Secular trends in the cardiovascular risk profile and mortality of stroke admissions in an inner city, multiethnic population in the United Kingdom (1997-2005)
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Colleges, School and Institutes
Abstract
Our objective was to study ethnic differences in the cardiovascular risk profile and mortality of stroke admissions to an inner city teaching hospital serving a multiethnic population in Birmingham, UK, over a 9-year period (1997-2005). Hospital case notes and registry data of 3083 patients admitted with a first onset stroke were reviewed. Secular trends in the prevalence of risk factors (hypertension, diabetes, hyperlipidaemia, atrial fibrillation and myocardial infarction), hospital admission rates and 30-day mortality among Afro-Caribbean, European Caucasian and South Asian ethnic groups were analysed. Between 1997 and 2005, there were 3083 first onset strokes, of whom 47.6% (1595) were men, 9.3% Afro-Caribbean, 57.8% European Caucasian and 15.1% South Asian. There was a significant trend towards a reduction in non-haemorrhagic stroke admissions over the study period (P
Details
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 18-23 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | Journal of Human Hypertension |
Volume | 22 |
Issue number | 1 |
Publication status | Published - 1 Jan 2008 |
Keywords
- hyperlipidaemia, Afro-Caribbean, diabetes, South Asian, ethnicity