XXXX and cardiovascular risk factors in African Americans: the Jackson Heart Study.

@entity1018 @entity1 @entity64 @entity66 @entity6 @entity301 @entity101 @entity65
PURPOSE: The prevalence and determinants of sudden @entity1018 (SVL) are unknown in African Americans (AAs). Since SVL can be @entity65 ( @entity65 )-related and @entity65 is highly prevalent in AAs, we examined the prevalence of and @entity65 factors related to self-reported SVL lasting 24 hours or longer in the cohort of AAs enrolled in the Jackson Heart Study (JHS). METHODS: The study population comprised 5301 @entity1 enrolled from 2000-2004 in the metropolitan area of Jackson, MS, USA. All @entity1 who responded to the question "Have you ever had any @entity1018 or blurring, lasting 24 hours or longer?" on the baseline @entity64 questionnaire were included in the study. We estimated the prevalence of SVL and used regression modeling to identify @entity65 factors independently related to SVL. RESULTS: A total of 5262 @entity1 were included, of which 63% (3334/5262) were female. The prevalence of SVL was 3.6% (193/5262) overall (4.4% in females and 2.4% in males), and 8.7% (84/965) in @entity1 with @entity6 . Factors independently related to SVL included @entity301 (odds ratio, OR, 1.69, 95% confidence interval, CI, 1.12-2.56), @entity66 (OR 2.81, 95% CI 1.76-4.47), @entity6 (OR 2.85, 95% CI 2.05-3.94), @entity101 (OR 1.64, 95% CI 1.09-2.45), female sex (OR 1.82, 95% CI 1.24-2.67), and income less than US 50,000 (OR 2.05, 95% CI 1.28-3.30). CONCLUSIONS: In this cohort of AAs, self-reported SVL lasting 24 hours or longer was highly prevalent in @entity1 and those with @entity6 and was independently related to sex, @entity65 , @entity65 risk factors and household income.
