Black people’s risk factors for stroke ‘rising faster than for white people’

The Guardian UK Tuesday 28 July 2026, 15:08 UTC By Tobi Thomas Health and inequalities correspondent 1 min read

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Exclusive: King’s College London analysis finds diabetes and hypertension are more common in Black African and Caribbean peopleStroke risk factors including high blood pressure and diabetes are rising faster among people from Black African and Caribbean backgrounds compared with their white counterparts, according to analysis. Researchers at King’s College London analysed data from more than 8,500 adults over a 30-year period from the South London Stroke Register, one of the longest-running...

Exclusive: King’s College London analysis finds diabetes and hypertension are more common in Black African and Caribbean people

Stroke risk factors including high blood pressure and diabetes are rising faster among people from Black African and Caribbean backgrounds compared with their white counterparts, according to analysis.

Researchers at King’s College London analysed data from more than 8,500 adults over a 30-year period from the South London Stroke Register, one of the longest-running population-based stroke registers in the world.

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