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. 2012 Jul 30;62(601):e582–e588. doi: 10.3399/bjgp12X653642

Table 3.

Serious mental illness with diabetes or cardiovascular disease: adjusted odds ratiosa for cholesterol control targets by ethnic group

Cholesterol <4 mmol/l Statin prescribed


Ethnic group OR 95% CI OR 95% CI
White (reference) 1 1

South Asian 1.50 1.13 to 1.99 1.30 0.86 to 1.96

Black 1.02 0.75 to 1.55 0.64 0.44 to 0.93

OR = odds ratio. aOdds ratios adjusted by age, sex, ethnic group, and deprivation, and clustered by practice.