Ethnic Groups

ethnic groups: Our findings suggest that cardiovascular risk factor profiles are worsening at different rates for different ethnic groups, and with more than a decade worth of data, we are able to show for the first time that general trends don’t apply to all ethnic groups, said Dr, according to Toronto Star. Maria Chiu, lead author of the study. Researchers blame the increase on a dramatic rise in risk factors for these groups, including smoking, diabetes, high blood pressure and obesity. Based on the multi-year Canadian Community Health Survey, the study examined the prevalence of these self-reported risk factors among 220,000 adult participants from the white, black, Chinese and South Asian communities between 2001 and 2012. The study, co-authored by Chiu, Laura C. Maclagan, Jack V. Tu and Baiju R. Shah, found:The rate of diabetes for South Asian males more than doubled from 6.7 per cent to 15.2 per cent; and from 6.3 per cent to 15.2 per cent among black females. The study from the Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences, to be published Monday in the BMJ Open Journal, is the first in Canada to look at ethnic-specific trends of cardiovascular risk factors over time. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.