Table 4.
Prevalence of glucose intolerance, dyslipidaemia, obesity, hypertension, and coronary heart disease in men. Values are numbers (percentages) age adjusted to 1991 England and Wales population
| Indian (n=105) | Pakistani (n=156) | Bangladeshi (n=64) | P value | All South Asian (n=325) | European (n=425) | 95% CI for difference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glucose intolerance: | |||||||
| Impaired glucose tolerance (n=291, S Asian; 413, European) | 17 (17) | 33 (24) | 9 (16) | 0.569 | 59 (20) | 55 (13) | 1.55 to 12.6 |
| All diabetes | 16 (15) | 35 (22) | 17 (27) | 0.174 | 68 (20) | 16 (4) | 12.2 to 20.5 |
| Dyslipidaemia: | |||||||
| Total cholesterol ⩾6.5 mmol/l | 19 (19) | 34 (22) | 9 (14) | 0.410 | 63 (19) | 95 (22) | −8.88 to 2.78 |
| HDL cholesterol ⩽0.9 mmol/l (n=301, S Asian; 410 European) | 16 (17) | 44 (30) | 30 (52) | <0.001 | 90 (30) | 53 (13) | 10.9 to 22.9 |
| Total cholesterol:HDL cholesterol ⩾5 (n=301, S Asian; 408 European) | 37 (40) | 79 (53) | 41 (71) | 0.001 | 157 (53) | 140 (34) | 11.2 to 25.8 |
| Triglycerides ⩾1.7 mmol/l | 45 (44) | 85 (54) | 44 (69) | 0.006 | 174 (55) | 153 (37) | 11.0 to 25.3 |
| Overweight: | |||||||
| Body mass index ⩾25 | 68 (66) | 107 (69) | 30 (47) | 0.007 | 213 (63) | 250 (56) | −0.8 to 15.1 |
| Waist:hip ⩾0.95 | 59 (57) | 95 (61 ) | 40 (63) | 0.746 | 193 (60) | 115 (27) | 25.9 to 39.4 |
| Reported hypertension or blood pressure >160/95 mm Hg at screening | 15 (14) | 14 (9) | 4 (6) | 0.202 | 32 (10) | 76 (18) | −12.7 to −3.2 |
| Rose questionnaire: | |||||||
| Angina (n=325, S Asian; 407, European) | 4 (4) | 4 (3) | 2 (3) | * | 10 (3) | 24 (6) | −6.11 to 0.32 |
| Possible myocardial infarction (n=324, S Asian; 400, European) | 12 (11) | 14 (9) | 15 (24) | 0.103 | 41 (12) | 39 (10) | −2.32 to 7.41 |
| Electrocardiogram: | |||||||
| Possible coronary heart disease | 14 (13) | 21 (14) | 9 (14) | 0.84 | 44 (14) | 43 (10) | −1.20 to 7.63 |
| Probable coronary heart disease | 4 (4) | 10 (7) | 5 (8) | 0.512 | 19 (6) | 8 (2) | 1.43 to 5.95 |
*
χ2 not valid (>20% of cells have expected frequency <5).