P2-3 A cross-national comparative study of diabetes prevalence between English and Dutch South Asian Indian and African origin populations

Background Ethnic minority groups in western European countries tend to have higher levels of type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM) than the majority populations for reasons that are poorly understood. Investigating differences between countries could enable an investigation of the importance of national context in determining these inequalities. We determined whether the lower prevalence of DM in England vs the Netherlands is also observed in South-Asian-Indian and African-Caribbean populations. Additionally, we assessed the contribution of health behaviour, body sizes and socio-economic position to... Mehr ...