Blacks are at higher risk for first stroke, new data show
Thursday, January 21, 2016 - 11:36
in Health & Medicine
Blacks are nearly three times more likely to have a stroke at age 45 than whites, new data show. By age 85, there is no difference in stroke risk for the two races. Also, race did not appear to increase second stroke risk for black participants in relation to white participants at any age.