_______________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________ Report Information from ProQuest13 May 2014 08:46_______________________________________________________________

Document 1 of 1 Family History of Stroke among Mexican-American and Non-Hispanic White Patients with Stroke andTIA: Implications for the Feasibility and Design of Stroke Genetics Research Author: Lisabeth, Lynda D; Sharon L.R. Kardia; Smith, Melinda A; Fornage, Myriam; Morgenstern, Lewis B ProQuest document link Abstract: Family history of stroke may differ by ethnicity. This study examined the associations of ethnicity andstroke risk factors with family history of stroke using data from the Brain Attack Surveillance in Corpus ChristiProject. A random sample of stroke/transient ischemic attack cases was interviewed about family history ofstroke (n = 524). Thirty-six percent of the cases reported a family history of stroke, with 26% reporting aparental and 13% a sibling history. Compared to non-Hispanic whites (NHWs), Mexican-Americans (MAs) weretwo times (OR = 2.07; 95% CI: 1.09-3.95) more likely to have a sibling with stroke. More MAs (8.1%; 95% CI:4.6-11.6) had living siblings with stroke compared to NHWs (1.9%; 95% CI: 0.1-3.8). Since MAs are more likelyto have living siblings with stroke compared with NHWs, MAs may be a more feasible population for familystroke studies than predominantly white populations. Copyright © 2005 S. Karger AG, Basel MeSH: Aged, Blood Donors, Cluster Analysis, Epidemiologic Methods, European Continental Ancestry Group,Family, Feasibility Studies, Female, Humans, Male, Mexican Americans, Middle Aged, Research Design, RiskFactors, Sex Factors, Ischemic Attack, Transient -- epidemiology (major), Ischemic Attack, Transient -- genetics(major), Stroke -- epidemiology (major), Stroke -- genetics (major) Publication title: Neuroepidemiology Volume: 24 Issue: 1-2 Pages: 96-102 Publication year: 2005 Publication date: 2005 Year: 2005 Publisher: S. Karger AG Place of publication: Basel Country of publication: Switzerland Publication subject: Medical Sciences--Psychiatry And Neurology ISSN: 02515350 Source type: Scholarly Journals Language of publication: English Document type: Comparative Study Accession number: 15459516 ProQuest document ID: 232973924 Document URL: http://search.proquest.com/docview/232973924?accountid=50673

Copyright: Copyright (c) 2005 S. Karger AG, Basel Last updated: 2014-04-29 Database: ProQuest Medical Library,ProQuest Psychology Journals

_______________________________________________________________ Contact ProQuest Copyright 2014 ProQuest LLC. All rights reserved. - Terms and Conditions