Table 3.12

Positive ECG measurements (by the Minnesota coding) in informants aged 35 and over,
by age within minority ethnic group

Aged 35 and over with a valid ECG measurement							1999
Positive ECG measurementsa		Age group
		Men		All men		Women		All women
		35-54	55 +	aged 35+	35-54	55 +		aged 35+
Observed %
Black Caribbean
All positive ECG measurements	19.5		32.2	27.1	19.8	30.2	23.5
Major Q waves	2.8		16.9	11.2	7.9	10.0	8.6
Indian
All positive ECG measurements	16.1		25.5	19.0	22.2	37.2	26.5
Major Q waves	8.5		11.0	9.2	8.6	13.7	10.1
Pakistani
All positive ECG measurements	16.1		[34.3]	21.0	10.6	[49.2]	19.4
Major Q waves	10.2		[23.1]	13.7	4.3	[26.7]	9.4
Bangladeshi
All positive ECG measurements	26.1		37.3	31.1	21.4	[12.5]	19.1
Major Q waves	10.7		24.7	16.9	3.5	[ -]	2.6
Chinese
All positive ECG measurements	8.6		[22.7]	11.9	15.1	[34.3]	18.3
Major Q waves	3.7		[9.9]	5.1	7.7	[10.1]	8.1
Irish
All positive ECG measurements	20.2		32.3	24.4	21.0	33.7	25.4
Major Q waves	9.3		17.3	12.0	14.4	19.4	16.1
General population
All positive ECG measurements	25.5		32.3	29.5	14.6	32.9	24.2
Major Q waves	8.5		19.1	14.7	11.6	23.7	17.9
Bases (weighted):
Black Caribbean	52		77	128	110	60	170
Indian	168		74	242	161	64	225
Pakistani	64		24	88	53	16	69
Bangladeshi	19		15	34	16	5	21
Chinese	26		8	33	39	8	47
Irish	467		243	710	564	295	859
General population	7579		10889	18468	11098	12163	23262
Bases (unweighted):
Black Caribbean	76		111	187	163	87	250
Indian	176		74	250	173	68	241
Pakistani	106		40	146	90	29	119
Bangladeshi	69		52	121	68	21	89
Chinese	76		29	105	122	28	150
Irish	151		93	244	183	117	300
General population	129		110	239	161	116	277

^a Positive ECG = Q waves, S-T depression, T wave inversion or flattening, left bundle branch blocking.

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