Since race doesn't exist this study from 2005 needs updating to find out the real reason for strokes. But that won't occur with
NO stroke leadership or strategy.
http://www.karger.com/Article/Abstract/86678
Howard V.J.a · Cushman M.c · Pulley L.d · Gomez C.R.e · Go R.C.a · Prineas R.J.f · Graham A.g · Moy C.S.h · Howard G.b
Departments of
aEpidemiology and
bBiostatistics, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Ala.,
cDepartments of Medicine and Pathology, Laboratory for Clinical Biochemistry Research, University of Vermont, Burlington, Vt.,
dDepartment of Health Behavior, University of Arkansas Health Science University, Little Rock, Ark.,
eAlabama Neurological Institute, Birmingham, Ala.,
fDepartment of Public Health Sciences, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, N.C.,
gExamination Management Services, Incorporated, Dallas, Tex., and
hNational Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, Rockville, Md., USA
Abstract
The REasons for Geographic And Racial Differences in
Stroke (REGARDS) Study is a national, population-based, longitudinal
study of 30,000 African-American and white adults aged ≧45 years. The
objective is to determine the causes for the excess stroke mortality in
the Southeastern US and among African-Americans. Participants are
randomly sampled with recruitment by mail then telephone, where data on
stroke risk factors, sociodemographic, lifestyle, and psychosocial
characteristics are collected. Written informed consent, physical and
physiological measures, and fasting samples are collected during a
subsequent in-home visit. Participants are followed via telephone at
6-month intervals for identification of stroke events. The novel aspects
of the REGARDS study allow for the creation of a national cohort to
address geographic and ethnic differences in stroke.
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