Electrocardiographic abnormalities amongst Melanesian and Indian men of Fiji: prevalence and associated factors

Ra, Sicree; Tuomilehto, Jaakko; Pz, Zimmet; H, King; P, Ram; Hunt, David; Coventry, Janice S.

doi:10.1016/0167-5273(88)90187-8

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“…Subdivisional hospitals are equipped with laboratory and radiological facilities. Vital statistics and hospital records have been found to be an acceptable means of conducting fundamental epidemiological re search on cardiovascular disease in Fiji [16], Indians and Melanesians live in close prox imity in urban and some rural areas [17], although more remote regions are mainly inhabited by Melanesians.…”

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Inflammatory Bowel Disease in Indian Migrants in Fiji

Probert¹,

Venkataraman²,

Mayberry³

1991

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A pilot study to estimate the incidence of inflammatory bowel disease in Fiji is reported. Data from 1985 and 1986 for Indian migrants, Melanesians and other groups show the incidence of ulcerative colitis was 1.7/10⁵/year, in Indians, 0.15/10⁵/year in Melanesians and 1.4/10⁵/year in others. The minimum incidence of Crohn’s disease is 0.14/10⁵/year. Indians are at significantly greater risk than Melanesians of developing ulcerative colitis.

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Inflammatory Bowel Disease in Indian Migrants in Fiji

Probert¹,

Venkataraman²,

Mayberry³

1991

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Epidemiology of Macrovascular Disease and Hypertension in Diabetes Mellitus

Tuomilehto

Rastenytė²,

Qiao

et al. 2003

International Textbook of Diabetes Mellitus

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Macrovascular diseases—atherosclerosis, coronary heart disease, cerebrovascular disease or stroke, and peripheral vascular disease—are major causes of morbidity, mortality, and severe disability among diabetic persons. Hypertension is a major contributor to macrovascular disease in diabetic patients. Although late macrovascular complications are common in both type 1 diabetes mellitus and type 2 diabetes mellitus, a somewhat different etiology has been suggested for these two types of diabetes. A number of studies have attempted to answer the basic questions of the epidemiology of hypertension and macrovascular disease in diabetes: (1) What is the occurrence of these disorders in diabetic patients? (2) Are they more common in diabetic patients compared with the general population? (3) Are the risk factors for these disorders the same in diabetic patients as in the general population? (4) Is asymptomatic hyperglycemia an independent risk factor for macrovascular disease? Our ability to diagnose different late complications of diabetes vary. For instance, we may be able to detect retinopathy and increased urinary albumin excretion earlier than clinical macrovascular disease (for which usually 75% stenosis is needed for clinical effects). In addition, the occurrence of macrovascular disease shows a very large geographical variation in the general population. This may also be reflected in between‐population variation in the prevalence of hypertension and macrovascular complications of diabetes. Therefore, the risk of macrovascular disease in diabetic patients must always be interpreted in relation to the risk in the background population. The risk can be expressed in different ways: (1) absolute risk, i.e. as the excess number of cases or excess in the frequency of these complications between diabetic and nondiabetic subjects; (2) relative risk (rate ratio), i.e. ratio of the frequency between diabetic and nondiabetic subjects; (3) population attributable risk, i.e. the proportion of cases of these complications that can be attributed to diabetes, and thereby could possibly be prevented by measures targeted to primary and secondary prevention of diabetes.

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