| Risk factor | South Asian | European Caucasian | p Value |
| Number | 100 | 60 | |
| Age, years (SD) | 62.53 (13.1) | 60.9 (9.02) | 0.51 |
| Male (%) | 70.4% | 69% | 0.53 |
| Diabetes, n (%) | 54.1 | 10.3 | <0.001 |
| Hypertension, n (%) | 84.8 | 93.1 | 0.25 |
| Atrial fibrillation, n (%) | 3.8 | 17.2 | 0.01 |
| Hyperlipidemia, n (%) | 83.5 | 93.1 | 0.23 |
| Smoking, n (%) | 20.3 | 62.1 | <0.001 |
| Systolic blood pressure | 141.2 (21.4) | 135.8 (17.9) | 0.19 |
| Diastolic blood pressure | 79.6 (11.53) | 78.35 (12.89) | 0.62 |
| Serum cholesterol (mmol/l) | 3.86 (0.77) | 3.40 (0.53) | 0.08 |
| Serum HDL (mmol/l) | 1.34 (0.38) | 1.35 (0.37) | 0.97 |
| Fasting plasma glucose (mmol/l) | 6.25 (2.37) | 5.38 (0.51) | 0.06 |
| Waist–hip ratio | 0.94 (0.11) | 0.96 (0.12) | 0.44 |
| Body mass index (kg/m−2) | 33.2 (4.6) | 29.97 (5.8) | 0.7 |
HDL, high-density lipoprotein.