Early emergence of ethnic differences in chronic disease risk: the contribution of diet and physical activity

慢性病风险中种族差异的早期出现：饮食和身体活动的贡献

• 批准号: G0501295/1
• 负责人: Peter Whincup
• 金额: $ 34.82万
• 依托单位: St George's, University of London
• 依托单位国家: 英国
• 项目类别: Research Grant
• 财政年份: 2006
• 资助国家: 英国
• 起止时间: 2006 至 无数据
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=G0501295%2F1
• 关键词: Early; emergence; ethnic; differences; chronic

British South Asians face increased risks of obesity, type 2 diabetes and coronary heart disease; British African-Caribbean adults face increased risks of obesity, type 2 diabetes and stroke in adult life. The reasons for these patterns are not fully understood. However, there is growing evidence that these ethnic differences in disease risk emerge early in life, offering opportunities for early prevention (particularly in these high risk ethnic groups) before the diseases are established. Diet and physical activity are both risk factors for obesity, type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease and could be important in explaining ?and preventing - these ethnic differences in disease risk. However, we know little about the extent of ethnic differences in diet and physical activity among British South Asians and African-Caribbeans, especially in children. We therefore propose to assess diet and physical activity patterns among 2000 British primary school children of South Asian, African-Caribbean and European origin during an ongoing health survey. The information which we will collect will allow us to examine the following questions:--How much do diet and exercise patterns vary between 9-10 year-old children children of different ethnic groups?-How important are these differences in diet and exercise patterns in explaining emerging differences in risks of obesity, diabetes and cardiovascular disease between children from different ethnic groups?-What are the factors (at individual, family, school and community levels) which affect the dietary and physical activity patterns of these children? Do these factors differ between ethnic groups?The information collected will be used to inform strategies for early prevention of obesity, type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease, particularly in these high-risk ethnic groups.

英国南亚人面临肥胖、2型糖尿病和冠心病的风险增加;英国非洲-加勒比成年人在成年后面临肥胖、2型糖尿病和中风的风险增加。这些模式的原因还不完全清楚。然而，越来越多的证据表明，这些疾病风险的种族差异在生命早期就出现了，这为疾病建立之前的早期预防提供了机会（特别是在这些高风险种族群体中）。饮食和体力活动都是肥胖，2型糖尿病和心血管疾病的危险因素，并可能是重要的解释？和预防疾病风险的种族差异。然而，我们对英国南亚人和非洲加勒比人在饮食和体育活动方面的种族差异程度知之甚少，特别是在儿童中。因此，我们建议在一项正在进行的健康调查中，评估2000名南亚、非洲-加勒比和欧洲裔英国小学生的饮食和体育活动模式。我们将收集的信息将使我们能够研究以下问题：-不同种族的9-10岁儿童的饮食和运动模式有多大差异？这些饮食和运动模式的差异在解释不同种族儿童之间肥胖、糖尿病和心血管疾病风险的新差异方面有多重要？有哪些因素（在个人、家庭、学校和社区层面）影响这些儿童的饮食和体育活动模式？这些因素在不同的民族之间是否存在差异？收集到的信息将用于为肥胖、2型糖尿病和心血管疾病的早期预防策略提供信息，特别是在这些高危种族群体中。