title: Metabolic syndrome among ethnic South Asian patients with ischemic stroke and comparison with ethnic Chinese patients: the Singapore General Hospital experience.
abstract: 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.
authors: Singapore General Hospital Campus, National Neuroscience Institute, Singapore. gnrdsd@sgh.com.sg <gnrdsd@sgh.com.sg>
authors: Deidre Anne
authors: DA
authors: De Silva
authors: Fung Peng
authors: FP
authors: Woon
authors: Xiao Yun
authors: XY
authors: Xie
authors: Christopher
authors: C
authors: Li Hsian Chen
authors: Hui Meng
authors: HM
authors: Chang
authors: Meng Cheong
authors: MC
authors: Wong
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D008077:Lipoproteins, LDL