Key result
Culturally tailored South Asian health education is linked to ~59% lower mortality and reduced revascularization.
Why the study?
South Asian patients have a disproportionate burden of cardiovascular disease, and the impact of culturally tailored health education on their cardiovascular risk factors and events was evaluated.
Does a culturally tailored health education program improve cardiovascular risk factors and reduce major adverse cardiovascular events in South Asian adults?
Population
1517 South Asian adults aged 18 years or older
Comparison
Participants of HHSA program vs propensity-matched non-participants
Design
Retrospective cohort study
Follow-up
Median 6.9 years
Authors
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Participation was associated with lipid improvements and fewer revascularizations; leaves open whether randomized trials confirm MACE reduction in South Asians.
Cohort (n=1,517)
No
Does a culturally tailored health education program improve cardiovascular risk factors and reduce major adverse cardiovascular events in South Asian adults?
Odds Ratio: 0.41 (95% CI 0.22–0.79)
p-value: p=0.008
A culturally tailored health education program for South Asians significantly improved cardiovascular risk factors and reduced long-term mortality and coronary revascularization.
Vafaei et al. (2023) conducted a cohort in Cardiovascular risk factors and MACE (n=1,517). Heart Health for South Asians (HHSA) Program vs. Propensity-matched individuals who did not enroll in the HHSA program was evaluated on All-cause mortality (OR 0.41, 95% CI 0.22-0.79, p=0.008). Participation in a culturally tailored health education program for South Asians was associated with significantly lower odds of all-cause mortality (OR 0.41) and coronary revascularization (OR 0.33).
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