missense mutations in the proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 9 serine
protease gene (PCSK9) cause autosomal dominant hypercholesterolemia, whereas nonsense …

The decrease in cardiovascular death rates in the United States has been slower in blacks
than whites, especially in patients <65 years of age. The Dallas Heart Study was designed as …

▪ Objective: To examine the association between echocardiographically determined left
ventricular hypertrophy and mortality in patients with and without coronary artery disease. ▪ …