Key result
South Asians with T2D die ~7 years younger than white Europeans despite similar CVD risk.
Why the study?
Does South Asian ethnicity increase the risk of cardiovascular events and mortality compared to White European ethnicity in patients with type 2 diabetes?
Population
1978 subjects with type 2 diabetes recruited from 25 general practices in Coventry and Birmingham, UK.
Comparison
South Asian ethnicity vs White European ethnicity
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
2 years
Authors
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Suggests ethnic mortality disparities in T2D; hypothesis-generating and should not yet change practice.
Cohort (n=1,978)
Yes
Does South Asian ethnicity increase the risk of cardiovascular events and mortality compared to White European ethnicity in patients with type 2 diabetes?
Odds Ratio: 1.4 (95% CI 0.9–2.2)
South Asian patients with type 2 diabetes in the UK die at a significantly younger age than white Europeans, emphasizing the need for ethnicity-specific cardiovascular risk management.
Bellary et al. (2010) conducted a cohort in Type 2 diabetes (n=1,978). South Asian ethnicity vs. White European ethnicity was evaluated on CVD event or death from CVD (OR 1.4, 95% CI 0.9-2.2). South Asian patients with type 2 diabetes died 7.4 years younger than white Europeans (P=0.023), with a non-significantly higher risk of CVD events or death (OR 1.4; 95% CI 0.9-2.2).
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