Diabetes mellitus and obesity among South Asians with ischemic stroke across three countries.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Diabetes mellitus and central obesity are more common among South Asian populations than among White British people. This study explores the differences in diabetes and obesity in South Asians with stroke living in the United Kingdom, India, and Qatar compared with White British stroke patients.

Methods

The study included the UK, Indian, and Qatari arms of the ongoing large Bio-Repository of DNA in Stroke (BRAINS) international prospective hospital-based study for South Asian stroke. BRAINS includes 4580 South Asian and White British recruits from UK, Indian, and Qatar sites with first-ever ischemic stroke.

Results

The study population comprises 1751 White British (WB) UK residents, 1165 British South Asians (BSA), 1096 South Asians in India (ISA), and 568

SUBMITTER: Ken-Dror G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10811966 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature