Imperial College London
Mr Joseph Eliahoo

MrJosephEliahoo

Faculty of Medicine, School of Public Health

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@article{Soljak:2007:10.1186/1475-9276-6-8,
author = {Soljak, M and Majeed, A and Eliahoo, J and Dornhorst, A},
doi = {10.1186/1475-9276-6-8},
title = {Ethnic inequalities in the treatment and outcome of diabetes in three English Primary Care Trusts},
url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1475-9276-6-8},
volume = {6},
year = {2007}
}
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TY  - JOUR
AB  - BACKGROUND:Although the prevalence of diabetes is three to five times higher in UK South Asians than Whites, there are no reports of the extent of ethnicity recording in routine general practice, and few population-based published studies of the association between ethnicity and quality of diabetes care and outcomes. We aimed to determine the association between ethnicity and healthcare factors in an English population.METHODS:Data was obtained in 2002 on all 21,343 diabetic patients registered in 99% of all computerised general practitioner (GP) practices in three NW London Primary Care Trusts (PCTs), covering a total registered population of 720,000. Previously practices had been provided with training, data entry support and feedback. Treatment and outcome measures included drug treatment and blood pressure (BP), total cholesterol and haemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) levels.RESULTS:Seventy per cent of diabetic patients had a valid ethnicity code. In the relatively older White population, we expected a smaller proportion with a normal BP, but BP differences between the groups were small and suggested poorer control in non-White ethnic groups. There were also significant differences between ethnic groups in the proportions of insulin-treated patients, with a smaller proportion of South Asians - 4.7% compared to 7.1% of Whites - receiving insulin, although the proportion with a satisfactory HbA1c was smaller- 25.6% compared to 37.9%.CONCLUSION:Recording the ethnicity of existing primary care patients is feasible, beginning with patients with established diseases such as diabetes. We have shown that the lower proportion of South Asian patients with good diabetes control, and who are receiving insulin, is at least partly due to poorer standards of care in South Asians, although biological and cultural factors could also contribute. This study highlights the need to capture ethnicity data in clinical trials and in routine care, to specifically investigate the reasons for these
AU  - Soljak,M
AU  - Majeed,A
AU  - Eliahoo,J
AU  - Dornhorst,A
DO  - 10.1186/1475-9276-6-8
PY  - 2007///
SN  - 1475-9276
TI  - Ethnic inequalities in the treatment and outcome of diabetes in three English Primary Care Trusts
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1475-9276-6-8
UR  - http://www.equityhealthj.com/content/6/1/8%20file://P:/NSFs/Diabetes/References/Soljak%20M%20Ethnic%20inequalities%20in%20the%20treatment%20and%20outcome%20of%20diabetes%20in%20three%20English%20PCTs%20Int%20J%20Equity%20Health%202007%206%208.pdf
UR  - http://hdl.handle.net/10044/1/52792
VL  - 6
ER  -
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