Age adjusted prevalence rates of major risk factors for cardiovascular disease in men by ethnic group
| White people | African descent | South Asian origin | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Risk factor | n | % | 95% CI | n | % | 95% CI | n | % | 95% CI | ||
| Hypertension | 233 | 17.8 | 13.4, 23.6 | 208 | 36.8 | 30.3, 43.5 | 254 | 27.9 | 22.7, 33.9 | ||
| Diabetes | 181 | 6.7 | 3.5, 11.3 | 157 | 17.9 | 12.4, 24.7 | 211 | 25.4 | 20.0, 32.0 | ||
| Obesity (BMI >27) | 232 | 30.5 | 25.0, 37.0 | 208 | 38.7 | 32.6, 45.9 | 253 | 24.2 | 19.1, 29.9 | ||
| Obesity (BMI >30) | 232 | 14.8 | 10.5, 19.9 | 208 | 14.8 | 10.5, 20.5 | 253 | 8.4 | 5.3, 12.4 | ||
| Cholesterol >5.2 mmol/l | 226 | 77.8 | 72.6, 83.1 | 197 | 58.0 | 51.2, 64.9 | 240 | 67.9 | 62.2, 73.8 | ||
| Cholesterol >6.5 mmol/l | 226 | 37.3 | 31.1, 43.8 | 197 | 15.5 | 11.1, 21.6 | 240 | 22.4 | 17.5, 28.3 | ||
| Smoking | 231 | 39.6 | 33.4, 46.0 | 205 | 18.6 | 13.6, 24.5 | 249 | 25.2 | 20.2, 31.2 | ||
Results are numbers of observations (n), mean point estimate (%), and 95% confidence intervals (CI).
Hypertension is defined as systolic blood pressure ⩾160 and/or diastolic ⩾95 mm Hg or on drug treatment.
Diabetes is defined according to WHO criteria: fasting venous plasma blood glucose ⩾7.8 mmol/l or a venous plasma glucose 2 h after oral loading >11.1 mmol/l, or both.
BMI, body mass index (kg/m2).