Ethnic and Gender Differences in 10-Year Coronary Heart Disease Risk: a Cross-Sectional Study in Hawai'i.

Claire Townsend IngHyeong Jun AhnRachel KawakamiAndrew GrandinettiTodd B SetoJoseph Keawe'aimoku Kaholokula

Published in: Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities (2020)

This cross-sectional community-based epidemiological study examined ethnic differences in CVD risk after adjusting for age, depression, social support, and acculturation. The results suggest that some ethnic differences in CVD risk persist even after controlling for confounders but that recalibration of risk assessment is necessary.

Keyphrases

social support
risk assessment
depressive symptoms
cross sectional
physical activity
risk factors
human health
climate change