African Continental Ancestry Group - Statistics & numerical data
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Sunday, November 22, 2009

Racial differences in survival after in-hospital cardiac arrest.

14 Sep 2009 CONTEXT: Racial differences in survival have not been previously studied after in-hospital cardiac arrest, an event for which access to care is not likely to influence treatment. OBJECTIVES: To estimate racial differences in survival for patients ... Read more...

Trends in the prevalence of low risk factor burden for cardiovascular disease among United States adults.

12 Sep 2009 BACKGROUND: Cohorts consistently show that individuals with low levels of cardiovascular risk factors experience low rates of subsequent cardiovascular events. Our objective was to examine the prevalence and trends in low risk factor burden for ... Read more...

Parity and breastfeeding in relation to obesity among black and white women in the southern community cohort study.

30 Aug 2009 OBJECTIVE: This research sought to describe associations among parity, breastfeeding, and adult obesity in black and white women in the southeastern United States. METHODS: Cross-sectional data from 7,986 white women and 23,198 black women (age ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'African Continental Ancestry Group - Statistics & numerical data'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Invited commentary. 30 Oct 2009
• Racial differences in survival after in-hospital cardiac arrest. 14 Sep 2009
• Trends in the prevalence of low risk factor burden for cardiovascular disease among United States adults. 12 Sep 2009
• Parity and breastfeeding in relation to obesity among black and white women in the southern community cohort study. 30 Aug 2009
• Impact of parity and breastfeeding on racial differences in obesity. 30 Aug 2009
• Flavonoid consumption and esophageal cancer among black and white men in the United States. 30 Aug 2009
• Factors explaining excess stroke prevalence in the US Stroke Belt. 11 Aug 2009
• Black race as a predictor of poor health outcomes among a national cohort of HIV/AIDS patients admitted to US hospitals: a cohort study. 9 Aug 2009
• Optimism, cynical hostility, and incident coronary heart disease and mortality in the Women's Health Initiative. 8 Aug 2009
• Predictive value of brachial flow-mediated dilation for incident cardiovascular events in a population-based study: the multi-ethnic study of atherosclerosis. 25 Jul 2009
• Ethnicity and risk factors for change in the ankle-brachial index: the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis. 20 Jul 2009
• Socioeconomic and racial patterns of colorectal cancer screening among Medicare enrollees in 2000 to 2005. 19 Jul 2009
• Effect of modest salt reduction on blood pressure, urinary albumin, and pulse wave velocity in white, black, and Asian mild hypertensives. 18 Jul 2009
• Pleiotropic benefits of moderate salt reduction. 18 Jul 2009
• Systolic and fourth- and fifth-phase diastolic blood pressure from ages 8 to 18 years: Project HeartBeat! 29 Jun 2009
• Evaluation of AAP guidelines for cholesterol screening in youth: Project HeartBeat! 29 Jun 2009
• Blood lipids in children: age-related patterns and association with body-fat indices: Project HeartBeat! 29 Jun 2009
• Overweight in children and adolescents associated with TV viewing and parental weight: Project HeartBeat! 29 Jun 2009
• Trajectories of fat mass index, fat free-mass index, and waist circumference in children: Project HeartBeat! 29 Jun 2009
• Ethnic origins of patients attending specialist eating disorders services in a multiethnic urban catchment area in the United Kingdom. 29 Jun 2009

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Technical information about 'African Continental Ancestry Group'

Definition: Individuals whose ancestral origins are in the continent of Africa.

Descriptor UI: D044383

Alternative terms: African Continental Ancestry Group; Blacks; Negroes; Negro; Negroid Race; Negroid Races; Race, Negroid; Races, Negroid;

Allowable Qualifiers: classification; education; history; legislation & jurisprudence; psychology; statistics & numerical data; ethnology; genetics;

Tree Number: M01.686.508.100;

History Note: 2004

Technical Notes: specify geog if pertinent