Table 1
Median risk scores, ratio of mean risk scores compared to whites (95% confidence intervals) and standardised mortality ratios (SMR) for coronary heart disease by ethnic group
| Ethnic group | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caribbean | Chinese | Irish | South Asian | Indian | Pakistani | Bangladeshi | White | |
| *Calculated using logarithmically transformed risk scores. | ||||||||
| †References 1 and 5. | ||||||||
| ‡20–69 years. | ||||||||
| Men | ||||||||
| Number in analysis | 159 | 101 | 233 | 486 | 243 | 150 | 93 | 3008 |
| Median risk score | 9.08 | 6.83 | 8.68 | 8.17 | 7.71 | 6.96 | 11.65 | 9.30 |
| Crude ratio of mean scores* ×100 | 92 | 78 | 96 | 94 | 88 | 85 | 130 | 100 |
| Standardised ratio of mean risk scores* ×100 (95% CI) | 91 (83 to 99) | 85 (76 to 94) | 101 (94 to 108) | 116 (110 to 123) | 107 (100 to 115) | 113 (103 to 123) | 144 (128 to 162) | 100 |
| SMR (95% CI) (20–74 years)† | 62 (58 to 67) | 44 (36 to 54) | 124‡ (120 to 127) | 146‡ (141 to 151) | 142 (137 to 147) | 148 (138 to 158) | 151 (136 to 167) | 100 |
| Women | ||||||||
| Number in analysis | 230 | 132 | 295 | 407 | 232 | 116 | 59 | 3355 |
| Median risk score | 2.21 | 2.17 | 3.47 | 2.42 | 2.31 | 2.18 | 3.55 | 3.81 |
| Crude ratio of mean scores* ×100 | 64 | 65 | 84 | 76 | 73 | 73 | 95 | 100 |
| Standardised ratio of mean risk scores* ×100 (95% CI) | 94 (74 to 119) | 72 (67 to 78) | 97 (91 to 103) | 117 (107 to 128) | 109 (100 to 120) | 115 (98 to 134) | 121 (105 to 140) | 100 |
| SMR (95% CI) (20–74 years)† | 86 (77 to 96) | 43 (30 to 60) | 120‡ (114 to 126) | 151‡ (141 to 162) | 158 (148 to 168) | 111 (93 to 130) | 91 (60 to 133) | 10 |
