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Review
. 2003 Jun;89(6):681-6.
doi: 10.1136/heart.89.6.681.

Ethnic differences in cardiovascular disease

Nish Chaturvedi  1
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Review

Ethnic differences in cardiovascular disease

Nish Chaturvedi. Heart. 2003 Jun.
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Figure 1
Figure 1
Standardised mortality ratios (SMR) for heart disease and stroke in South Asians and African Caribbeans compared to Europeans, age 20–69, from 1989–92. Adapted from Wild and McKeigue, with permission from the BMJ Publishing Group.
Figure 2
Figure 2
Fasting triglyceride versus fasting glucose in African Caribbeans compared with Europeans. Reproduced from Chaturvedi et al (fig 1), with permission.
Figure 3
Figure 3
Ambulatory systolic blood pressure in African Caribbeans and Europeans. Reproduced from Chaturvedi et al, with permission.
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