Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-32833-0
Title: Risk of Incident Cardiovascular Disease and Cardiovascular Risk Factors in First and Second-Generation Indians: The Singapore Indian Eye Study
Authors: Gupta, P
Gan, A.T.L
Man, R.E.K
Fenwick, E.K
Tham, Y.-C
Sabanayagam, C 
Wong, T.Y 
Cheng, C.-Y 
Lamoureux, E.L 
Keywords: aged
cardiovascular disease
ethnic group
female
human
incidence
longitudinal study
male
middle aged
risk factor
Singapore
Aged
Cardiovascular Diseases
Ethnic Groups
Female
Humans
Incidence
Longitudinal Studies
Male
Middle Aged
Risk Factors
Singapore
Issue Date: 2018
Publisher: Nature Publishing Group
Citation: Gupta, P, Gan, A.T.L, Man, R.E.K, Fenwick, E.K, Tham, Y.-C, Sabanayagam, C, Wong, T.Y, Cheng, C.-Y, Lamoureux, E.L (2018). Risk of Incident Cardiovascular Disease and Cardiovascular Risk Factors in First and Second-Generation Indians: The Singapore Indian Eye Study. Scientific Reports 8 (1) : 14805. ScholarBank@NUS Repository. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-32833-0
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 participants (mean age [SD]: 55.5 [8.8] years; 47.5% male) from a population-based, longitudinal study of Indian adults were included for incident CVD outcome. Incident CVD was defined as self-reported myocardial infarction, angina pectoris or stroke which developed between baseline and follow-up. CVD-related risk factors included incident diabetes, hypertension, hyperlipidemia, obesity and chronic kidney disease (CKD). For incident CVD outcome, of the 1749 participants, 406 (23.2%) and 1343 (76.8%) were first and second-generation Indians, respectively. Of these, 73 (4.1%) reported incident CVD. In multivariable models, second-generation individuals had increased risk of developing CVD (RR = 2.04; 95% CI 1.04, 3.99; p = 0.038), hyperlipidemia (RR = 1.27; 95% CI 1.06, 1.53; p = 0.011), and CKD (RR = 1.92; 95% CI 1.22, 3.04; p = 0.005), compared to first-generation Indians. Second-generation Indians have increased risk of developing CVD and its associated risk factors such as hyperlipidemia and CKD compared to first-generation immigrants, independent of traditional CVD risk factors. More stratified and tailored CVD prevention strategies on second and subsequent generations of Indian immigrants in Singapore are warranted. © 2018, The Author(s).
Source Title: Scientific Reports
URI: https://scholarbank.nus.edu.sg/handle/10635/174204
ISSN: 2045-2322
DOI: 10.1038/s41598-018-32833-0
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