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A new UCLA study suggests that disparities in cardiovascular disease risk in the United States are due less to race or ethnicity than to socioeconomic status.
Jump to full article: EurekAlert, 2010-08-02
Author: contrast, the researchers found inconsistent racial and
Intro: The researchers found that the lower the socioeconomic status, the higher the risk -- in all racial and ethnic groups. A large fraction of the difference in cardiovascular and diabetes risk could be linked to differences in lifestyle. For instance, there is more smoking, less physical activity and more obesity among the poor.
By contrast, the researchers found inconsistent racial and ethnic risk disparities in some --though not all -- socioeconomic strata. Non-Hispanic blacks and Mexican Americans born in the U.S., for example had higher risk, but Mexican Americans born in Mexico had lower risk.
This surprising finding could be explained by selection pressures in migration, according to Karlamangla.
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