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Int J Stroke ; 19(2): 235-243, 2024 Feb.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-37706299

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BACKGROUND: Diabetes mellitus and central obesity are more common among South Asian populations than among White British people. This study explores the differences in diabetes and obesity in South Asians with stroke living in the United Kingdom, India, and Qatar compared with White British stroke patients. METHODS: The study included the UK, Indian, and Qatari arms of the ongoing large Bio-Repository of DNA in Stroke (BRAINS) international prospective hospital-based study for South Asian stroke. BRAINS includes 4580 South Asian and White British recruits from UK, Indian, and Qatar sites with first-ever ischemic stroke. RESULTS: The study population comprises 1751 White British (WB) UK residents, 1165 British South Asians (BSA), 1096 South Asians in India (ISA), and 568 South Asians in Qatar (QSA). ISA, BSA, and QSA South Asians suffered from higher prevalence of diabetes compared with WB by 14.5% (ISA: 95% confidence interval (CI) = 18.6-33.0, p < 0.001), 31.7% (BSA: 95% CI = 35.1-50.2, p < 0.001), and 32.7% (QSA: 95% CI = 28.1-37.3, p < 0.001), respectively. Although WB had the highest prevalence of body mass index (BMI) above 27 kg/m2 compared with South Asian patients (37% vs 21%, p < 0.001), South Asian patients had a higher waist circumference than WB (94.8 cm vs 90.8 cm, p < 0.001). Adjusting for traditional stroke risk factors, ISA, BSA, and QSA continued to display an increased risk of diabetes compared with WB by 3.28 (95% CI: 2.53-4.25, p < 0.001), 3.61 (95% CI: 2.90-4.51, p < 0.001), and 5.24 (95% CI: 3.93-7.00, p < 0.001), respectively. CONCLUSION: South Asian ischemic stroke patients living in Britain and Qatar have a near 3.5-fold risk of diabetes compared with White British stroke patients. Their body composition may partly help explain that increased risk. These findings have important implications for public health policymakers in nations with large South Asian populations.


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Diabetes Mellitus , Ischemic Stroke , Obesity , South Asian People , Humans , Diabetes Mellitus/epidemiology , European People , Ischemic Stroke/epidemiology , Obesity/epidemiology , Prospective Studies , Risk Factors , United Kingdom/epidemiology
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Qatar Med J ; 2023(3): 23, 2023.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38089674

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BACKGROUND: The incidence of stroke in the Middle East is high, given its relatively young population. Smoking is a well-recognized risk factor for ischaemic stroke, and its high regional prevalence may partly account for this increased stroke risk. This research aims to determine whether young male South Asian migrants in Qatar were adversely affected by stroke depending on their smoking status. METHODS: Data from the ongoing international prospective BRAINS study was analysed. Male South Asian migrants to Qatar with a history of ischaemic stroke were recruited. Multivariate regression analysis was used to estimate the effects of comorbidities, such as BMI, hypertension, diabetes, hypercholesterolemia, alcohol consumption, and ischemic heart disease, on the association of age of stroke onset and smoking status. RESULTS: We identified 778 (mean age 49.5±10.2) migrant male workers of South Asian descent with ischaemic stroke in Qatar, of which 41.3% of the sample were current smokers. Compared to non-smokers, current smokers suffered a stroke 2.03 years earlier (95%CI: 0.60-3.46, P=0.005). Multivariate regression analysis demonstrated that only current smoking status was associated with an earlier age of stroke onset (ß=2.03, SE=0.74, P=0.006). CONCLUSION: Smoking is associated with at least a two-year earlier onset of ischaemic stroke in male South Asian migrants to the Middle East. Our study has important implications for the public health management of migrants in host countries.

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