Table 7.3
Systolic blood pressure (SBP), by age within minority
ethnic group
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Aged 16 and over with valid blood
pressure readings
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1999 |
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Systolic blood pressure (mmHg)
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Age group
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Men
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Women
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16-34 |
35-54 |
55 + |
All men |
16-34 |
35-54 |
55 + |
All women |
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Observed
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| Black Caribbean |
| Mean |
128.1 |
132.6 |
148.1 |
136.4 |
119.9 |
127.8 |
147.3 |
129.4 |
| Standard error of the mean |
1.02 |
1.42 |
1.99 |
1.03 |
0.89 |
1.38 |
2.18 |
0.95 |
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| Indian |
| Mean |
127.9 |
133.5 |
146.1 |
134.0 |
116.3 |
124.5 |
151.2 |
126.2 |
| Standard error of the mean |
1.08 |
1.19 |
2.32 |
0.86 |
0.90 |
1.23 |
2.72 |
1.01 |
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| Pakistani |
| Mean |
125.3 |
129.5 |
[146.3] |
129.7 |
116.7 |
126.2 |
[153.9] |
122.9 |
| Standard error of the mean |
1.06 |
1.28 |
[3.08] |
0.90 |
0.83 |
1.44 |
[4.49] |
0.95 |
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| Bangladeshi |
| Mean |
120.8 |
124.9 |
139.0 |
126.5 |
114.0 |
127.7 |
b |
120.2 |
| Standard error of the mean |
1.11 |
1.84 |
2.94 |
1.15 |
0.67 |
1.98 |
b |
0.94 |
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| Chinese |
| Mean |
126.8 |
128.0 |
[142.5] |
130.6 |
115.0 |
124.7 |
[149.8] |
125.2 |
| Standard error of the mean |
1.57 |
1.54 |
[3.00] |
1.17 |
1.26 |
1.37 |
[4.81] |
1.27 |
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| Irish |
| Mean |
129.9 |
132.4 |
145.9 |
135.8 |
119.2 |
125.1 |
148.5 |
130.4 |
| Standard error of the mean |
1.46 |
1.10 |
2.07 |
0.94 |
0.84 |
1.03 |
1.96 |
0.94 |
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| General population (1998)a |
| Mean |
129.6 |
133.7 |
146.0 |
136.8 |
120.3 |
127.5 |
147.4 |
132.5 |
| Standard error of the mean |
0.29 |
0.33 |
0.48 |
0.24 |
0.26 |
0.34 |
0.48 |
0.26 |
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| Bases (weighted): |
| Black Caribbean |
83 |
45 |
73 |
201 |
106 |
118 |
66 |
291 |
| Indian |
140 |
170 |
77 |
388 |
154 |
172 |
73 |
400 |
| Pakistani |
94 |
72 |
26 |
192 |
123 |
67 |
18 |
208 |
| Bangladeshi |
26 |
16 |
14 |
56 |
40 |
17 |
7 |
63 |
| Chinese |
17 |
27 |
11 |
56 |
19 |
43 |
9 |
70 |
| Irish |
234 |
465 |
292 |
990 |
357 |
612 |
404 |
1373 |
| General population (1998) |
a |
a |
a |
a |
a |
a |
a |
a |
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| Bases (unweighted): |
| Black Caribbean |
117 |
65 |
105 |
287 |
160 |
176 |
96 |
432 |
| Indian |
142 |
179 |
80 |
401 |
160 |
183 |
75 |
418 |
| Pakistani |
152 |
125 |
42 |
319 |
212 |
118 |
31 |
361 |
| Bangladeshi |
105 |
58 |
51 |
214 |
161 |
74 |
23 |
258 |
| Chinese |
55 |
80 |
38 |
173 |
59 |
130 |
30 |
219 |
| Irish |
75 |
154 |
110 |
339 |
118 |
199 |
143 |
460 |
| General population (1998) |
1578 |
1962 |
1861 |
5401 |
1834 |
2354 |
2295 |
6483 |
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a 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.
b Results not shown because of small
bases.
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