Table 3.11
Positive ECG measurements (by the Minnesota coding)
in informants aged 35 and over, by minority ethnic group
| Aged 35 and over with
a valid ECG measurement |
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1999 |
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| Positive ECG measurementsa |
|
Minority ethnic group
|
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|
General
population
|
| |
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Black
|
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| |
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Caribbean
|
Indian |
Pakistani |
Bangladeshi |
Chinese |
Irish |
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| Men |
|
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|
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|
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| Observed % |
|
|
|
|
|
|
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| All positive ECG measurements |
27.1 |
19.0 |
21.0 |
31.1 |
11.9 |
24.4 |
29.5 |
| Major Q waves |
11.2 |
9.2 |
13.7 |
16.9 |
5.1 |
12.0 |
14.7 |
|
| Standardised risk ratios |
| All positive ECG measurements
|
0.96 |
0.74 |
0.91 |
1.14 |
0.52 |
0.87 |
1 |
| Standard error of the ratio
|
0.19 |
0.13 |
0.18 |
0.23 |
0.15 |
0.14 |
| Major Q waves |
0.68 |
0.86 |
1.47 |
1.78 |
0.60 |
1.01 |
1 |
| Standard error of the ratio
|
0.20 |
0.24 |
0.41 |
0.55 |
0.28 |
0.27 |
|
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| Women |
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| Observed % |
|
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|
|
|
|
|
| All positive ECG measurements |
23.5 |
26.5 |
19.4 |
19.1 |
18.3 |
25.4 |
24.2 |
| Major Q waves |
8.6 |
10.1 |
9.4 |
2.6 |
8.1 |
16.1 |
17.9 |
|
| Standardised risk ratios |
| All positive ECG measurements |
1.29 |
1.53 |
1.40 |
1.09 |
1.23 |
1.39 |
1 |
| Standard error of the ratio
|
0.22 |
0.25 |
0.28 |
0.27 |
0.26 |
0.22 |
| Major Q waves |
0.66 |
0.84 |
0.92 |
0.20 |
0.65 |
1.28 |
1 |
| Standard error of the ratio
|
0.17 |
0.20 |
0.28 |
0.12 |
0.22 |
0.25 |
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| Bases (weighted): |
| Men |
128 |
242 |
88 |
34 |
33 |
710 |
18468 |
| Women |
170 |
225 |
69 |
21 |
47 |
859 |
23262 |
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| Bases (unweighted): |
| Men |
187 |
250 |
146 |
121 |
105 |
244 |
239 |
| Women |
250 |
241 |
119 |
89 |
150 |
300 |
277 |
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a Positive ECG = Q waves, S-T depression, T wave inversion
or flattening, left bundle branch blocking.
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Prepared 10 January 2001 |
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