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Exposure to risk factors

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The established risk factors which are commoner in South Asians include:

  • low HDL cholesterol (1)
  • increased triglycerides
  • diabetes (which is much commoner in South Asians)
  • lack of aerobic exercise

For high blood pressure, LDL cholesterol, and obesity the findings are inconsistent with variation between studies.

Smoking

  • this is less common amongst Indian men (but not Pakistani and Bangladeshi men)
  • less common in all South Asian women

Reference:

  • British Heart Foundation (2000), Factfile 4/2000.

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