Blood eosinophilia is an alleged manifestation of ulcerative colitis. To investigate this association and to determine the effect of race, the occurrence of eosinophilia in all 44 Asians presenting between 1968-84 was compared to that in an age- and sex-matched group of indigenous white Caucasian patients presenting over the same period. Nineteen (43%) of the Asians presented with an eosinophil...

BACKGROUND Maternal body mass and the presence of diabetes mellitus are probable risk factors for neural tube defects (NTDs). The association between maternal ethnicity and the risk of NTDs remains poorly understood, however. METHODS We performed a retrospective population-based study and included all women in Ontario who underwent antenatal maternal screening (MSS) at 15 to 20 weeks' gestati...

OBJECTIVE To assess the prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors and their level of detection and management in three ethnic groups. DESIGN Population based survey during 1994 to 1996. SETTING Former Wandsworth Health Authority in South London. SUBJECTS 1578 men and women, aged 40 to 59 years; 524 white, 549 of African descent, and 505 of South Asian origin. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Age a...

  Cryptosporidium species are one of the most common causes of gastrointestinal infection in humans around the world. This study has aimed to investigate the hyper variable region of the 18S rRNA gene in Cryptosporidium for exact parasite identification .   DNA was extracted from 26 fecal samples from which initially Cryptosporidium oocysts were identified by Ziehl-Neelsen acid-fast , Auramine ...

BACKGROUND There are marked ethnic differences in the susceptibility to the long-term diabetic vascular complications including sensory neuropathy. The vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) +405 (C/G) and -460 (T/C) polymorphisms are associated with retinopathy and possibly with nephropathy, however no information is available on their relationship with peripheral neuropathy. Therefore, we ...

BACKGROUND Ethnic minorities in Europe have high susceptibility to type 2 diabetes (T2DM) and, in some groups, also cardiovascular disease (CVD). Pregnancy can be considered a stress test that predicts future morbidity patterns in women and that affects future health of the child. OBJECTIVE TO REVIEW ETHNIC DIFFERENCES IN: 1) adiposity, hyperglycaemia, and pre-eclampsia during pregnancy; 2) f...

Objective—To assess the prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors and their level of detection and management in three ethnic groups. Design—Population based survey during 1994 to 1996. Setting—Former Wandsworth Health Authority in South London. Subjects—1578 men and women, aged 40 to 59 years; 524 white, 549 of African descent, and 505 of South Asian origin. Main outcome measures—Age adjusted ...

OBJECTIVE The International Association of Diabetes and Pregnancy Study Groups (IADPSG) recently proposed new criteria for diagnosing gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM). We compared prevalence rates, risk factors, and the effect of ethnicity using the World Health Organization (WHO) and modified IADPSG criteria. METHODS This was a population-based cohort study of 823 (74% of eligible) health...

kikuchi-fujimoto disease (kfd) is a benign, self-limiting disease characterized by histiocytic necrotising lymphadenitis. though several viral agents or an autoimmune etiology has been proposed as causative, the exact cause remains unknown. it has a female predilection and most commonly seen among young asian people. patients usually present with a febrile illness and the presence of lymphadeno...