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Table 1 Characteristics by case-control status

From: Evaluation of self-reported ethnicity in a case-control population: the stroke prevention in young women study

 

Case (N = 361)

Control (N = 401)

p-value

Mean age (years)

39.5 ± 0.4

37.8 ± 0.4

0.002

African American (%)

186 (51.5%)

171 (42.6%)

0.003

Hypertension (%)

127 (35.8%)

58 (14.5%)

< 0.0001

Diabetes mellitus (%)

53 (14.9%)

19 (4.8%)

< 0.0001

Current smokers (%)

176 (49.3%)

107 (26.7%)

< 0.0001

Angina-MI (%)

16 (4.5%)

0 (0.0%)

< 0.0001

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BMC Research Notes

ISSN: 1756-0500

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