Socioeconomic Status, Race, and Death From Coronary Heart Disease
American Journal of Preventive MedicinePublished 1 March 1997
Luis G. Escobedo, Wayne H. Giles, Robert F. Anda
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African Americans had about twice the risk for sudden, nonsudden, or other coronary death as did Caucasians, and half or more of all excess risks for African Americans in multivariate models could be explained by socioeconomic status.
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Broad public health efforts are needed to address these causes of excess mortality.
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