Kuhrs et al. BMC Public Health 2012, 12:190 http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/12/190 16. Adler NE, Ostrove JM: Socioeconomic status and health: what we know and what we don’t. Ann N Y Acad Sci 1999, 896:3-15. 17. Tyroler HA: The influence of socioeconomic factors on cardiovascular disease risk factor development. Prev Med 1999, 29:36-40. 18. Marmot MG: Socio-economic Factors in Cardiovascular Disease. J Hypertens Suppl 1996, 14:204-205. 19. Ronellenfitsch U, Razum O: Deteriorating health satisfaction among immigrants from Eastern Europe to Germany. Int J Equity Health 2004, 3(4), doi:10.1186/1475-9276-3-4. 20. Ronellenfitsch U: Cardiovascular Mortality among Ethnic German Immigrants from the Former Soviet Union to Germany: a retrospective cohort study. Inauguraldissertation der Medizinischen Fakultät Heidelberg der Ruprecht-KarlsUniversität 2005. 21. Kawabata H, Tran M, Hines P: Using SAS ® to Match Cases for Case Control Studies. SUGI 29 Princeton, New Jersey; 2004, 173-29. 22. Parsons LS, Ovation Research Group: Performing a 1:N Case-Control Match on Propensity Score. SUGI 29 Seattle, Washington; 2004, 165-29. 23. Parsons LS: Using SAS® Software to Perform a Case-Control Match on Propensity Score in an Observational Study. SUGI 25 Cardiovascular Outcomes Research Center, Seattle, WA; 2000, 225-25. 24. Rosenbaum PR, Rubin D: The central role of the propensity score in observational studies for causal effects. Biometrilca 1983, 70(1):41-55. 25. Holle R, Happich M, Löwel H, Wichmann HE, MONICA/KORA Study Group: KORA - A Research Platform for Population Based Health Research KORA - Eine Forschungsplattform für bevölkerungsbezogene Gesundheitsforschung. Gesundheitswesen 2005, 67(1):19-S25. 26. Kleinbaum GD, Klein M, Logistic Regression: A Self-Learning Text. Introduction to Logistic Regressio, Volume Kapitel 1. 2 edition. Berlin Heidelberg: Springer-Verlag New York; 2002, 13-50. 27. Robert Koch-Institut (RKI): Bundes-Gesundheitssurvey: Alkohol Konsumverhalten in Deutschland Beiträge zur Gesundheitsberichterstattung des Bundes. 2003, 6. 28. Spratt M, Carpenter J, Sterne JAC, Carlin JB, Heron J, Henderson J, Tilling K: Strategies for Multiple Imputation in Longitudinal Studies. Am J Epidemiol 2010, 172:478-487. 29. Statistisches Bundesamt: Mikrozensus - Fragen zur Gesundheit - Körpermaße der Bevölkerung 2009. Wiesbaden 2011, 15. 30. Robert Koch-Institut (RKI): Diabetes mellitus. Gesundheitsberichterstattung des Bundes. Heft 24. Berlin 2005, 11. 31. Robert Koch-Institut (RKI): Gesundheitsberichterstattung des Bundes. Gesundheit in Deutschland. Berlin 2006, 116. 32. Robert Koch-Institut (RKI): Alkoholkonsum und alkoholbezogene Störungen. Heft 40. Berlin 2008, 12. 33. Robert Koch-Institut (RKI): Hypertonie. Heft 43. Berlin 2008, 11. 34. Robert Koch-Institut (RKI): Beiträge zur Gesundheitsberichterstattung des Bundes Daten und Fakten: Ergebnisse der Studie “Gesundheit in Deutschland aktuell 2009”. Berlin 2011, 106:109-112, 128. 35. DKFZ - Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum: Tabakatlas Deutschland 2009. Heidelberg 2009, 28. 36. Thefeld W: Verbreitung der Herz-Kreislauf-Risikofaktoren Hypercholesterinämie, Übergewicht, Hypertonie und Rauchen in der Bevölkerung. Robert Koch-Institut, Berlin. Bundesgesundheitsblatt Gesundheitsforschung Gesundheitsschutz 2000, 43:415-423. 37. Grundy SM, Pasternak R, Greenland P, Smith S, Fuster V: Assessment of Cardiovascular Risk by Use of Multiple-Risk-Factor Assessment Equations. A Statement for Healthcare Professionals from the American Heart Association and the American College of Cardiology. Circulation 1999, 100:1481-1492 [http://www.circulationaha.org]. 38. Strobl R, Kühnel W: Dazugehörig und ausgegrenzt. Analysen zu Integrationschancen junger Aussiedler. Weinheim/München 2000. 39. Hammar N, Kaprio J, Hagstrom U, Alfredsson L, Koskenvuo M, Hammar T: Migration and mortality: a 20 year follow up of Finnish twin pairs with migrant co-twins in Sweden. J Epidemiol Community Health 2002, 56:362-366. 40. Nair C, Nargundkar M, Johansen H, Strachan J: Canadian cardiovascular disease mortality: first generation immigrants versus Canadian born. Health Rep 1990, 2:203-228. 41. Singh GK, Siahpush M: Ethnic-immigrant differentials in health behaviors, morbidity, and cause-specific mortality in the United States: an analysis of two national data bases. Hum Biol 2002, 74:83-109. Page 9 of 9 42. Shkolnikov VM, Andreev EM, Anson J, Mesle F: The peculiar pattern of mortality of Jews in Moscow, 1993-95. Popul Stud (Camb) 2004, 58:311-329. 43. Weick S: Zuwanderer in Deutschland optimistisch. Untersuchung zu Lebensbedingungen, Integration und Zufriedenheit bei Migranten. ZUMA Publikation ISI: Informationsdienst soziale Indikatoren Sozialberichterstattung, gesellschaftliche Trends, aktuelle Informationen; 1996, 16: 1-4. 44. Wilson M, Daly M: Life expectancy, economic inequality, homicide, and reproductive timing in Chicago neighbourhoods. BMJ 1997, 314:1271-1274. 45. Ronellenfitsch U, Kyobutungi C, Becher H, Razum O: All-cause and Cardiovascular mortality among ethnic German immigrants from the Former Soviet Union: a cohort study. BMC Public Health 2006, 6:16. 46. Nelson LM, Longstreth WT, Koepsell TD, Checkoway H, van Belle G: Completeness and Accuracy of Interview Data from Proxy Respondents: Demographic, Medical, and Life-style Factors. Epidemiology 1994, 5(2):204-217. 47. Ronksley PE, Brien SE, Turner BJ, Mukamal KJ, Ghali WA: Association of alcohol consumption with selected cardiovascular disease outcomes: a systematic review and meta-analysis. BMJ 2011, 342:d671. Pre-publication history The pre-publication history for this paper can be accessed here: http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/12/190/prepub doi:10.1186/1471-2458-12-190 Cite this article as: Kuhrs et al.: Risk factors for cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases among ethnic Germans from the former Soviet Union: results of a nested case-control study. BMC Public Health 2012 12:190. Submit your next manuscript to BioMed Central and take full advantage of: • Convenient online submission • Thorough peer review • No space constraints or color ﬁgure charges • Immediate publication on acceptance • Inclusion in PubMed, CAS, Scopus and Google Scholar • Research which is freely available for redistribution Submit your manuscript at www.biomedcentral.com/submit