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Article: Mexican Americans face far higher stroke risk than whites.
- Article from:
- Obesity, Fitness & Wellness Week
- Article date:
- September 4, 2004
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2004 SEP 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Mexican Americans have a far higher chance of suffering a stroke than non-Hispanic whites, according to a new study led by a University of Michigan (U-M) stroke specialist.
And, according to a second study published by the same team, the difference doesn't appear to be related to Mexican Americans' higher incidence of diabetes, which had been thought to raise their risk of a certain type of stroke.
It's the first time that the stroke gap between the two groups has been demonstrated, and has far-reaching implications for educating Mexican Americans about preventing strokes and acting quickly when one strikes. It ...