Medical research and ethnic minorities

Diabetes and ethnic minorities.

The global prevalence of diabetes for all age groups is estimated to be 2.8%. Type 2 diabetes accounts for at least 90% of diabetes worldwide. Diabetes incidence, prevalence, and disease progression varies by ethnic group. This review highlights unique aspects of the risk of developing diabetes, its overwhelming vascular complications, and their management mainly using data among South Asians a...

Ethnic stereotypes and the underachievement of UK medical students from ethnic minorities: qualitative study

OBJECTIVE To explore ethnic stereotypes of UK medical students in the context of academic underachievement of medical students from ethnic minorities. DESIGN Qualitative study using semistructured one to one interviews and focus groups. SETTING A London medical school. PARTICIPANTS 27 year 3 medical students and 25 clinical teachers, purposively sampled for ethnicity and sex. METHODS Da...

ETHNICITY Diabetes and ethnic minorities

The global prevalence of diabetes for all age groups is estimated to be 2.8%. Type 2 diabetes accounts for at least 90% of diabetes worldwide. Diabetes incidence, prevalence, and disease progression varies by ethnic group. This review highlights unique aspects of the risk of developing diabetes, its overwhelming vascular complications, and their management mainly using data among South Asians a...

Why Are Ethnic Minorities Under-Represented in US Research Studies?

M ost economically developed nations are now multi-ethnic, and, given current demographic trends, there is reason to believe that societies will continue to become more ethnically and culturally diverse. For example, the 1991 and 2001 UK censuses, which both included a mandatory question on ethnic identity, revealed that the proportion of the UK population classifying themselves as belonging to...

Ethnic minorities and the Mental Health Act.