Title:  Cardiometabolic Disease among South Asians: Findings from the MASALA Study

Speaker: Dr. Alka Kanaya, Professor of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of California, San Francisco

Date: 02/12/2019

Brief Description:

South Asians comprise almost one-quarter of the world’s population and are the second fastest growing ethnic group in the United States. We have created a prospective cohort of South Asians called the Mediators of Atherosclerosis in South Asians Living in America (MASALA) study, which is closely tied to the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA) for valid cross-ethnic comparisons. We have followed this cohort for approximately 6 years and have learned that there are specific sociocultural, behavioral and biologic factors that are associated with higher disease risk as well as protective factors and sources of resilience in this distinct ethnic group.

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