Title Here: pt Authors Here: pt Institutions Here: pt Insert boxes of text, figures, tables in columns below: Use either heading color with black or white text Template size is 42 x 42 South Asians come from the Indian subcontinent, including India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Nepal, and Bangladesh Compared to other ethnicities, South Asians have at least a two- fold increased risk of cardiovascular disease, myocardial infarction, type 2 diabetes, and cardiovascular death Introduction Methods Specific Aims South Asians come from the Indian subcontinent, including India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Nepal, and Bangladesh Compared to other ethnicities, South Asians have at least a two- fold increased risk of cardiovascular disease, myocardial infarction, type 2 diabetes, and cardiovascular death, myocardial infarction, type 2 diabetes, and cardiovascular death South Asians come from the Indian subcontinent, including India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Nepal, and Bangladesh Compared to other ethnicities, South Asians have at least a two- fold increased risk of cardiovascular disease, myocardial infarction, type 2 diabetes, and cardiovascular death Methods (continued) Results Graphs/tables/figures Statistical Analysis Student’s t-test was used for comparison of continuous variables and chi-square test for proportions. Two-sided p-values were calculated for all test statistics and p < 0.05 was considered significant. Statistical analyses were performed using STATA Version 10 (College Station, TX). Results (continued) Acknowledgments Please select one For researchers other than K scholars and PACCTR fellows This project was supported by NIH/NCRR UCSF-CTSI Grant Number UL1 RR Its contents are solely the responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official views of the NIH. For DDCF Fellows “This work was supported by a grant from the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation to to fund Clinical Research Fellow.” If you would like to use the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation logo as part of your poster, please send an to For SOM Dean’s Office Supported by a Dean's Research Fellowship from the UCSF School of Medicine For K scholars This publication [or project] was supported by NIH/NCRR/OD UCSF-CTSI Grant Number KL2 RR Its contents are solely the responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official views of the NIH. For PACCTR fellows This publication [or project] was supported by NIH/NCRR/OD UCSF-CTSI Grant Number TL1 RR Its contents are solely the responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official views of the NIH. Conclusion South Asians come from the Indian subcontinent, including India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Nepal, and Bangladesh Compared to other ethnicities, South Asians have at least a two- fold increased risk of cardiovascular disease, myocardial infarction, type 2 diabetes, and cardiovascular death South Asians come from the Indian subcontinent, including India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Nepal, and Bangladesh Compared to other ethnicities, South Asians have at least a two- fold increased risk of cardiovascular disease, myocardial infarction, type 2 diabetes, and cardiovascular death South Asians come from the Indian subcontinent, including India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Nepal, and Bangladesh Compared to other ethnicities, South Asians have at least a two- fold increased risk of cardiovascular disease, myocardial infarction, type 2 diabetes, and cardiovascular death Clinical and Translational Science Institute / CTSI Accelerating Research to Improve Health U S F C