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ArticleBMC public health2015

Ethnic inequalities in acute myocardial infarction and stroke rates in Norway 1994-2009: a nationwide cohort study (CVDNOR).

Kjersti S Rabanal, Randi M Selmer, Jannicke Igland, Grethe S Tell, Haakon E Meyer

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Article in BMC public health, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 27 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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27 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 46 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Kjersti S RabanalDivision of Epidemiology, Norwegian Institute of Public Health, P.O. Box 4404, Nydalen, 0403, Oslo, Norway. kjersti.stormark.rabanal@fhi.no.
Randi M SelmerDivision of Epidemiology, Norwegian Institute of Public Health, P.O. Box 4404, Nydalen, 0403, Oslo, Norway. randi.selmer@fhi.no.
Jannicke IglandDepartment of Global Public Health and Primary Care, University of Bergen, P.O. Box 7804, N-5018, Bergen, Norway. Jannicke.Igland@uib.no.
Grethe S TellDepartment of Global Public Health and Primary Care, University of Bergen, P.O. Box 7804, N-5018, Bergen, Norway. Grethe.Tell@uib.no.
Haakon E MeyerDivision of Epidemiology, Norwegian Institute of Public Health, P.O. Box 4404, Nydalen, 0403, Oslo, Norway. haakon.meyer@fhi.no.
Norwegian Institute of Public Health · NOUniversity of Bergen · NO

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundImmigrants to Norway from South Asia and Former Yugoslavia have high levels of cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors. Yet, the incidence of CVD among immigrants in Norway has never been studied. Our aim was to study the burden of acute myocardial infarction (AMI) and stroke among ethnic groups in Norway.

methodsWe studied the whole Norwegian population (n = 2,637,057) aged 35-64 years during 1994-2009. The Cardiovascular Disease in Norway (CVDNOR) project provided information about all AMI and stroke hospital stays for this period, as well as deaths outside hospital through linkage to the Cause of Death Registry. The direct standardization method was used to estimate age standardized AMI and stroke event rates for immigrants and ethnic Norwegians. Rate ratios (RR) with ethnic Norwegians as reference were calculated using Poisson regression.

resultsThe highest risk of AMI was seen in South Asians (men RR = 2.27; 95 % CI 2.08-2.49; women RR = 2.10; 95 % CI 1.76-2.51) while the lowest was seen in East Asians (RR = 0.38 in both men (95 % CI 0.25-0.58) and women (95 % CI 0.18-0.79)). Immigrants from Former Yugoslavia and Central Asia also had increased risk of AMI compared to ethnic Norwegians. South Asians had increased risk of stroke (men RR = 1.26; 95 % CI 1.10-1.44; women RR = 1.58; 95 % CI 1.32-1.90), as did men from Former Yugoslavia, Sub-Saharan Africa and women from Southeast Asia.

conclusionsPreventive measures should be aimed at reducing the excess numbers of CVD among immigrants from South Asia and Former Yugoslavia.

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Emigrants and ImmigrantsEthnicityHealth Status DisparitiesAcute DiseaseAdultAfrica South of the SaharaAsiaAsian PeopleCohort StudiesEmigration and ImmigrationFemaleHumansIncidenceMaleMiddle AgedMyocardial Infarction

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