Age adjusted prevalence rates of major risk factors for cardiovascular disease in women by ethnic group
| White people | African descent | South Asian origin | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Risk factor | n | % | 95% CI | n | % | 95% CI | n | % | 95% CI | ||
| Hypertension | 291 | 12.7 | 9.2, 17.1 | 341 | 39.8 | 34.9, 45.3 | 251 | 26.1 | 20.8, 31.8 | ||
| Diabetes | 210 | 5.2 | 2.7, 9.2 | 245 | 14.9 | 11.0, 20.2 | 191 | 20.5 | 15.1, 26.8 | ||
| Obesity (BMI >27) | 291 | 34.3 | 29.1, 40.1 | 339 | 67.9 | 63.0, 72.8 | 250 | 48.0 | 42.0, 54.4 | ||
| Obesity (BMI >30) | 291 | 18.8 | 14.7, 23.9 | 339 | 39.8 | 34.8, 45.3 | 250 | 19.7 | 15.0, 25.1 | ||
| Cholesterol >5.2 mmol/l | 275 | 78.1 | 73.4, 82.9 | 303 | 60.6 | 55.0, 65.9 | 229 | 67.6 | 61.8, 73.7 | ||
| Cholesterol >6.5 mmol/l | 275 | 36.3 | 30.9, 42.4 | 303 | 21.9 | 17.4, 26.9 | 229 | 18.6 | 14.1, 24.4 | ||
| Smoking | 284 | 33.3 | 27.9, 38.9 | 333 | 9.2 | 6.5, 13.0 | 241 | 2.9 | 1.2, 5.9 | ||
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).