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Table 1 Age adjusted prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors and 10-year coronary heart disease risk score* in men by ethnic group

From: Widening access to cardiovascular healthcare: community screening among ethnic minorities in inner-city Britain – the Healthy Hearts Project

Age-adjusted prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors in men

Gujarati Indian (n = 43)

Punjabi Indian (n = 87)

European Caucasian (n = 119)

Bangladeshi (n = 66)

Yemeni (n = 32)

Other Indian Subcontinent (n = 37)

Known hypertensive

30.2 (16.5–44.0)

27.6 (18.2–37.0)

16.1 (7.2–25.0)

16.1 (7.2–25.0)

26.2 (12.6–43.8)

39.2 (23.4 – 54.9)

Newly diagnosed hypertensive

32.2 (18.2–46.2)

22.0 (13.3–30.8)

29.0 (20.8–37.2)

7.0 (0.8–13.2)

19.3 (5.6–33.0)

24.3 (10.5–38.1)

Known diabetic

11.6 (2.0–21.2)

15.6 (6.7–24.5)

2.6 (0–5.5)

26.3 (15.5–37.0)

9.4 (0–19.6)

0

Newly diagnosed glucose intolerance (fasting blood glucose > 6 mmol/l)

7.6 (0–15.6)

0

0.7 (0 – 2.1)

8.8 (1.9–15.8)

3.4 (0–9.8)

6.6 (0–15.7)

Known hyperlipidaemia or current cholesterol lowering therapy

7.3 (0–15.3)

5.7 (0.9–10.6)

1.7 (0 – 4.0)

1.3 (0–4.1)

11.7 (0.5 – 22.8)

3.2 (0–9.1)

Newly diagnosed raised total cholesterol (>5 mmol/l)

21.1 (8.7–33.7)

11.6 (4.9–18.4)

24.0 (16.7 – 31.7)

13.2 (5.0–21.4)

21.3 (7.1 – 35.5)

25.9 (11.4–40.4)

Body mass index > 27 kg/m2

43.1 (28.0–58.3)

40.0 (29.7–50.3)

48.4 (39.4–57.4)

48.2 (36.1–60.2)

45.7 (28.5–63.0)

56.2 (39.7–72.6)

Current smoking habit

2.3 (0–6.8)

0

14.7 (21.2)

28.7 (17.8–39.6)

25.0 (9.8–10.3)

11.4 (0.5–22.2)

CHD risk score

10.7 (9.3)

7.6 (6.1)

8.5 (7.1)

9.0 (8.3)

8.5 (6.7)

9.1 (9.0)

  1. Data are percent (95%CI) except *CHD risk score which is mean (SD), calculated with a HDL cholesterol of 1 mmol/l for all subjects. Other Indian subcontinent includes Pakistani (17 men), Sri Lankan and South Indian.