Age and sex standardised prevalence rates (per 100) of type 2 diabetes and other conditions according to ethnic group15
| White | All ethnic minorities | African Caribbean | All South Asians | Indian or African Asian | Pakistani or Bangladeshi | Chinese | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHD, coronary heart disease. Adapted with permission from Health Inequalities Life Course Approaches edited by George Davey Smith, 2003. | |||||||
| Diabetes | 1.7 | 5.7 | 5.3 | 6.2 | 4.7 | 8.9 | 3 |
| Hypertension | 12 | 11 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 5 |
| CHD | 4.2 | 4 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 3.3 | 6 | 3 |