Health Survey for England - The Health of Minority Ethnic Groups '99

Table 2.5

Rate per thousand reporting longstanding illness conditions, by minority ethnic group

Aged 16 and over
1999

Condition group (ICD chapters)^a

Minority ethnic group
General
population

Black
Caribbean Indian Pakistani Bangladeshi Chinese Irish

Men

Observed %

I Infectious disease 2 3 - 1 - 1 2

II Neoplasms & benign growths 10 3 3 3 22 14 16

III Endocrine & metabolic 65 81 71 69 37 46 50

IV Blood & related organs 4 3 1 - 4 - 4

V Mental disorders 23 19 7 33 14 33 28

VI Nervous system 28 15 24 38 14 51 32

VI Eye complaints 36 25 13 14 6 18 25

VI Ear complaints 13 4 7 11 9 38 31

VII Heart & circulatory system 123 112 71 92 42 100 122

VIII Respiratory system 104 68 72 109 74 91 99

IX Digestive system 24 55 23 89 16 63 42

X Genito-urinary system 26 13 12 19 20 25 15

XII Skin complaints 13 12 5 31 20 27 18

XIII Musculoskeletal system 169 110 135 103 45 209 175

Other complaints 8 3 - 3 12 3 2

Standardised risk ratios

Infectious disease 3.72 1.85 0.00 0.64 0.00 0.57 1

Standard error 3.49 1.53 - 0.77 - 0.77

Neoplasms & benign growths 0.59 0.39 0.48 0.30 2.60 0.88 1

Standard error 0.30 0.29 0.38 0.26 1.08 0.36

Endocrine & metabolic 1.23 1.88 2.46 1.96 0.73 0.95 1

Standard error 0.29 0.30 0.39 0.37 0.21 0.22

Blood & related organs 1.72 1.61 0.65 0.00 1.51 0.00 1

Standard error 1.38 1.26 0.75 - 1.54 -

Mental disorders 1.25 0.64 0.37 1.14 0.54 1.00 1

Standard error 0.42 0.21 0.18 0.29 0.28 0.27

Nervous system 0.92 0.55 0.92 1.30 0.33 1.64 1

Standard error 0.29 0.19 0.26 0.33 0.16 0.38

Eye complaints 1.48 1.16 0.80 0.64 0.22 0.71 1

Standard error 0.48 0.34 0.30 0.24 0.16 0.27

Ear complaints 0.72 0.13 0.27 0.44 0.38 1.21 1

Standard error 0.37 0.10 0.13 0.19 0.23 0.31

Heart & circulatory system 1.16 1.23 1.27 1.32 0.54 0.85 1

Standard error 0.18 0.15 0.18 0.20 0.15 0.12

Respiratory system 1.22 0.75 0.79 1.13 0.62 1.01 1

Standard error 0.19 0.12 0.13 0.14 0.13 0.16

Digestive system 0.92 1.55 0.83 2.59 0.49 1.64 1

Standard error 0.32 0.29 0.23 0.45 0.23 0.32

Genito-urinary system 2.09 1.22 1.87 2.48 2.10 1.89 1

Standard error 0.72 0.48 0.74 0.97 0.91 0.65

Skin complaints 0.50 0.57 0.31 1.53 1.00 2.13 1

Standard error 0.21 0.23 0.20 0.43 0.43 0.68

Musculoskeletal system 1.07 0.72 1.11 0.77 0.29 1.24 1

Standard error 0.13 0.09 0.12 0.11 0.08 0.12

Other complaints 6.54 1.27 0.00 1.50 6.80 1.19 1

Standard error 4.42 1.04 - 1.28 4.61 1.09

Aged 16 and over
1999

Condition group (ICD chapters)^a

Minority ethnic group

General
population

Women
Black
Caribbean Indian Pakistani Bangladeshi Chinese Irish

Observed (per thousand)

I Infectious disease 1 - 4 1 7 - 1

II Neoplasms & benign growths 10 5 6 1 11 23 19

III Endocrine & metabolic 85 73 58 55 30 59 60

IV Blood & related organs 16 15 15 6 17 2 7

V Mental disorders 31 25 28 12 - 41 30

VI Nervous system 29 52 35 27 26 59 45

VI Eye complaints 37 17 2 12 7 16 24

VI Ear complaints 4 13 8 11 12 12 22

VII Heart & circulatory system 142 77 62 68 79 83 114

VIII Respiratory system 95 61 69 54 63 107 85

IX Digestive system 29 21 53 50 18 47 43

X Genito-urinary system 32 22 11 23 15 40 23

XII Skin complaints 28 19 8 9 6 20 21

XIII Musculoskeletal system 184 188 114 85 65 182 203

Other complaints 6 3 3 4 4 4 1

Standardised risk ratios

Infectious disease 0.56 0.00 3.05 0.31 3.55 0.00 1

Standard error 0.61 - 2.47 0.42 2.74 -

Neoplasms & benign growths 0.76 0.38 0.52 0.08 0.88 1.47 1

Standard error 0.31 0.21 0.30 0.09 0.48 0.41

Endocrine & metabolic 1.70 1.60 1.96 1.81 0.84 1.08 1

Standard error 0.23 0.24 0.34 0.33 0.25 0.19

Blood & related organs 3.21 2.46 2.91 0.93 3.11 0.36 1

Standard error 1.16 0.95 1.21 0.59 1.51 0.31

Mental disorders 1.02 0.79 0.84 0.61 0.00 1.30 1

Standard error 0.23 0.21 0.22 0.25 - 0.29

Nervous system 0.62 1.06 0.77 0.72 0.51 1.27 1

Standard error 0.14 0.20 0.18 0.20 0.18 0.22

Eye complaints 2.57 1.53 0.16 0.94 0.82 0.56 1

Standard error 0.60 0.50 0.16 0.42 0.50 0.24

Ear complaints 0.30 1.07 0.52 0.82 0.81 0.64 1

Standard error 0.18 0.40 0.25 0.39 0.42 0.26

Heart & circulatory system 1.82 1.10 1.49 1.34 1.01 0.85 1

Standard error 0.18 0.16 0.22 0.21 0.19 0.12

Respiratory system 1.06 0.70 0.94 0.80 0.70 1.11 1

Standard error 0.14 0.12 0.16 0.14 0.15 0.15

Digestive system 0.87 0.57 2.31 1.97 0.50 1.24 1

Standard error 0.20 0.17 0.44 0.40 0.21 0.24

Genito-urinary system 1.39 1.01 0.47 1.11 0.79 1.56 1

Standard error 0.33 0.29 0.19 0.34 0.36 0.35

Skin complaints 1.12 0.76 0.29 0.48 0.31 0.90 1

Standard error 0.27 0.24 0.13 0.24 0.22 0.27

Musculoskeletal system 1.12 1.29 1.06 0.85 0.43 1.01 1

Standard error 0.09 0.11 0.12 0.11 0.09 0.10

Other complaints 6.52 5.63 3.55 6.33 4.49 4.73 1

Standard error 4.89 4.88 3.42 5.45 4.58 3.90

Bases (weighted):

Men 366 595 358 136 96 1546 43301

Women 503 616 370 139 113 1988 51800

Bases (unweighted):

Men 546 625 620 532 301 537 3558

Women 748 657 643 563 361 708 4239

^a International Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems (Ninth Revision) - see Section 2.2.3.

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Prepared 10 January 2001