Table 10.13
Haemoglobin, by age within minority ethnic group
|
Aged 16 and over with a valid
sample
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|
1999 |
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|
Haemoglobin (g/dl)
|
Age group
|
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|
Men
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|
|
Women
|
|
|
|
16-34 |
35-54 |
55 + |
All men |
16-34 |
35-54 |
55 + |
All women |
|
Observed
|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Black Caribbean |
| Mean |
14.6 |
14.5 |
14.0 |
14.4 |
12.5 |
12.5 |
12.7 |
12.5 |
| Standard error of the mean |
0.10 |
0.12 |
0.14 |
0.07 |
0.09 |
0.11 |
0.09 |
0.06 |
| % <12.0 g/dl (low) |
- |
- |
5.6 |
1.9 |
29.8 |
25.7 |
18.3 |
25.5 |
|
| Indian |
| Mean |
15.0 |
14.8 |
14.3 |
14.8 |
12.4 |
12.4 |
13.1 |
12.5 |
| Standard error of the mean |
0.09 |
0.07 |
0.15 |
0.05 |
0.09 |
0.10 |
0.15 |
0.06 |
| % <12.0 g/dl (low) |
- |
0.4 |
4.1 |
0.9 |
36.2 |
32.9 |
12.1 |
30.7 |
|
| Pakistani |
| Mean |
15.1 |
15.2 |
[14.0] |
15.0 |
12.4 |
12.3 |
a |
12.4 |
| Standard error of the mean |
0.10 |
0.09 |
[0.27] |
0.07 |
0.10 |
0.14 |
a |
0.08 |
| % <12.0 g/dl (low) |
3.0 |
- |
[10.7] |
2.9 |
31.6 |
29.6 |
a |
30.3 |
|
| Bangladeshi |
| Mean |
15.4 |
14.9 |
[14.3] |
15.0 |
12.7 |
[12.1] |
a |
12.5 |
| Standard error of the mean |
0.10 |
0.14 |
[0.21] |
0.08 |
0.09 |
[0.21] |
a |
0.09 |
| % <12.0 g/dl (low) |
- |
- |
[1.4] |
0.3 |
21.0 |
[54.0] |
a |
28.3 |
|
| Chinese |
| Mean |
[15.4] |
15.0 |
[14.7] |
15.1 |
[13.3] |
12.9 |
a |
13.1 |
| Standard error of the mean |
[0.15] |
0.12 |
[0.25] |
0.09 |
[0.17] |
0.12 |
a |
0.09 |
| % <12.0 g/dl (low) |
[-] |
0.9 |
[2.5] |
0.9 |
[14.5] |
16.1 |
a |
13.5 |
|
| Irish |
| Mean |
15.2 |
14.9 |
14.7 |
14.9 |
13.1 |
13.2 |
13.3 |
13.2 |
| Standard error of the mean |
0.10 |
0.08 |
0.12 |
0.06 |
0.11 |
0.08 |
0.09 |
0.05 |
| % <12.0 g/dl (low) |
- |
0.2 |
0.6 |
0.3 |
7.4 |
11.2 |
8.2 |
9.4 |
|
| General population (1998)b |
| Mean |
15.0 |
14.8 |
14.5 |
14.7 |
13.1 |
13.1 |
13.3 |
13.2 |
| Standard error of the mean |
0.03 |
0.02 |
0.03 |
0.02 |
0.03 |
0.02 |
0.03 |
0.01 |
| % <12.0 g/dl (low) |
0.5 |
0.3 |
3.9 |
1.6 |
9.1 |
11.8 |
8.8 |
10.1 |
|
|
| Bases (weighted): |
| Black Caribbean |
80 |
54 |
68 |
203 |
86 |
109 |
55 |
251 |
| Indian |
123 |
179 |
66 |
368 |
125 |
160 |
56 |
341 |
| Pakistani |
88 |
68 |
25 |
181 |
95 |
51 |
13 |
159 |
| Bangladeshi |
26 |
15 |
13 |
55 |
27 |
11 |
3 |
41 |
| Chinese |
14 |
25 |
9 |
48 |
13 |
34 |
8 |
54 |
| Irish |
213 |
480 |
284 |
977 |
310 |
605 |
390 |
1305 |
| General population (1998) |
b |
b |
b |
b |
b |
b |
b |
b |
|
| Bases (unweighted): |
| Black Caribbean |
110 |
80 |
96 |
286 |
128 |
160 |
76 |
364 |
| Indian |
129 |
192 |
72 |
393 |
129 |
172 |
60 |
361 |
| Pakistani |
150 |
117 |
40 |
307 |
161 |
88 |
23 |
272 |
| Bangladeshi |
102 |
57 |
43 |
202 |
107 |
41 |
13 |
161 |
| Chinese |
46 |
73 |
31 |
150 |
39 |
106 |
26 |
171 |
| Irish |
72 |
158 |
104 |
334 |
109 |
200 |
142 |
451 |
| General population (1998) |
1314 |
1926 |
1708 |
4948 |
1399 |
2132 |
1941 |
5472 |
|
a Data not shown because of small bases.
b Comparative data for the general population
are not available on this topic from the 1999 survey itself, and for
this table comparative data have therefore been taken from the 1998
survey, in which no weighting was involved.
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