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UAB Study Shows African-Americans Have Highest Stroke Rate, Southerners More Likely to Die February 26, 2010 BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – African-Americans age 65 and younger are more than twice as likely to have a stroke compared with Caucasians in any region, and people who have a stroke are more likely to die in the South than [...]
Results The study consisted of 3,552 observations representing 17,794 patients undergoing major hepatectomy. Unadjusted analyses revealed that African-American patients had a two-fold increased odds of surgical mortality relative to Caucasians. Even after adjustment for other risk factors, African Americans had a two-fold increased odds of surgical mortality relative to Caucasians. Conclusions In-hospital mortality after major [...]
