Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Younger Black Women: Results from the 10,000 Women Community Screening Project.

Background: Cardiovascular Disease (CVD) risk factors are prevalent in black women, but when these risk factors arise is not clear. We aimed to determine when obesity, hypertension, and hyperlipidemia appear in black women within a community screening program.

Methods: 945 black women who enrolled in the 10,000 Women community screening project in the metro Atlanta area were included (2015-2018).