Ethnic and socio-economic inequalities in coronary heart disease, diabetes and risk factors in Europeans and South Asians | Zendy

R. Bhopal | Zendy; Louise Hayes | Zendy; Martin White | Zendy; Nigel Unwin | Zendy; J. Harland | Zendy; Salma Ayis | Zendy; Gigliola Alberti | Zendy

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Ethnic and socio-economic inequalities in coronary heart disease, diabetes and risk factors in Europeans and South Asians

Author(s) -

R. Bhopal,

Louise Hayes,

Martin White,

Nigel Unwin,

J. Harland,

Salma Ayis,

Gigliola Alberti

Publication year - 2002

Publication title -

journal of public health

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.916

H-Index - 82

eISSN - 1741-3850

pISSN - 1741-3842

DOI - 10.1093/pubmed/24.2.95

Subject(s) - demography , ethnic group , socioeconomic status , medicine , population , cross sectional study , social class , epidemiology , diabetes mellitus , coronary heart disease , environmental health , pathology , sociology , anthropology , political science , law , endocrinology

The aim of this study was to test the hypothesis that in Europeans and South Asians (Indians, Pakistanis, Bangladeshis) alike, worse socio-economic status is associated with a higher prevalence of coronary heart disease (CHD), glucose intolerance (impaired glucose tolerance and diabetes) and related risk factors (the predicted direction of association).

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