ASSOCIATION OF EARLY-ONSET CORONARY HEART-DISEASE IN SOUTH ASIAN MEN WITH GLUCOSE-INTOLERANCE AND HYPERINSULINEMIA
ASSOCIATION OF EARLY-ONSET CORONARY HEART-DISEASE IN SOUTH ASIAN MEN WITH GLUCOSE-INTOLERANCE AND HYPERINSULINEMIA
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DOI:
10.1161/01.cir.87.1.152
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发表时间:
1993-01-01
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影响因子:
37.8
通讯作者:
MCKEIGUE, PM
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作者:
MCKEIGUE, PM
Background. Rates of coronary heart disease are higher in South Asians (Indians, Pakistanis, an Bangladeshis) settled overseas than in other ethnic groups. We tested the hypothesis that this excess risk results from metabolic disturbances associated with insulin resistance.Methods and Results. There were 1,421 South Asian men and 1,515 European men aged 40-69 years in London examined in the Southall Study. Prevalence of ischemic ECG abnormalities was higher in South Asians than in Europeans (17% versus 12%, p