Association of Race and Ethnicity With Obstructive Coronary Artery Disease
Authors' conclusion
SA patients were younger at presentation but had the highest adjusted odds of obstructive CAD.
Study context
- Population
- Patients undergoing first coronary angiography for stable coronary artery disease (CAD) evaluation, Ontario, Canada, 2012–201914.0% South Asian (SA), 4.4% East Asian (EA)
- Participants
- 71,199 patients
- Exposure
- South Asian and East Asian vs White patients
- Whiten = 58,131reference
- Outcome
- Rate of obstructive CAD (left main stenosis ≥50% or major epicardial vessel stenosis ≥70%)
Methodological detailsmultivariable logistic regression, Race and ethnicity identified by physicians
- Multivariable logistic regression
- Race and ethnicity identified by physicians
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
Obstructive CAD
Each group vs whiteAdjusted odds ratio (95% CI)
SA
1.67(1.59–1.75)
EA
1.40(1.29–1.52)
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Further findings
3-vessel CAD
Age at presentation
Original publication
Association of Race and Ethnicity With Obstructive Coronary Artery Disease. JACC Adv. Published 11 January 2023. doi:10.
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