People of non-European origin form around 7% of the total UK population. Most of these are
of South Asian (that is, from the Indian subcontinent) or Black African (that is, from the …

Associations between ethnicity and health status have been noted from the time when
quantitative health data were fi rst recorded. Thus in 1845 Frederick Engels noted the poor health …

… Nish Chaturvedi: One of the things that we are finding in the UK, where there is a large
multi-ethnic population, is that there is very little variation between ethnic groups in BMIs, but …

Background Underweight, overweight, and obesity in childhood and adolescence are associated
with adverse health consequences throughout the life-course. Our aim was to estimate …

Background One of the global targets for non-communicable diseases is to halt, by 2025,
the rise in the age-standardised adult prevalence of diabetes at its 2010 levels. We aimed to …

Background Raised blood pressure is an important risk factor for cardiovascular diseases
and chronic kidney disease. We estimated worldwide trends in mean systolic and mean …

Blood pressure is a heritable trait 1 influenced by several biological pathways and responsive
to environmental stimuli. Over one billion people worldwide have hypertension (≥140 mm …

Background Other than glycemic control, there are no treatments for diabetic neuropathy.
Thus, identifying potentially modifiable risk factors for neuropathy is crucial. We studied risk …

Background This study was undertaken to determine whether use of the direct renin inhibitor
aliskiren would reduce cardiovascular and renal events in patients with type 2 diabetes and …

The frequency of, and risk factors for, long COVID are unclear among community-based
individuals with a history of COVID-19. To elucidate the burden and possible causes of long …