Comparing coronary artery calcium among U.S. South Asians with four racial/ethnic groups: the MASALA and MESA studies.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

South Asians (individuals from India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, and Sri Lanka) have high rates of cardiovascular disease which cannot be explained by traditional risk factors. Few studies have examined coronary artery calcium (CAC) in South Asians.

Methods

We created a community-based cohort of South Asians in the United States and compared the prevalence and distribution of CAC to four racial/ethnic groups in the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA). We compared 803 asymptomatic South Asians free of cardiovascular disease to the four MESA racial/ethnic groups (2622 Whites, 1893 African Americans, 1496 Latinos and 803 Chinese Americans).

Results

The age-adjusted prevalence of any CAC was similar between White and South Asian men, but was lower in

SUBMITTER: Kanaya AM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4005416 | biostudies-literature | 2014 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature