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Original Research

Is the “South Asian Phenotype” Unique to South Asians? Comparing Cardiometabolic Risk Factors in the CARRS and NHANES Studies

Authors
  • Shivani A. Patel
  • Roopa Shivashankar
  • Mohammed K. Ali
  • R.M. Anjana
  • M. Deepa
  • Deksha Kapoor
  • Dimple Kondal
  • Garima Rautela
  • V. Mohan
  • K.M. Venkat Narayan
  • M. Masood Kadir
  • Zafar Fatmi
  • Dorairaj Prabhakaran
  • Nikhil Tandon
  • on behalf of the CARRS Investigators

Abstract

Highlights

  • Dysglycemia and dyslipidemia at normal weight characterize the South Asian phenotype.
  • 8% to 15% of U.S. men and 1% to 2% of U.S. women possess this phenotype.
  • Resident South Asians exhibited this phenotype 5 to 9 times more often than U.S. adults.
Year: 2016
Volume: 11 Issue: 1
Page/Article: 89-96
DOI: 10.1016/j.gheart.2015.12.010
Published on Mar 1, 2016
Peer Reviewed
CC BY 4.0