Ethnic differences in respiratory disease

Ethnic differences in respiratory impairment.

OBJECTIVE Spirometric Z scores by lambda-mu-sigma (LMS) rigorously account for age-related changes in lung function. Recently, the Global Lung Function Initiative (GLI) expanded LMS spirometric Z scores to multiple ethnicities. Hence, in aging populations, the GLI provides an opportunity to rigorously evaluate ethnic differences in respiratory impairment, including airflow limitation and restri...

Ethnic differences in respiratory diseases.

Coronary disease ETHNIC DIFFERENCES IN CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE

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 Caribbean and West Africa) descent. For these migrants, as for virtually all population groups living in the western world, cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the main cause of death. But there are striking ethnic diff...

BK Polyomavirus in Respiratory Specimens of Patients with Respiratory Disease

Background and Aims: The role of BK and JC polyomaviruses (BKV and JCV) in the causation of respiratory disease and the natural route of transmission has not well been established. The aim of study was to determine the prevalence of BK and JC viruses in 280 respiratory samples and evaluate their contribution to respiratory disease. Materials and Methods: PCR was used to screen specimens for BK...

Ethnic differences in responses to disease modifying drugs.

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE The UK has a growing South Asian population. In the South Asian population of Bradford people appear to be less tolerant of disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs (DMARDs). One reason for this may be poor communication during patient education, which is generally designed for white North European people. Our objective was to obtain information on DMARDs that were used, ...