Medical News Summary: Ethnic groups have poorer control of cholesterol levels

About: Ethnic groups have poorer control of cholesterol levels
Date: 16 November 2004
Source: Ivanhoe Newswire
Medical News Summary (summary of medical news story as reported by Ivanhoe Newswire): A US study suggests that ethnic people are less likely to control their high cholesterol levels. Results show that Latinos are 36% less likely than non-Hispanic whites to have good cholesterol control and non-Hispanic blacks were 28% less likely. Adequate cholesterol control is achieved by only 1 in 5 patients who take cholesterol-lowering drugs.
URL: http://www.ivanhoe.com/channels/p_channelstory.cfm?storyid=9939
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