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- In general, American Indians/Alaska Native adults are 2.4 times more likely to have a stroke than their White adult counterparts.
- American Indian/Alaska Native adults are more likely to be obese than White adults and they are more likely to have high blood pressure, as compared to White adults.
At a glance – Diagnosed Cases of Stroke:
|
American |
Non-Hispanic |
American |
|---|---|---|---|
Men and Women |
5.9* |
2.5 |
2.4 |
Men |
-- |
2.7 |
-- |
Women |
-- |
2.3 |
-- |
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]
* Estimates are considered unreliable. Data shown have a relative standard error of greater than 30%.
At a glance – Death Rate:
|
American |
Non-Hispanic White |
American |
|---|---|---|---|
Men |
29.2 |
38.1 |
0.8 |
Women |
24.6 |
37.0 |
0.7 |
Total |
26.7 |
37.8 |
0.7 |
Source: CDC 2012. National Vital Statistics Report. Vol. 60, No. 03 Table 16-17.
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 American Indians/Native Americans
Hypertension – See Heart Disease and American Indians/Native Americans
High Cholesterol – See Heart Disease and American Indians/Native Americans
Cigarette Smoking – See Heart Disease and American Indians/Native Americans
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