Lipid profiles and ischemic stroke risk: Variations by sex within racial/ethnic groups

International Journal of Women's Health

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 585-594

  Gezmu, Tefera ^a   Schneider, Dona ^a   Demissie, Kitaw ^b   Lin, Yong ^b   Giordano, Christine ^c   Sgizzi, Martin S ^d  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b RUTGERS SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c RUTGERS NEW JERSEY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^d SETON HALL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cerebrovascular disease; Comorbidities; Ischemic stroke; Race ethnicity; Risk factors; Sex

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGED; ARTICLE; ASIAN; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CAUCASIAN; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HISPANIC; HUMAN; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; INCIDENCE; LARGE ARTERY ATHEROSCLEROSIS; LIPID ANALYSIS; LIPOPROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; RACE DIFFERENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SMALL ARTERY OCCLUSION;

EID: 84901938493     PISSN: None     EISSN: 11791411     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2147/IJWH.S61274     Document Type: Article

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