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ReviewFrontiers in cardiovascular medicine2018

The Role of Physical Activity Prescription in Cardiovascular Disease Prevention Amongst South Asian Canadians.

Tharmegan Tharmaratnam, Mina A Iskandar, Sally Doherty, Katrina A D'Urzo, Swana Kopalakrishnan, Tyler Cameron Tabobondung, Prasaanthan Gopee-Ramanan, Seyon Sivagurunathan, Nirunthan Sivananthan

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Review in Frontiers in cardiovascular medicine, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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6 citing papers in PubMed, 13 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 6 institutions in 3 countries.

Tharmegan TharmaratnamSchool of Medicine, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Dublin, Ireland.
Mina A IskandarSchool of Medicine, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Adliya, Bahrain.
Sally DohertySchool of Medicine, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Dublin, Ireland.
Katrina A D'UrzoSchool of Kinesiology and Health Studies, Queens University, Kingston, ON, Canada.
Swana KopalakrishnanSchool of Medicine, Queen's University, Kingston, ON, Canada.
Tyler Cameron TabobondungDepartment of Family Medicine, Michael G. DeGroote School of Medicine, Brantford General Hospital, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada.
Prasaanthan Gopee-RamananDepartment of Diagnostic Radiology, Hamilton Health Sciences Centre, Michael G. DeGroote School of Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada.
Seyon SivagurunathanDepartment of Family Medicine, Stonechurch Family Health Clinic, Michael G. DeGroote School of Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada.
Nirunthan SivananthanDepartment of Pharmacology & Toxicology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.
McMaster University · CAQueen's University · CARoyal College of Surgeons in Ireland · IEHealth Sciences Centre · CARoyal College of Surgeons in Ireland - Bahrain · BHUniversity of Toronto · CA

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Unequivocal evidence suggests an increased prevalence of cardiovascular disease (CVD) amongst South Asian Canadians (SACs) compared to other ethnic cohorts, due to a combination of their unique cardiometabolic profile and environmental factors. This unfavorable CVD profile is characterized by an elevated risk of dyslipidemia, high apolipoprotein B/apolipoprotein A1 ratio, hypertension, glucose intolerance, type 2 diabetes mellitus, as well as increased BMI, body fat percentage, abdominal and visceral adiposity. Despite the overwhelming evidence for the effectiveness of physical activity (PA) in circumventing the onset of CVD and in the reduction of CVD risk factors, SACs are among the most physically inactive cohorts in Canada. This relates to a set of common and unique socio-cultural barriers, such as gender, beliefs and perceptions about illness, immigration, unfavorable PA environments, and their high prevalence of debilitating chronic diseases. Several strategies to improve PA participation rates in this high-risk population have been suggested, and include the implementation of culturally sensitive PA interventions, as well as clinician training in PA prescription through workshops that emphasize knowledge translation into clinical practice. Therefore, the purpose of this mini-review is to highlight and discuss: (1) the burden of heart disease in SACs (2) the cardiovascular benefits of PA for SACs; (3) factors affecting PA participation among SACs and how they can be addressed; (4) the impact of culturally sensitive PA prescription on CVD prevention; (5) barriers to culture-specific PA prescription by clinicians, and strategies to improve its use and impact.

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barriers and facilitatorsbehavior changecardiovascular diseasecoronary heart diseasehealth promotionphysical activitypreventive medicineSouth Asian Canadians

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PMID30488037
PMCPMC6246639
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