The Association between Birthplace and Mortality from Cardiovascular Causes among Black and White Residents of New York City

Fang, Jing; Madhavan, Shantha; Alderman, Michael H.

doi:10.1056/nejm199611213352101

Cited by 191 publications

(135 citation statements)

References 17 publications

(18 reference statements)

Supporting

Mentioning

123

Contrasting

Order By: Relevance

“…A series of studies that analyzed mortality data for New York City described a consistent pattern of lower mortality rates for foreign-born Black men and women compared with US-born Blacks, and in some cases foreign-born Black men and women had lower mortality rates than USborn Whites. [15][16][17] These studies found that the all-cause mortality rate for Caribbeanborn men and women was about equal to that for White men and women who were born in the northeastern United States. Compared with White men born in the Northeast, Black men from the Caribbean had about a 25% lower rate of death from cardiovascular disease and a 50% lower rate of death from coronary heart disease but higher rates of death from stroke and hypertension.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Compared with White men born in the Northeast, Black men from the Caribbean had about a 25% lower rate of death from cardiovascular disease and a 50% lower rate of death from coronary heart disease but higher rates of death from stroke and hypertension. 15 Singh and Siahpush analyzed national data from the National Longitudinal Mortality Study (1979)(1980)(1981)(1982)(1983)(1984)(1985)(1986)(1987)(1988)(1989) and found that foreign-born Black men had a mortality risk 47% lower than those of US-born Black men. 18 Furthermore, among those older than 65 years, the mortality risk for foreign-born Black men was almost 60% lower than that for US-born White men.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

See 1 more Smart Citation

Health Status, Health Insurance, and Health Care Utilization Patterns of Immigrant Black Men

2003

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Objectives. This study sought to describe the health status, health insurance, and health care utilization patterns of the growing population of immigrant Black men. Methods. We used data from the 1997–2000 National Health Interview Survey to examine and then compare health variables of foreign-born Black men with those of US-born Black and White men. Logistic regression analyses were used to examine health outcomes. Results. Foreign-born Black men were in better overall health than their US-born Black counterparts and were much less likely than either US-born Black or White men to report adverse health behaviors. Despite these health advantages, foreign-born Black men were more likely than either US-born Black or White men to be uninsured. Conclusions. In the long term, immigrant Black men who are in poor health may be adversely affected by lack of health care coverage.

show abstract

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Health Status, Health Insurance, and Health Care Utilization Patterns of Immigrant Black Men

2003

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

“…1,2 Studies in the United States 3,4 and Britain 5,6 have shown hypertension to be very common and its complications (stroke, heart failure, renal failure) a major cause of morbidity and mortality in black subjects in these countries.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Hypertension and renal failure in Kumasi, Ghana

Plange‐Rhule

Phillips

et al. 1999

J Hum Hypertens

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Hypertension is common in West Africa and likely to become more common as urbanisation increases. There are at present few facilities for the detection and management of hypertension so the influence it has on overall morbidity and mortality in the population is not clear. The objectives of the study were to assess: (a) renal disease and blood pressure related admissions and deaths among acute medical admissions to Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital, Kumasi, during an 8-month period; and (b) the burden of renal disease among out-patient hypertensives at the same hospital. Ward admission books were examined in the four acute medical wards to ascertain admission diagnosis and cause of death (two 4-month periods in 1995 and 1996). Clinical assessment (blood pressure, plasma creatinine, proteinuria) was also made of 448 consecutive out-patient hypertensives seen between March 1995 and April 1996. Five

show abstract

“…[5][6][7] Moreover, recent studies show adverse trends for cardiovascular disease mortality in African Americans compared with whites, with widening of the differential. 2,8 Recent data also show a greatly increased risk of cardiovascular mortality among African Americans born in the United States compared with Caribbean-born blacks, 9 and it has been suggested that these differences are mediated in part by acculturation and accompanying differences in health-related behaviors that influence cardiovascular risk. 10 Several hypotheses have been put forward to explain differences between US-born blacks and whites, including different patterns of risk factors.…”

mentioning

confidence: 99%

Hypertensive Vascular Disease as a Cause of Death in Blacks Versus Whites

Onwuanyi

Hodges²,

Avancha³

et al. 1998

Hypertension

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Abstract-Cardiovascular disease is the major cause of excess mortality among urban US blacks, but autopsy data comparing black-white differences in underlying pathological causes of cardiovascular death are lacking. We reviewed all 720 adult cases autopsied in 1991 in the New York City Medical Examiner's Office in which the coded cause of death was cardiovascular disease (International Classification of Diseases, 9th Revision, codes 391, 393 to 398, 401 to 404, 410, 411, 414 to 417, 420 to 438, and 440 to 444). After exclusion of 133 cases because race was missing or coded as other than black or white, gender was not coded, or there was an unusual circumstances of death or extreme obesity, 587 cases were available for analysis. There were 314 black and 273 white subjects. Black women were younger than white women at time of death (mean age, 54.7 versus 61.5 years; PϽ.001), whereas black and white men did not differ in mean age at death. Hypertensive vascular disease was the autopsy cause of death in 42% of blacks compared with 23% of whites (PϽ.001). Conversely, atherosclerotic heart disease was the autopsy cause of death in 64% of white subjects but only 38% of blacks. These patterns were consistent in both sexes and after adjustment for age. Hypertensive vascular disease was far more common than atherosclerotic heart disease as the cause of death at autopsy among blacks compared with whites in New York City, whereas atherosclerotic heart disease was more common in whites. These findings suggest that ineffective control of hypertension is a major factor contributing to excess cardiovascular mortality among urban blacks. (Hypertension. 1998;31:1070-1076.)

show abstract

The Association between Birthplace and Mortality from Cardiovascular Causes among Black and White Residents of New York City

Abstract: The higher rate of mortality from cardiovascular causes among blacks, as compared with whites, in New York City masks substantial variation among blacks based on their place of birth.

Cited by 191 publications

References 17 publications

Health Status, Health Insurance, and Health Care Utilization Patterns of Immigrant Black Men

Health Status, Health Insurance, and Health Care Utilization Patterns of Immigrant Black Men

Hypertension and renal failure in Kumasi, Ghana

Hypertensive Vascular Disease as a Cause of Death in Blacks Versus Whites

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About