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. 2003 Jun;89(6):681–686. doi: 10.1136/heart.89.6.681

Table 1.

Coronary heart disease risk factors in South Asian men by subgroup, compared with native British men. Reproduced from McKeigue et al,3 with permission

Native British Sikh Punjabi Hindu Gujarati Hindu Muslim p Value†
Current smokers (%) 30 4 21 33 30 <0.001
Diabetes prevalence (%) 5 20 19 22 19 NS
2 h insulin (mU/I) 19 39 42 49 43 NS
Median blood pressure (mm Hg) 121 128 126 122 120 <0.001
WHR 0.93 0.97 0.98 0.97 0.97 NS
Cholesterol (mmol/l) 6.12 6.06 5.94 5.45 5.95 <0.001
Fasting triglyceride (mmol/l) 1.48 1.73 1.74 1.49 1.85 0.02

†For differences among South Asian subgroups.

WHR, waist:hips girth ratio.