Ethnic Differences for Developing Rheumatic Fever in a Low-Income Group Living in Hawaii

The risk factors responsible for acute rheumatic fever (ARF) are complex, in part, because group A streptococcus (GAS) infection is a prerequisite for this disease. We attempted to differentiate socioeconomic from genetic risk factors by studying subjects in a Hawaii pediatric cardiology clinic who...

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Published in:Ethnicity & disease 2006, Vol.16 (2), p.357-361
Main Authors: Kurahara, David K., Grandinetti, Andrew, Galario, Judith, Reddy, D. Venu, Tokuda, Angela, Langan, Susan, Tanabe, Brian, Yamamoto, Kara S., Yamaga, Karen M.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Acute Disease
Adolescent
Child
Ethnic Groups
Female
Genetic Predisposition to Disease
Hawaii - epidemiology
Humans
Male
Odds Ratio
Original Reports: Cardiovascular Disease and Related Risk Factors
Poverty
Rheumatic Fever - epidemiology
Rheumatic Fever - genetics
Streptococcus
Surveys and Questionnaires
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Summary:The risk factors responsible for acute rheumatic fever (ARF) are complex, in part, because group A streptococcus (GAS) infection is a prerequisite for this disease. We attempted to differentiate socioeconomic from genetic risk factors by studying subjects in a Hawaii pediatric cardiology clinic who qualified for Medicaid. This ethnically diverse group was unique because they maintained a low socioeconomic but generally healthy lifestyle with more limited risks than those living in extremely impoverished conditions.
ISSN:1049-510X
1945-0826