Table 1

Coronary heart disease risk factors in South Asian men by subgroup, compared with native British men. Reproduced from McKeigue et al,³ with permission

	Native British	Sikh	Punjabi Hindu	Gujarati Hindu	Muslim	p Value†
†For differences among South Asian subgroups.
WHR, waist:hips girth ratio.
Current smokers (%)	30	4	21	33	30	<0.001
Diabetes prevalence (%)	5	20	19	22	19	NS
2 h insulin (mU/I)	19	39	42	49	43	NS
Median blood pressure (mm Hg)	121	128	126	122	120	<0.001
WHR	0.93	0.97	0.98	0.97	0.97	NS
Cholesterol (mmol/l)	6.12	6.06	5.94	5.45	5.95	<0.001
Fasting triglyceride (mmol/l)	1.48	1.73	1.74	1.49	1.85	0.02