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			Men
	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