Several errors occurred in table 6 of the paper by R Bhopal et al (24 July, pp 215-20) because of an editorial mistake. The correct table appears below. The authors would also like to point out that the first key message (which was inserted editorially as a background statement) is not a finding of their study and that their results undermine the statement.
Table 6.
Ethnic group with highest risk profile for various coronary heart disease risk factors: comparison of Indians, Pakistanis, Bangladeshis, and Europeans separately and of South Asians combined with Europeans
| Risk factor |
Women
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Men
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indians, Pakistanis, Bangladeshis, and Europeans | South Asians and Europeans | Indians, Pakistanis, Bangladeshis, and Europeans | South Asians and Europeans | ||
| Economic circumstances (education, social class, overcrowding, income) | Bangladeshi | South Asian | Bangladeshi | European | |
| Smoking | European | European | Bangladeshi | South Asian | |
| Fruit and vegetable consumption | Bangladeshi | European | European | European | |
| No cardioprotective level of alcohol | Bangladeshi | South Asian | Bangladeshi | South Asian | |
| Level of exercise | Bangladeshi | South Asian | Bangladeshi | South Asian | |
| Height | Bangladeshi | South Asian | Bangladeshi | South Asian | |
| Obesity (body mass index) | Indian | South Asian | Indian | South Asian | |
| Impaired glucose tolerance | Bangladeshi and Pakistani | South Asian | Pakistani | South Asian | |
| Diabetes | Bangladeshi | South Asian | Bangladeshi | South Asian | |
| HDL cholesterol | Bangladeshi | South Asian | Bangladeshi | South Asian | |
| LDL cholesterol | European and Indian | European | European | European | |
| Triglycerides | Bangladeshi | South Asian | Bangladeshi | South Asian | |
| Lipoprotein(a) | Pakistani | South Asian | Bangladeshi | South Asian | |
| Fibrinogen | Indian and European | European | Pakistani and European | European | |
| Blood pressure | European and Indian | European | European | European | |