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Hispanic women are 30 percent more likely to have a stroke than non-Hispanics women.
At a glance – Diagnosed Cases of Stroke:
Hispanics/Latinos
Non-Hispanic White
Hispanic/Non-Hispanic White Ratio
Men and Women
2.7
2.4
1.1
Men
2.3
1.0
Women
3.0
1.3
Source: CDC 2014. Summary Health Statistics for U.S. Adults: 2012. Table 2. http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/series/sr_10/sr10_260.pdf [PDF | 3.5MB]
At a glance – Death Rate:
Hispanic
Hispanic/Non- Hispanic White Ratio
31.8
34.9
0.9
27.6/p>
34.5
0.8
Total
29.6
35.8
Source: CDC, 2014. National Vital Statistic Report. Vol. 64, Num 02 Table 17. http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nvsr/nvsr64/nvsr64_02.pdf [PDF | 1.68MB]
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
