Black people’s risk factors for stroke ‘rising faster than for white people’
People from Black African backgrounds were also twice as likely to have a stroke without a prior risk factor diagnosis than white people, the study found. Photograph: Blend Images/AlamyView image in fullscreenPeople from Black African backgrounds were also twice as likely to have a stroke without a prior risk factor diagnosis than white people, the study found. About one in six people across the UK will have a stroke in their lifetime.Diabetes was about twice as common in Black Caribbean and Black Africans on the stroke register compared with white participants, and high blood pressure was 29% more prevalent in Black Caribbean and 47% more prevalent in Black African people.
- ▪People from Black African backgrounds were also twice as likely to have a stroke without a prior risk factor diagnosis than white people, the study found.
- ▪Photograph: Blend Images/AlamyView image in fullscreenPeople from Black African backgrounds were also twice as likely to have a stroke without a prior risk factor diagnosis than white people, the study found.
- ▪About one in six people across the UK will have a stroke in their lifetime.Diabetes was about twice as common in Black Caribbean and Black Africans on the stroke register compared with white participants, and high blood pressure was 29% mor
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People from Black African backgrounds were also twice as likely to have a stroke without a prior risk factor diagnosis than white people, the study found. Photograph: Blend Images/AlamyView image in fullscreenPeople from Black African backgrounds were also twice as likely to have a stroke without a prior risk factor diagnosis than white people, the study found. Photograph: Blend Images/AlamyStrokeBlack people’s risk factors for stroke ‘rising faster than for white people’Exclusive: King’s College London analysis finds diabetes and hypertension are more common in Black African and Caribbean peopleTobi Thomas Health and inequalities correspondent Tue 28 Jul 2026 11.08 EDTLast modified on Tue 28 Jul 2026 11.09 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleStroke risk factors including high blood…
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