Sunday, June 1, 2008
Higher risk of heart disease, strokes, diabetes among South Asians
The study, ‘Ontario Survey on the Prevalence and Control of Hypertension' released on May 21, contributes to research done over the last decade that found higher rates of heart disease, strokes, and diabetes, among people of Indian descent.
Hypertension in Ontario is three times higher among South Asians and those of African descent, than among whites, according to a joint study released by the University of Ottawa Heart Institute, Statistics Canada, and the Heart and Stroke Foundation. But the good news is that treatment of high blood pressure was the same for all groups.
"The first major finding is everything else being equal, South Asians are three times more likely to get hypertension as compared to Caucasians. Secondly, in addition, they develop it at an earlier age, which is of course, a very important additional concern," Dr. Frans Leenen of the University of Ottawa, who was the lead researcher, told News India-Times. "Between the ages of 40 and 60, already 40 percent of South Asians have high blood pressure as compared to Caucasians. In the 60-plus age group, 75 percent have high blood pressure, so it is extremely prevalent."
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Hypertension in Ontario is three times higher among South Asians and those of African descent, than among whites, according to a joint study released by the University of Ottawa Heart Institute, Statistics Canada, and the Heart and Stroke Foundation. But the good news is that treatment of high blood pressure was the same for all groups.
"The first major finding is everything else being equal, South Asians are three times more likely to get hypertension as compared to Caucasians. Secondly, in addition, they develop it at an earlier age, which is of course, a very important additional concern," Dr. Frans Leenen of the University of Ottawa, who was the lead researcher, told News India-Times. "Between the ages of 40 and 60, already 40 percent of South Asians have high blood pressure as compared to Caucasians. In the 60-plus age group, 75 percent have high blood pressure, so it is extremely prevalent."
To read the full article, click here...
To read the ePaper, visit: http://www.newsindia-times.com
Labels: African, diabetes, heart disease, high blood pressure, Indian descent, Ontario Survey, Prevalence and Control of Hypertension, research, risk, South Asians, strokes, treatment
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