Table 2.
Age-sex adjusted prevalence (95% CI) of cardiovascular complications at diagnosis by BMI categories among patients with T2DM, separately for each ethnic group
| Prevalence (95% CI) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MACE | MI | HF | STROKE | |
| Normal weight | ||||
| White European | 10.4 (9.5, 11.3) | 4.6 (4.0, 5.2) | 4.6 (4.1, 5.2) | 5.0 (4.4, 5.6) |
| African-Caribbean | 6.5 (4.0, 10.4) | 2.0 (0.9, 4.9) | 2.1 (0.9, 4.7) | 4.2 (2.3, 7.7) |
| South Asian | 6.8 (4.8, 9.5) | 4.0 (2.6, 6.2) | 4.0 (2.6, 6.2) | 3.1 (1.8, 5.1) |
| Overweight | ||||
| White European | 11.7 (11.3, 12.2) | 6.1 (5.7, 6.5) | 6.1 (5.7, 6.5) | 5.2 (4.9, 5.6) |
| African-Caribbean | 7.2 (5.1, 9.9) | 2.1 (1.0, 4.1) | 2.1 (1.0, 4.1) | 4.9 (3.4, 7.2) |
| South Asian | 9.0 (7.4, 10.9) | 5.3 (4.1, 6.9) | 5.3 (4.1, 6.9) | 3.7 (2.7, 5.1) |
| Obese | ||||
| White European | 12.6 (12.3, 12.9) | 6.5 (6.3, 6.7) | 6.5 (6.3, 6.7) | 5.4 (5.2, 5.6) |
| African-Caribbean | 5.5 (4.1, 7.4) | 1.1 (0.5, 2.5) | 1.1 (0.5, 2.5) | 4.4 (3.2, 6.2) |
| South Asian | 8.5 (6.2, 11.7) | 4.7 (2.9, 7.4) | 4.7 (2.9, 7.4) | 2.5 (1.5, 4.1) |