Table 3.
Among all participants eligible for CVD risk estimation using the dSCORE: age-adjusted mean and beta (CI) for ethnic differences in CVD riska plus beta (CI) or odds ratio (CI) for ethnic differences in CVD risk factors
| Dutch (ref) |
South-Asian Surinamese |
African Surinamese |
Ghanaian | Turkish | Moroccan | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men | ||||||
| Mean dSCORE | 8.01 | 11.28 | 9.28 | 8.33 | 9.95 | 9.35 |
| dSCORE difference | 0 | 3.10 (2.30; 3.91) | 1.14 (0.46; 1.82) | 0.53 (−0.26; 1.33) | 1.93 (1.16; 2.70) | 1.13 (0.35; 1.91) |
| Smoking | 1 | 2.08 (1.66; 2.61) | 2.85 (2.36; 3.46) | 0.28 (0.20; 0.39) | 2.16 (1.74; 2.68) | 1.10 (0.87; 1.39) |
| SBP (mm Hg) | 0 | 3.04 (1.39; 4.69) | 4.88 (3.49; 6.27) | 11.05 (9.43; 12.67) | −0.33 (−1.90; 1.25) | −0.66 (−2.25; 0.93) |
| TC/HDL | 0 | 0.52 (0.39; 6.53) | −0.26 (−0.37; −0.15) | −0.60 (−0.73; −0.47) | 0.62 (0.50; 0.75) | 0.28 (0.15; 0.41) |
| Diabetes | 1 | 6.90 (4.35; 10.95) | 3.10 (1.92; 4.99) | 6.36 (4.00; 10.12) | 4.90 (3.08; 7.78) | 4.78 (2.99; 7.65) |
| Women | ||||||
| Mean dSCORE | 3.25 | 6.18 | 4.37 | 3.87 | 5.28 | 5.73 |
| dSCORE difference | 0 | 2.64 (1.82; 3.45) | 0.98 (0.28; 1.68) | 1.10 (0.25; 1.95) | 1.83 (0.97; 2.69) | 2.33 (1.51; 3.14) |
| Smoking | 1 | 0.75 (0.60; 0.94) | 1.03 (0.86; 1.24) | 0.09 (0.06; 0.14) | 1.08 (0.87; 1.34) | 0.07 (0.04; 1.11) |
| SBP (mm Hg) | 0 | 9.40 (7.83; 10.76) | 10.59 (9.34; 11.84) | 18.62 (17.10; 20.14) | 6.14 (4.59; 7.77) | 4.14 (2.69; 5.60) |
| TC/HDL | 0 | 0.51 (0.42; 0.60) | 0.06 (−0.02; 0.13) | −0.12 (−0.22; −0.03) | 0.63 (0.53; 0.72) | 0.41 (0.32; 0.49) |
| Diabetes | 1 | 20.03 (9.66; 41.51) | 11.56 (5.59; 23.92) | 14.60 (6.98; 30.57) | 16.42 (7.86; 34.30) | 21.87 (10.60; 45.13) |
Italic indicates statistical significant difference from the Dutch
CI confidence interval, CVD cardiovascular disease, dSCORE Dutch systematic coronary risk evaluation, SBP systolic blood pressure, TC/HDL total cholesterol/high-density cholesterol
aTen-year risk (%) of fatal plus nonfatal CVD as estimated by dSCORE