Abstract

We analyzed cardiovascular disease mortality risks associated with obesity using participant-level meta-analysis of data from the Black Pooling Project for Black and White individuals. The adjusted relative risks (ARRs) were stronger among White participants than among Black participants for coronary heart disease AAR=1.21 (95% confidence interval [CI]=1.07, 1.36) versus 0.87 (95% CI=0.69, 1.09), respectively, and cardiovascular disease ARR=1.18 (95% CI=1.07, 1.29) versus 0.91 (95% CI=0.77, 1.05), repectively. The results suggest that obesity is an independent risk factor in White people, and additional study of body size and disease progression is necessary in the assessment of racial disparities.

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MedicineConfidence intervalObesityDiseaseRelative riskDemographyBody mass indexCoronary heart diseaseWhite (mutation)Risk factorGerontologyInternal medicine

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Black PeopleBody Mass IndexCardiovascular DiseasesFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedNutrition SurveysObesityProportional Hazards ModelsRisk FactorsSex DistributionWhite People

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Year
2007
Type
article
Volume
98
Issue
1
Pages
63-66
Citations
41
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Jill E. Abell, Brent M. Egan, Peter W.F. Wilson et al. (2007). Differences in Cardiovascular Disease Mortality Associated With Body Mass Between Black and White Persons. American Journal of Public Health , 98 (1) , 63-66. https://doi.org/10.2105/ajph.2006.093781

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10.2105/ajph.2006.093781
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18048799
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PMC2156055

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