Barts Health Equality and Human Rights Impact Assessment Report

Healthissue/conditionCoronaryHeartDisease(CHD)ProtectedcharacteristicAge, disability, pregnancyand maternity, religion andbelief sexBarts Health Equality and Human Rights Impact Assessment ReportLocal dataRegional/national/international dataAvailabilityAreascoveredYear Available YearNone foundAge Yes 2010DisabilityRaceTHNTHWFn/d(JSNA2010-11)Yes 20062008 Yes 2011Sex Yes 2008What the evidence is sayingNational - CHD increases with age. This is a nonmodifiablerisk factor. In recent years CHD deathrates have been falling more slowly in youngerage groups.Tower Hamlets – Significantly higher proportionof people who are deaf, blind or housebound haveCHD compared to local population.National – Approximately 40‐50% of people withDown’s syndrome have a congenital heart defect.People with schizophrenia more likely to bediagnosed with CHD under age of 55All boroughs - ERPHO projections suggesthigher rate in all ethnic groups for Newhamcompared to national average and higher rate inBlack ethnic group compared to national averagein Tower Hamlets. Though more up to date datasuggests that in Tower Hamlets ethnic distributionfor heart failure reflective of make-up of olderpopulation.National – CHD more common among someethnic minority groups (e.g. people from Indiansub-continent).National - 1 in 5 men and 1 in 7 women die fromCHD. Women in manual employment are 5 timesmore likely and men 3 times more likely to diefrom CHD compared to others in highermanagerial and professional employmentGender Reassignment,None found129