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Join Our Mailing ListHispanic American adults have relatively less risk of suffering from a stroke as their non-Hispanic white adult counterparts. They are less likely to die from a stroke and they have lower rates of hypertension and high cholesterol as non-Hispanic white adults. Mexican American women are 30% more likely to be obese as non-Hispanic white women, but they are less likely to be current smokers.
At a glance – Diagnosed Cases of Stroke:
Hispanics/Latinos |
Non-Hispanic White |
Hispanic/Non-Hispanic |
|---|---|---|
2.5 |
2.2 |
1.1 |
Source: CDC 2009. Summary Health Statistics for U.S. Adults: 2007. Table 2.
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/series/sr_10/sr10_240.pdf[PDF | 8.43MB]
At a glance – Death Rate:
|
Hispanic |
Non-Hispanic White |
Hispanic/Non- |
|---|---|---|---|
Men |
35.9 |
41.7 |
0.9 |
Women |
32.3 |
41.5 |
0.8 |
Total |
34.2 |
41.9 |
0.8 |
Source: CDC, 2009. National Vital Statistic Report. Vol. 57, Num 14 Table 17.
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nvsr/nvsr57/nvsr57_14.pdf[PDF | 1.7MB]
At a Glance – Risk Factors:
There are several risk factors related to stroke. Some of these risk factors are:
Obesity and Overweight – See Obesity and Hispanic Americans
Hypertension – See Heart Disease and Hispanic Americans
High Cholesterol – See Heart Disease and Hispanic Americans
Cigarette Smoking – See Heart Disease and Hispanic Americans
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