June 7, 2005Journal of Hypertension
Ethnic differences in cardiovascular and all-cause mortality in Birmingham, England: The Birmingham Factory Screening Project
Why the study?
Are there ethnic differences in cardiovascular and all-cause mortality among white Europeans, African-Caribbeans, and South-Asians?
Population
2,624 individuals from community settings in Birmingham, UK.
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
mean (SD) 20.3 (4.2) years
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Discussion
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Implication
Ethnicity not independently tied to mortality in this UK cohort; leaves open confirmation in larger prospective studies.
Structured PICO
Are there ethnic differences in cardiovascular and all-cause mortality among white Europeans, African-Caribbeans, and South-Asians?
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Population
2,624 individuals (2,089 white European and 340 African-Caribbean men and women, and 195 South-Asian men) from community settings in Birmingham, UK.
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Outcome
All-cause and cardiovascular mortalityhard clinical
Ethnicity per se was not found to be an independent risk factor for all-cause and cardiovascular mortality between white Europeans and African-Caribbeans in this UK cohort.
Limitations
- Significantly fewer South-Asian men could be traced by the Office for National Statistics
- Total lack of data on South-Asian women
Cite This Study
Lane et al. (2005) studied this question.