Incidence of long-term conditions in the Latin American community of London: A validation and retrospective cohort study of 890,922 primary care records, 2005-2022.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Minoritised populations in the United Kingdom frequently identify in multiple ethnic groupings and therefore little is known of their health needs. There were 136,062 Latin American people recorded in the 2021 UK Census across six different ethnic groups.

Aim

Characterise the incidence of long-term conditions (LTCs) and multiple LTCs (mLTCs) amongst the Latin American community of London. Compare the incidence of LTCs in the Latin American population to other ethnic groups.

Design and setting

Retrospective cohort study using pseudonymised primary care data from 890,922 individuals in an urban, superdiverse area of London from 2005-2022.

Method

Latin American individuals were identified using country of birth, language and ethnicity codes, and validat

SUBMITTER: Scuffell J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11602084 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature