BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE South Asians are the most prevalent ethnic group in the world. Intracranial disease is the most common vascular lesion worldwide. METHODS We prospectively studied 200 consecutive ethnic South Asian patients with acute ischemic stroke in Singapore. RESULTS Intracranial large-artery disease was prevalent among 54% of all stroke subtypes and was independently associated ...

OBJECTIVES People of South Asian ethnicity are under-represented in health research studies. The objectives of this scoping review were to examine the barriers and facilitators to recruitment of South Asians to health research studies and to describe strategies for improving recruitment. DESIGN Scoping review METHODS: Using the Arksey and O'Malley framework for scoping reviews, we comprehensi...

BACKGROUND Incidence and risk factors for self-harm vary according to ethnicity. People who self-harm have been shown to have increased risk of premature death, but little is known about mortality following self-harm in ethnic minority groups. METHODS A prospective cohort study of self-harm presentations to three English cities (Derby, Manchester, Oxford) between 2000 and 2010. We linked to a...

OBJECTIVE Many non-European ethnic groups have an increased risk for diabetes; however, the published literature demonstrates considerable uncertainty about the rates of diabetes complications among minority populations. The objective of this study was to determine the risks of cardiovascular complications and of mortality after diabetes diagnosis for South Asian and Chinese patients, compared ...

South Asian renal transplant recipients have a higher incidence of cardiovascular disease compared with Caucasian renal transplant recipients. We carried out a study to determine whether paraoxonase 1, a novel biomarker for cardiovascular risk, was decreased in South Asian compared with Caucasian renal transplant recipients. Subjects were matched two to one on the basis of age and sex for a tot...

This abstract presents reflections on recruiting and involving South Asian patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) in research; it draws on the first author’s experiences of leading a qualitative study which explored South Asian patients’ perceptions of communicating the risk of developing RA with relatives. RA is a chronic inflammatory condition that may lead to long-term disability and co-mor...

OBJECTIVE To assess whether patients with RA and SLE who are of South Asian origin have different beliefs about medicines in general, and about DMARDs in particular, compared with patients of White British/Irish origin. METHODS One hundred patients of South Asian origin (50 RA; 50 SLE) and 100 patients of White British/Irish origin (50 RA; 50 SLE) were recruited. Demographic and disease-relat...

BACKGROUND Colorectal cancer screening uptake within the South Asian population in England is approximately half that of the general population (33 % vs 61 %), and varies by Muslim (31.9 %), Sikh (34.6 %) and Hindu (43.7 %) faith background. This study sought to explore reasons for low uptake of CRC screening in South Asian communities and for the variability of low uptake between three faith c...

PURPOSE Variability in central macular pigment optical density (MPOD) has been reported among healthy individuals. These variations seem to be related to risk factors of AMD, such as female sex, smoking, and ethnicity. This study investigates variations in the spatial profiles of MPOD among ethnicities. METHODS Using heterochromatic flicker photometry (HFP), MPOD was measured at seven retinal...

presented as a poster at the Diabetes UK Conference 2005. 20-22 April, 2005. Glasgow. Harsimran Singh, Rowan Hillson and Clare Bradley Department of Psychology, Royal Holloway, University of London, Egham, Surrey, UK Diabeticare Unit, The Hillingdon Hospital, Uxbridge, Middlesex, UK Diabetes control and management among South Asian and White men and women Background UK research into HbA1c level...