A further analysis of race differences in the National Longitudinal Mortality Study

The purpose of this study was to investigate associations between race and specific causes of mortality among adults 25 years and older in the National Longitudinal Mortality Study. Mortality hazard ratios between races during 9 years of follow-up were estimated with Cox proportional hazards models,...

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Veröffentlicht in:	American journal of public health (1971) 1999-11, Vol.89 (11), p.1748-1751
Hauptverfasser:	Ng-Mak, D S, Dohrenwend, B P, Abraido-Lanza, A F, Turner, J B
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult Adults African Americans African Americans - statistics & numerical data Age Aged Analysis Analysis. Health state Biological and medical sciences Black people Cancer Cardiovascular Diseases - mortality Employment Epidemiology European Continental Ancestry Group - statistics & numerical data Family income Female General aspects Hispanic people Humans Investigations Longitudinal Studies Male Marital status Medical research Medical sciences Men Middle Aged Mortality Mortality - trends Murders & murder attempts National surveys Neoplasms - mortality Odds Ratio Population Proportional Hazards Models Public health Public health. Hygiene Public health. Hygiene-occupational medicine Race Racial differences Ratios Socioeconomic Factors United States - epidemiology White people Women Womens health
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Zusammenfassung:	The purpose of this study was to investigate associations between race and specific causes of mortality among adults 25 years and older in the National Longitudinal Mortality Study. Mortality hazard ratios between races during 9 years of follow-up were estimated with Cox proportional hazards models, with control for multiple indicators of socioeconomic status (SES) and SES-relevant variables. Black persons younger than 65 years were at higher risk than others for all-cause and cardiovascular mortality; the strongest effects were observed among persons aged 25 through 44 years. Race, independent of SES, is related to mortality in American society, but these effects vary by age and disease categories.
ISSN:	0090-0036 1541-0048
DOI:	10.2105/AJPH.89.11.1748