Table 2. Main ethnic group differences (compared to white Europeans) in blood pressure (mmHg) with adjustments.

		Additional adjustments *
	Basic model *	Height	Height, adiposity	Height, adiposity, SExsx†
Systolic pressure
black African-Caribbean	-0.12 (-0.90, 0.67)	-1.93 (-2.70, -1.16)	-1.62 (-2.38, -0.86)	-1.59 (-2.36, -0.82)
South Asian	-0.99 (-1.80, -0.18)	-0.81 (-1.58, -0.03)	-1.10 (-1.86, -0.34)	-1.11 (-1.88, -0.34)
Other Asian	0.48 (-0.77, 1.74)	0.88 (-0.32, 2.08)	0.52 (-0.65, 1.69)	0.55 (-0.63, 1.73)
Other	0.32 (-0.55, 1.20)	-0.14 (-0.98, 0.70)	-0.13 (-0.95, 0.69)	-0.11 (-0.93, 0.72)
p ‡	0.02	<0.001	<0.001	<0.001
Diastolic pressure
black African-Caribbean	0.96 (0.27, 1.66)	0.21 (-0.49, 0.92)	0.58 (-0.12, 1.28)	0.59 (-0.11, 1.30)
South Asian	1.23 (0.51, 1.94)	1.31 (0.60, 2.01)	1.07 (0.37, 1.76)	0.99 (0.28, 1.70)
Other Asian	1.76 (0.65, 2.86)	1.92 (0.83, 3.02)	1.64 (0.56, 2.72)	1.61 (0.53, 2.70)
Other	0.83 (0.06, 1.61)	0.64 (-0.12, 1.41)	0.70 (-0.05, 1.45)	0.73 (-0.02, 1.48)
p ‡	0.003	<0.001	0.01	0.02

^*All models based on 5543 subjects with adjustments for age, sex, blood pressure observer, room temperature, time of day, month, and school (random effect)

^†SE: markers of socioeconomic position - NS-SEC, household amenities, lone parent.

^‡p: test of overall differences in blood pressure between ethnic groups.