Paradoxically, blacks have a lower prevalence of the metabolic syndrome.
According to the "hygiene hypothesis", infections protect from autoimmunity, so that populations living in less "clean" environments should have a lower prevalence of autoimmunity [1, 2].
Though paramedics have a lower prevalence of smoking as compared to the general public, they have an increased propensity for sedentary behavior and early retirement [35].
We hypothesized that Mexican-American adults following a traditional diet would have a lower prevalence of obesity than those following a more typical American diet.
Our analysis indicates that racial and ethnic groups who would potentially benefit the most from newborn circumcision because they are at greater risk of HIV transmission through heterosexual contact, currently, have a lower prevalence of circumcision than white males.
In contrast, the decreased mortality rates in Japanese men and women were not explained at all by the risk factors we studied, while Latinos, who have a lower prevalence of risk factors, had rates that were modestly lower than Whites in the multivariate adjusted model.
Several mechanisms may provide potential explanations why betel nut chewers have a lower prevalence of hyperuricemia.
In addition, they tended to have a lower prevalence of diabetes, lower BMI, and be nulliparous.
Previous studies have shown that patients with diabetes mellitus appear to have a lower prevalence of acute lung injury.
Often, herbal medicines and supplements are purported to have a lower prevalence of adverse effects than synthetic medicines.
Married adults have a lower prevalence of illness and are more likely to recover quickly than unmarried adults [ 4, 15].
