PMID: 15328939Aug 27, 2004Paper

Clinical characteristics of stroke among Chinese in New York City

Ethnicity & Disease
Jing FangMichael H Alderman

Abstract

Limited information exists on clinical characteristics of stroke among Chinese persons living in the United States. We compared the clinical characteristics of Chinese and White stroke patients living in New York City. We reviewed the medical records of stroke patients hospitalized at NYU Downtown Hospital from January 1995 to July 1998. During 3.5 years, there were 728 admissions for stroke (454 Chinese, 115 Whites, 75 Blacks, 80 Hispanics, and 4 other Asia). Chinese and White patients had similar age and gender distributions. Compared with Whites, Chinese patients had a lower body mass index (22.8 vs 25.8, respectively, P=0.02), were less likely to smoke (13% vs 20%, respectively, P<0.01), or regularly consume alcohol (8% vs 25%, respectively, P<0.01). Although recorded blood pressure was similar, Chinese patients were more likely than Whites to have a history of hypertension (77% vs 64%, respectively, P=0.03), left ventricular hypertrophy (37% vs 25%, respectively. P=0.02), history of diabetes (33% vs 21%, respectively, P=0.01), and higher levels of blood lipids and glucose. Chinese patients were more likely than Whites to have hemorrhagic stroke (24% vs 17%, respectively, P=0.02). Overall age-adjusted in-hospital mortality ...Continue Reading

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