Ethnicity and long‐term vascular outcomes in Type 2 diabetes: a prospective observational study (UKPDS 83)

Abstract

Asian Indian ethnicity is associated with the greatest burden of disease, but not with an increased risk of major vascular complications or death. Afro-Caribbean ethnicity is associated with reduced risk of all-cause and diabetes-related death, myocardial infarction and peripheral vascular disease, suggesting an ethnicity-specific protective mechanism.