Title: 8 Conditions With Higher Risk for African Americans
Headings: 8 Conditions With Higher Risk for African Americans
8 Conditions With Higher Risk for African Americans
About The Author
Sarah Lewis, PharmD

Content: Having high blood pressure and being overweight or obese are two of the main ones. And having diabetes contributes to the risk of heart disease. So, all of these conditions and their solutions are closely related. 5
Stroke
Stroke is another condition that intertwines with heart disease, high blood pressure, diabetes and obesity. All these conditions are risk factors for stroke. Not surprisingly, African Americans are 50% more likely to suffer a stroke than Caucasians. Black men are 60% more likely to die from one. But there is good news about stroke: the death rate for African Americans age 65 and older has decreased 41% between 1999 and 2015. 6
Cancer
The overall cancer mortality rate is higher for African Americans than any other race or ethnicity.