Morbidity-mortality paradox among South Asians living in Britain
Recent News
Upcoming Events
Sorry, there are currently no upcoming Events.
Wallace, M. & Darlington-Pollock, F. (2018) European Population Conference, Brussels, 6 - 9 June 2018 [ONS LS]
Other information:
Abstract:
Immigrants from India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh are three of the largest and most important foreign-born populations in Britain. The morbidity-mortality literature on South Asians is fascinating because they report higher limiting long-term illness (LLTI) rates yet lower mortality than the UK-born. Such an inconsistency may be down to study design i.e. differing definitions, time periods, and age-ranges. However, given that LLTI has been proven to be an effective proxy for mortality, such an inconsistency remains striking. Aim: we would like to know whether the paradox is real: are South Asians living longer, but in worse health, than the UK-born (which would impact demand for health services and require culture-specific health policies) or whether it is generated by overestimation of LLTI, or underestimation of mortality. Our initial aim is to calculate LLTI and mortality ratios for Indians, Pakistanis and Bangladeshis, using a consistent definition (country of birth), age group (20-85+) and period (2010-2012) to determine whether we can observe this morbidity-mortality paradox among South Asians.
Available online: Link
Output from project: 0301579
Cookie | Duration | Description |
---|---|---|
cookielawinfo-checkbox-analytics | 11 months | This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Analytics". |
cookielawinfo-checkbox-functional | 11 months | The cookie is set by GDPR cookie consent to record the user consent for the cookies in the category "Functional". |
cookielawinfo-checkbox-necessary | 11 months | This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookies is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Necessary". |
cookielawinfo-checkbox-others | 11 months | This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Other. |
cookielawinfo-checkbox-performance | 11 months | This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Performance". |
viewed_cookie_policy | 11 months | The cookie is set by the GDPR Cookie Consent plugin and is used to store whether or not user has consented to the use of cookies. It does not store any personal data. |
Cookie | Duration | Description |
---|---|---|
__utma | 2 years | Used to distinguish users and sessions. The cookie is created when the javascript library executes and no existing __utma cookies exists. The cookie is updated every time data is sent to Google Analytics. |
__utmb | 30 minutes | Used to determine new sessions/visits. The cookie is created when the javascript library executes and no existing __utmb cookies exists. The cookie is updated every time data is sent to Google Analytics. |
__utmc | Not used in ga.js. Set for interoperability with urchin.js. Historically, this cookie operated in conjunction with the __utmb cookie to determine whether the user was in a new session/visit. | |
__utmt | 10 minutes | Used to throttle request rate. |
__utmz | 6 months | Stores the traffic source or campaign that explains how the user reached your site. The cookie is created when the javascript library executes and is updated every time data is sent to Google Analytics. |
_ga | 2 years | Used to distinguish users. |
_gat | 1 minute | Used to throttle request rate. |
_gid | 24 hours | Used to distinguish users. |