Table 3

Adjusted HRs (with 95% CIs) for ethnicity on coronary heart disease mortality

WhiteIndianPakistani/ Bangladeshi
Events/n195/1329313/124420/876
Model 11.001.44 (0.82 to 2.55)2.87 (1.74 to 4.73)
Model 21.001.43 (0.80 to 2.57)2.12 (1.26 to 3.57)
Total explained (%)2%40%
Model 31.001.26 (0.70 to 2.27)1.72 (1.02 to 2.92)
Total explained (%)41%61%
  • Only those participants with complete data included in models: white n=13 293; Indian n=1244; Pakistani/Bangladeshi n=876.

  • Model 1 adjusted for age, sex and ethnicity.

  • Model 2 adjusted for age, sex, ethnicity and confounding variables (smoking, socioeconomic position, diabetes and existing cardiovascular disease).

  • Model 3 adjusted for age, sex, ethnicity, confounding variables and physical activity.