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Ethnic variations in heart failure: Scottish Health and Ethnicity Linkage Study (SHELS): Table 1

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Why the study?

Does ethnicity affect the incidence of first occurrence of heart failure hospitalization or death in the Scottish population?

Population

4.65 million people from the Scottish 2001 census

Comparison

Non-White Scottish ethnic groups vs White Scottish population

Design

Cohort

Authors

RBRaj BhopalUniversity of Edinburgh NBNarinder BansalHeidelberg University CFColin FischbacherPontifical Gregorian University

Discussion

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Implication

Ethnic disparities in HF incidence were observed in Scotland; hypothesis-generating and should not yet change practice.

Structured PICO

Does ethnicity affect the incidence of first occurrence of heart failure hospitalization or death in the Scottish population?

Population

4.65 million people from the Scottish 2001 census

Intervention

Non-White Scottish ethnic groups (e.g., other White British, Chinese, Pakistani, Indian)

Comparator

White Scottish population

Outcome

First occurrence of heart failure hospitalisation or deathcomposite

Significant ethnic variations exist in heart failure incidence in Scotland, with Pakistani populations at higher risk and Chinese populations at lower risk compared to White Scottish populations, independent of educational status.

Cite This Study

Bhopal et al. (2012) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a73dcfcdcf9e352178de7bc https://doi.org/10.1136/heartjnl-2011-301191

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Heart failure HFrEF treatment

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Ethnic variations in heart failure: Scottish Health and Ethnicity Linkage Study (SHELS): Table 1

Discussion

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Implication

Structured PICO

Cite This Study

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Ethnic variations in heart failure: Scottish Health and Ethnicity Linkage Study (SHELS): Table 1

Discussion

Member takes

Implication

Structured PICO

Cite This Study

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