South Asian (Indian, Pakistani, Bangladeshi, Nepali, and Sri Lankan) individuals have high rates of cardiovascular disease that is not explained by traditional cardiovascular risk factors. Though South Asians represent over one-quarter of the world's population, there are no longitudinal studies in this high-risk ethnic group. The investigators aim to establish a longitudinal study of South Asians at three United States centers to identify risk factors linked to subclinical atherosclerosis and incident cardiovascular disease. The purpose of this study is to understand the causes of heart disease and stroke in South Asians and compare these causes to those in other United States ethnic groups.
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
2,314
University of California, San Francisco
San Francisco, California, United States
Northwestern University
Chicago, Illinois, United States
New York University
New York, New York, United States
Coronary artery calcium prevalence in South Asians
Time frame: Baseline
Carotid intima media thickness
Time frame: Baseline
Diabetes Prevalence
Time frame: Baseline
Change from baseline Coronary artery calcium prevalence in South Asians at 4 years
Time frame: Baseline to Year 4
Incidence of type 2 diabetes after approximately 4 years of follow-up
Time frame: Baseline to Year 4
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