Psychosocial risk factors for coronary heart disease in UK South Asian men and women

Emily D Williams (1) , Andrew Steptoe (1) , John C Chambers (2) , Jaspal S Kooner (2)

1 UCL - University College of London [London]
2 Imperial College London

South Asian people in the UK and other Western countries have elevated rates of coronary heart disease (CHD). Psychosocial factors contribute to CHD risk, but information about psychosocial risk profiles in UK South Asians is limited. This study aimed to examine the profile of conventional and novel psychosocial risk factors in South Asian compared with white men and women.

Mots clés: ETHNIC MINORITIES SI; ISCHAEMIC HEART DIS; PSYCHOSOCIAL FACTORS; STRESS

Emily D Williams, Andrew Steptoe, John C Chambers, Jaspal S Kooner. Psychosocial risk factors for coronary heart disease in UK South Asian men and women. Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, 2009, 63 (12), pp.986-n/a. ⟨10.1136/jech.2008.084186⟩. ⟨hal-00484142⟩