The contribution of cardiovascular risk factors to peripheral arterial disease in South Asians and Blacks: a sub-study ton the Ethnic-Echocardiographic Heart of England Screening (E-ECHOES) study

摘要

Objective: To determine whether differences exist in prevalence of peripheral arterial disease (PAD) between South Asians (people originating from India, Pakistan and Bangladesh) and Blacks (Black Caribbean and Black African), the two largest minority ethnic groups in the UK. To determine if associations with cardiovascular risk factors and this disease differ between these two ethnic groups.