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Table 2 Differences in physician-diagnosed medical conditions among blacks in the MetSO cohort based on birthplace (foreign-born blacks and US-born blacks)

From: Effect of birthplace on cardiometabolic risk among blacks in the Metabolic Syndrome Outcome Study (MetSO)

Variable

FBB

USB

X2

p

Hypertension  %

91.9

92.6

0.182

0.670

Dyslipidemia  %

75.6

71.7

1.757

0.185

Diabetes  %

63.1

55.7

5.172

0.023*

Obesity  %

66.4

74.9

9.802

0.007**

Heart disease  %

26.5

37.5

12.885

<0.001***

Stroke  %

8.3

10.1

0.859

0.354

  1. Hypertension, BP >140 mmHg; dyslipidemia, total cholesterol >200 mg/dL ad triglycerides >150 mg.dL; diabetes, type 2 diabetes; obesity, BMI >30 kg/m2; heart disease, ever had a physician diagnosis or history of heart disease; stroke, ever had a physician diagnosis or history of stroke
  2. * p < 0.05; ** p < 0.01; *** p < 0.001
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