Baweja Gurpreet, Nanda Navin C, Parikh Naresh, Bhatia Vishal, Venkataraman Rajesh
Division of Cardiovascular Disease, The University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama 35249, USA.
Am J Cardiol. 2004 Jan 15;93(2):267-9. doi: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2003.09.060.
This study is the first attempt to assess the prevalence of stroke and associated risk factors in Asian Indians living in the United States. The overall prevalence of stroke is 2.77% (men 3.72% and women 1.77%). Stroke was significantly associated with systemic hypertension, diabetes mellitus, coronary artery disease, end-stage renal disease, and family history of stroke and myocardial infarction.
本研究首次尝试评估生活在美国的亚洲印度裔人群中中风的患病率及相关危险因素。中风的总体患病率为2.77%（男性为3.72%，女性为1.77%）。中风与系统性高血压、糖尿病、冠状动脉疾病、终末期肾病以及中风和心肌梗死家族史显著相关。
