Epidemic of cardiovascular disease in South Asians

doi:10.1136/bmj.324.7338.625

BMJ 2002;324:625-626 ( 16 March )

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Epidemic of cardiovascular disease in South Asians

Prevention must start in childhood

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People with ancestry in the countries of the Indian subcontinent (South Asians), comprising more than one fifth of the globalpopulation, are highly susceptible to cardiovascular diseases.This susceptibility is well demonstrated in South Asian migrantsin places as diverse as the United Kingdom, South Africa, theCaribbean, Singapore, the United States, Canada, and urban India.¹Unless controlled, this epidemic, which is starting in urban settingsbut spreading rapidly to semi-urban and rural settings, will thwartglobal control of cardiovascular diseases.² Research on severalcommunities of the South Asian diaspora has provided insightsthat are vital to the control of cardiovascular diseases in SouthAsians worldwide. In this issue Whincup et al extend the strongtradition of British research by reporting observations in children(p 635).³

In 1994 Whincup et al measured insulin, glucose, and other biochemical risk factors and made social and anthropometric observationsin 8-11 year olds, mostly Pakistani . . . [Full text of this article]

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