Background Moderate physical activity is protective against coronary heart disease (CHD)
and diabetes, both important public health problems among UK South Asian (Indian …

Background South Asians in the UK experience high rates of coronary heart disease
compared with other ethnic groups. Behavioural risk factors such as physical inactivity have …

Background People of South Asian backgrounds living in the UK have a five-fold increased
risk of diabetes and a two-fold increased risk of heart disease when compared to the general …

Background Differences in level of physical activity between European, Indian, Pakistani
and Bangladeshi populations living in the UK might contribute to differences in the …

Abstract Background South Asians are some of the least active people in the UK, but we
know very little about how physical activity varies within and between different UK South …

Abstract Background. People of South Asian origin have higher mortality and morbidity from
coronary heart disease (CHD) and diabetes than those of European origin. However …

Objective The aim of this study was to investigate the contribution of physical inactivity to the
excess mortality from coronary heart disease (CHD) observed in the UK South Asian …

OBJECTIVE: Investigate levels of physical activity and their association with health in a white
European (WE) and South Asian (SA) population. METHODS: This study reports data from a …

Objective To evaluate the relation of physical activity to different clinical and biochemical risk
factors for coronary artery disease among people from different ethnic groups with …

Background: A large proportion of the Canadian population lives a sedentary lifestyle. Few
data are available describing the physical activity behaviours among specific ethnic groups …