Table 1.

Ethnic groups considered for inclusion in the systematic review

Census category ethnic group	Composite/specific ethnic groups and synonyms to be accepted
British/white British	White
English/white English	White
Scottish/white Scottish	White
Irish/white Irish	White
Polish	Eastern European
Indian/British Indian/Indian Scottish	South Asian
Pakistani/British Pakistani/Pakistani Scottish	South Asian
Bangladeshi/British Bangladeshi	South Asian/other South Asian
Chinese/British Chinese/Chinese Scottish	East Asian
African/British African/African Scottish	Black/African origin/any ethnic group with an origin from any specific sub-Saharan African country (eg, Ghanaian)
Caribbean	Black/African Caribbean/West Indian/any ethnic group with predominantly African ancestry from any specific Caribbean country (eg, Jamaican)
Black Irish/black Scottish/black British	Black/African origin
White and black Caribbean	Mixed background
White and Asian	Mixed background