Paul McKeigue, J. E. Ferrie, T. Pierpoint, Michael Marmot
BACKGROUND: Rates of coronary heart disease are higher in South Asians (Indians, Pakistanis, and Bangladeshis) settled overseas than in other ethnic groups. We tested the hypothesis that this excess risk results from metabolic disturbances associated with insulin resistance. METHODS AND RESULTS: The...
Paul McKeigue, Michael Marmot, Y D Syndercombe Court, D. Cottier et al.
Immigrants from the Indian subcontinent (South Asians) in England and Wales have higher morbidity and mortality from coronary heart disease than the general population; this seems to apply to both Hindus and Muslims. Studies in north west London and Trinidad found that the increased risk of coronary...
Michael Marmot
Walk the slums of Dhaka, in Bangladesh, or Accra, in Ghana, and it is not difficult to see how the urban environment of poor countries could be responsible for bad health. Walk north from Manhattan's museum district to Harlem, or east from London's financial district to its old East End, and you wil...
Yvonne Kelly, Lidia Panico, Mel Bartley, Michael Marmot et al.
BACKGROUND: Birthweight varies according to ethnic group, but it is not clear why such differences exist. We examine the contribution of socioeconomic, maternal and behavioural factors to differences in mean birthweight and the prevalence of low birthweight across ethnic groups. METHODS: Data from t...
Lidia Panico, Mel Bartley, Michael Marmot, James Nazroo et al.
BACKGROUND: It is not clear how respiratory morbidity during early childhood varies across ethnic groups in the UK. This article seeks to determine whether asthma and wheeze illnesses during early childhood differ across ethnic groups and what factors explain observed differences. METHODS: Data from...
Eric Friedman, Lawrence O. Gostin, Matthew M. Kavanagh, Mirta Roses Periago et al.
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Michael Marmot
Walk the slums of Dhaka, in Bangladesh, or Accra, in Ghana, and it is not difficult to see how the urban environment of poor countries could be responsible for bad health. Walk north from Manhattan's museum district to Harlem, or east from London's financial district to its old East End, and you wil...