Dietary and other characteristics relevant for coronary heart disease in men of Indian, West Indian and European descent in London

Is the blood pressure of South Asian adults in the UK higher or lower than that in European white adults? A review of cross-sectional data

“…[4][5][6][7]10,12 Four study [4][5][6]10 samples were based on general practices lists. Two studies 3,8 were factory based, two were from the health surveys for England, 13,14 one was based on postcode sectors, 9 one was based on office staff, 12 one was based on a health authority register used for a health and lifestyle survey, 11 and one was general practice and factory based.…”

“…7 Most studies had broad aims relating to a range of cardiovascular risk factors. Name analysis, [7][8][9][10][11] selfreported origin, 3,6,8,11,13,14 country of birth, [5][6][7] and parental origin 6,11 were the usual indicators of ethnicity. The age range varied widely.…”

“…Most studies assessed blood pressure levels and prevalence of hypertension in men and women separately, but a few only studied men. 3,5,8 Response rates varied widely from 60 14 to 83.4%. 8 The largest, most representative and most up-to-date study was the Health Survey for England 1999.…”

“…8 The largest, most representative and most up-to-date study was the Health Survey for England 1999. 14 Table 2 shows that blood pressure was measured in three studies in hospital clinics, 4,10,11 one study in a health center, 6 four studies in participants' own homes, 5,9,13,14 one study in a work place and hospital clinic, 7 and three studies in a workspace. 3,8,12 In six studies, participants' blood pressures were measured with a random zero sphygmomanometer.…”

“…Totally, 12 studies were examined. [3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14] One author 10 supplied unpublished data.…”