Prognosis for South Asian and white patients with heart failure in the United Kingdom

doi:10.1136/bmj.327.7428.1406-a

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Iain Squire (is11@leicester.ac.uk), senior lecturer in medicine,
James Newton, clinical research fellow,
Hanna Blackledge, public health analyst

Department of Cardiovascular Therapeutics, University of Leicester, Leicester LE2 4NU
Department of Cardiovascular Therapeutics, University of Leicester, Leicester LE2 4NU
Department of Health Informatics, Leicestershire, Northamptonshire and Rutland Strategic Health Authority

EDITOR—Population estimates from the 1991 census—the only data available to us—could introduce error in calculating age standardised rates and ratios, particularly for subpopulations with differing age structures. Using 2001 census data, we found that admission rates in the South Asian population were more than twofold higher for both men and women.

The reason for the higher standardised admission rates for heart disease for the city is debatable.1 …