HRs (95% CI) for first CVD event in South Asian groups compared with ethnic European groups in New Zealand and Norway
| Men | Women | |||
| Indian NZ versus European NZ | South Asians versus Norwegians | Indian NZ versus European NZ | South Asians versus Norwegians | |
| N events/N | 1791/73 308 | 436/7387 | 863/56 126 | 264/8558 |
| Adjusted for | ||||
| Age | 1.75 (1.53 to 2.00) | 1.92 (1.48 to 2.49) | 1.42 (1.16 to 1.75) | 1.87 (1.21 to 2.87) |
| Age, TC/HDL ratio | 1.77 (1.55 to 2.02) | 1.66 (1.27 to 2.16) | 1.41 (1.14 to 1.73) | 1.52 (0.98 to 2.36) |
| Age, TC/HDL ratio, diabetes | 1.49 (1.30 to 1.71) | 1.42 (1.08 to 1.87) | 1.15 (0.92 to 1.42) | 1.30 (0.82 to 2.04) |
| Age, TC/HDL ratio, diabetes, SBP | 1.57 (1.37 to 1.80) | 1.53 (1.16 to 2.01) | 1.19 (0.96 to 1.47) | 1.31 (0.83 to 2.07) |
| Age, TC/HDL ratio, diabetes, SBP, smoking | 1.64 (1.43 to 1.88) | 1.57 (1.19 to 2.07) | 1.39 (1.11 to 1.73) | 1.76 (1.09 to 2.82) |
All had complete information on the risk factors.
CVD, cardiovascular disease; HDL, high-density lipoprotein; NZ, New Zealand; SBP, systolic blood pressure; TC, Total cholesterol.