Over 20% of middle aged and elderly South Asian @entity1 throughout the world have @entity6 . The associated mortality and morbidity risks are unclear. We compared mortality and morbidity in a cohort of South Asian and European @entity1 with @entity6 in London, UK, in an 11-year follow-up of a population-based sample of 730 South Asians (mean age 55 in 1984) and 304 Europeans (mean age 67 in 1984) with @entity6 aged 30 years and above in 1984. By 1995, 242 (33%) of South Asians, and 172 (57%) of Europeans had died. The all-cause mortality rate ratio (South Asian versus European) was 1.50 (95% CI 0.72-3.12) for those aged 30-54 years at baseline. Ethnic differences in mortality rates were abolished or reversed in @entity1 aged 65 years and above at baseline. The mortality rate ratio for circulatory deaths was 1.80 (95% CI 1.03-3.16, p < 0.05) and for @entity299 was 2.02 (95% CI 1.04-3.92, p < 0.05) in those aged 30-64 years at baseline. Seventy-seven per cent of South Asian deaths were caused by circulatory disease, compared with 46% of European deaths. South Asian survivors were 3.8 times (95% CI 1.8-8.0, p = 0.001) more likely to report a history of @entity583 than Europeans. South Asian adults with @entity6 show a markedly increased predisposition to @entity65 compared with Europeans, especially in younger @entity1 . This emphasizes the urgent need to reduce cardiovascular risk in this vulnerable group.

Mortality and morbidity from XXXX in South Asians and Europeans: 11-year follow-up of the Southall Diabetes Survey, London, UK.

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['people'] @entity6 :: ('MESH:D003920', 'Disease') :: ['diabetes'] @entity299 :: ('MESH:D006331', 'Disease') :: ['heart disease'] @entity583 :: ('MESH:D009203', 'Disease') :: ['myocardial infarction'] @entity65 :: ('MESH:D002318', 'Disease') :: ['cardiovascular disease']
@entity6 :: (MESH:D003920,Disease) :: ['diabetes']
