Effect of race and socioeconomic status on cardiovascular risk factor burden: the Cooper Center Longitudinal Study.

Objectives: This study examines the prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors and chronic disease burden among African Americans compared to Caucasians in a population of higher socioeconomic status.

Design: The current study is a cross-sectional, secondary data analysis of the Cooper Center Longitudinal Study.

Setting: Patients with a medical examination from 1970-2010 at the Cooper Clinic.