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Heart attack, stroke, diabetes, and hypertension in West Indians, Asians, and whites in Birmingham, England Hypertension is more common in black Americans than whites and is also common in Jamaica.1 2 In Jamaica heart attacks are infrequent, and mortality in blacks in Britain may also be lower.3The prevalence and complications of hypertension among West Indians in Britain have not yet been systematically examined.After observing that heart attacks seemed unduly uncommon in this group we examined admissions to Dudley Road Hospital over five years and compared rates for heart attack, stroke, hypertension, and diabetes among the three main ethnic groups.Number ( %) of admissions for all causes (excluding obstetrics and gynaecology) compared with heart attack, stroke, diabetes, and hypertension among ethnic groups aged 30 to 59 years during 1974 to 1978 inclusive Place of birth Reason for Total admission Europe and UK West Indies India, Pakistan, Other/not known
CRUICKSHANK et al. (Sat,) studied this question.