Risk of Incident Cardiovascular Disease and Cardiovascular Risk Factors in First and Second-Generation Indians: The Singapore Indian Eye Study

Risk of Incident Cardiovascular Disease and Cardiovascular Risk Factors in First and Second-Generation Indians: The Singapore Indian Eye Study

Abstract Population-based data investigating generational differences in the risk of incident cardiovascular disease (CVD) and its risk determinants are rare. We examined the 6-year incidence of CVD and its risk factors in first- and second-generation ethnic Indians living in Singapore. 1749 partici...

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Main Authors: Preeti Gupta, Alfred Tau Liang Gan, Ryan Eyn Kidd Man, Eva K. Fenwick, Yih-Chung Tham, Charumathi Sabanayagam, Tien Yin Wong, Ching-Yu Cheng, Ecosse L. Lamoureux
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2018-10-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Subjects:
Second-generation Indian
Risk Factors
Incident CVD
First-generation Immigrants
Risk Determinants
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-32833-0

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https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-32833-0

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