Metabolic syndrome among ethnic South Asian patients with ischemic stroke and comparison with ethnic Chinese patients: the Singapore General Hospital experience.
BACKGROUND
South Asians are the largest ethnic group in the world, yet there are no data on metabolic syndrome (MetS) among ethnic South Asian patients with ischemic stroke. Ethnic differences in the prevalence of MetS are known to exist.


METHODS
We studied 126 consecutive ethnic South Asian patients and 126 age-, sex-, and diabetes-matched ethnic Chinese patients admitted with acute ischemic stroke.


RESULTS
The prevalence of MetS among ethnic South Asian patients, at 61%, was significantly higher than among ethnic Chinese patients (47%) (P < .001). Of note, mean high-density lipoprotein was lower among ethnic South Asian compared with ethnic Chinese patients (P = .002).


CONCLUSIONS
We describe a high burden of MetS among ethnic South Asian patients, which was significantly greater than that found among ethnic Chinese patients.
De Silva
Deidre Anne
DA
Singapore General Hospital Campus, National Neuroscience Institute, Singapore. gnrdsd@sgh.com.sg <gnrdsd@sgh.com.sg>
Woon
Fung Peng
FP
Xie
Xiao Yun
XY
Li Hsian Chen
Christopher
C
Chang
Hui Meng
HM
Wong
Meng Cheong
MC
D000368:Aged; D001208:Asia / Q000208:ethnology; D002545:Brain Ischemia / Q000097:blood / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000208:ethnology*; D002681:China / Q000208:ethnology; D015897:Comorbidity; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000208:ethnology; D050171:Dyslipidemias / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000208:ethnology; D005260:Female; D006769:Hospitals, General / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000208:ethnology; D008077:Lipoproteins, LDL / Q000097:blood; D008297:Male; D024821:Metabolic Syndrome / Q000097:blood / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000208:ethnology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009765:Obesity / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000208:ethnology; D015995:Prevalence; D012307:Risk Factors; D012846:Singapore / Q000453:epidemiology; D020521:Stroke / Q000097:blood / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000208:ethnology
D008077:Lipoproteins, LDL