African-Americans Much More Susceptible To Sudden Cardiac Arrest
A recent study has found that African-Americans experienced sudden cardiac arrest at more than twice the rate of their Caucasian counterparts regardless of gender; the former group were also much younger when the event happened.
Despite advances in medicine, mysteries still exist regarding the differences in disease prevalence rates among certain groups.
A recent study adds to the divergence by finding that African-Americans are at more than double the risk of having a sudden cardiac arrest event than their Caucasian counterparts.
On an annual basis, black men experienced about 175 incidences per 100,000 people compared to just 84 per 100,000 for white men; black women had a rate of about 90 per 100,000 versus just 40 per 100,000 for white women.
Despite advances in medicine, mysteries still exist regarding the differences in disease prevalence rates among certain groups.
A recent study adds to the divergence by finding that African-Americans are at more than double the risk of having a sudden cardiac arrest event than their Caucasian counterparts.
On an annual basis, black men experienced about 175 incidences per 100,000 people compared to just 84 per 100,000 for white men; black women had a rate of about 90 per 100,000 versus just 40 per 100,000 for white women.
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