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Hispanic American adults have similar risks of suffering from a stroke as their non-Hispanic White adult counterparts. They are less likely to die from a stroke and they have lower rates of hypertension and high cholesterol as non-Hispanic white adults. However, Hispanic women are 20 percent more likely to have a stroke than non-Hispanic White Women, according to one survey.
At a glance – Diagnosed Cases of Stroke:
|
Hispanics/Latinos |
Non-Hispanic White |
Hispanic/Non-Hispanic |
|---|---|---|---|
Men and Women |
2.6 |
2.5 |
1.0 |
Men |
2.4 |
2.7 |
0.9 |
Women |
2.8 |
2.3 |
1.2 |
Source: CDC 2011. Summary Health Statistics for U.S. Adults: 2010. Table 2.
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/series/sr_10/sr10_252.pdf [PDF | 1.6MB]
At a glance – Death Rate:
|
Hispanic |
Non-Hispanic White |
Hispanic/Non- |
|---|---|---|---|
Men |
30.9 |
38.1 |
0.8 |
Women |
28.0 |
37.0 |
0.8 |
Total |
29.5 |
37.8 |
0.8 |
Source: CDC, 2012. National Vital Statistic Report. Vol. 60, Num 03 Table 17.
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nvsr/nvsr60/nvsr60_03.pdf [PDF | 2MB]
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
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