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• South Asians come from the Indian subcontinent, including India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Nepal, and Bangladesh

• Compared to other ethnicities, South Asians have at least a two-fold increased risk of cardiovascular disease, myocardial infarction, type 2 diabetes, and cardiovascular death

Introduction

Methods

Specific Aims

• South Asians come from the Indian subcontinent, including India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Nepal, and Bangladesh

• Compared to other ethnicities, South Asians have at least a two-fold increased risk of cardiovascular disease, myocardial infarction, type 2 diabetes, and cardiovascular death

• , myocardial infarction, type 2 diabetes, and cardiovascular death

• South Asians come from the Indian subcontinent, including India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Nepal, and Bangladesh

• Compared to other ethnicities, South Asians have at least a two-fold increased risk of cardiovascular disease, myocardial infarction, type 2 diabetes, and cardiovascular death

Methods (continued)

Results

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Statistical Analysis

• Student’s t-test was used for comparison of continuous variables and chi-square test for proportions. Two-sided p-values were

calculated for all test statistics and p < 0.05 was considered significant. Statistical analyses were performed using STATA Version 10 (College Station, TX).

Results (continued)

Acknowledgments

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For PACCTR fellowsThis publication [or project] was supported by NIH/NCRR/OD UCSF-CTSI Grant Number TL1 RR024129. Its contents are solely the responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official views of the NIH.

Conclusion

• South Asians come from the Indian subcontinent, including India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Nepal, and Bangladesh

• Compared to other ethnicities, South Asians have at least a two-fold increased risk of cardiovascular disease, myocardial infarction, type 2 diabetes, and cardiovascular death

• South Asians come from the Indian subcontinent, including India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Nepal, and Bangladesh

• Compared to other ethnicities, South Asians have at least a two-fold increased risk of cardiovascular disease, myocardial infarction, type 2 diabetes, and cardiovascular death

• South Asians come from the Indian subcontinent, including India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Nepal, and Bangladesh

• Compared to other ethnicities, South Asians have at least a two-fold increased risk of cardiovascular disease, myocardial infarction, type 2 diabetes, and cardiovascular death

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