Racial/ethnic minorities in the United States are at higher risk of developing CVD. 2 Direct and indirect CVD‐ and stroke‐related medical costs are expected to increase to nearly $918 billion by 2030 from $317 billion in 2013. 1 Approximately 40% of the US population will have some form of CVD by 2030. Nearly 30% of all US deaths are attributed to CVD. African immigrants, regardless of sex, had lower age‐standardized hypertension (22% versus 32%), diabetes mellitus (7% versus 10%), overweight/obesity (61% versus 70%), high cholesterol (4% versus 5%), and current smoking (4% versus 19%) prevalence than African Americans.Ĭardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of death in the United States and worldwide. In comparison with African Americans, African immigrants were more likely to be younger, educated, and employed but were less likely to be insured ( P<0.05). We included 29 094 participants (1345 African immigrants and 27 749 African Americans). We compared the age‐standardized prevalence of hypertension, diabetes mellitus, overweight/obesity, hypercholesterolemia, physical inactivity, and current smoking by sex between African immigrants and African Americans using the 2010 census data as the standard. We performed a cross‐sectional analysis of the 2010 to 2016 National Health Interview Surveys and included adults who were black and African‐born (African immigrants) and black and US‐born (African Americans). Stroke: Vascular and Interventional Neurology.Journal of the American Heart Association (JAHA).Circ: Cardiovascular Quality & Outcomes.Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology (ATVB).
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