Research Article
Cardiovascular Risk Profiles amongst Women in a Multiethnic Population in Inner City Britain: A Potential Impact of Anaemia
Table 2
Impact of anaemia on the distribution of CVD risk profiles in women by ethnic group.
| Risk factor | Type of anaemia | Caucasian () | South Asian () | Afro-Caribbean () | value* |
| Type 2 diabetes | All anaemia | 6.3 (5.1–7.4) | 20.5 (16.0–25.4) | 9.2 (4.0–14.4) | <0.001 | Iron deficiency anaemia | 3.0 (2.1–4.0) | 45.0 (39.0–51.0) | 0.0 | <0.001 | Vitamin B12 deficiency anaemia | 10.5 (9.1–12.0) | 8.5 (5.2–12.0) | 0.0 | 0.756 | Anaemia of chronic disease | 7.0 (5.3–8.0) | 15.2 (11.0–20.0) | 10.1 (5.0–16.0) | 0.002 |
| Ischemic heart disease | All anaemia | 9.2 (8.0–11.0) | 11.4 (8.0–15.2) | 3.5 (0.2–7.0) | 0.005 | Iron deficiency anaemia | 12.0 (10.2–13.3) | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.206 | Vitamin B12 deficiency anaemia | 12.4 (10.8–13.9) | 26.6 (21.3–31.9) | 0.0 | 0.168 | Anaemia of chronic disease | 9.0 (7.2–10.0) | 8.4 (5.1–12.0) | 0.0 | 0.065 |
| Myocardial infarction | All anaemia | 1.6 (1.0–2.2) | 2.0 (0.2–3.4) | 0.0 | 0.356 | Iron deficiency anaemia | 2.3 (1.6–3.0) | 2.4 (0.5–4.2) | 0.0 | 0.731 | Vitamin B12 deficiency anaemia | 1.0 (0.5–1.4) | 4.3 (2.0–7.0) | 0.0 | 0.171 | Anaemia of chronic disease | 1.6 (1.0–2.2) | 2.0 (0.3–4.0) | 0.0 | 0.632 |
| Hypertension | All anaemia | 15.3 (14.0–17.0) | 29.2 (24.0–35.0) | 25.0 (17.0–32.2) | 0.918 | Iron deficiency anaemia | 21.0 (19.0–23.0) | 28.0 (22.4–33.2) | 0.0 | 0.786 | Vitamin B12 deficiency anaemia | 24.0 (22.0–26.0) | 23.4 (18.3–28.5) | 0.0 | 0.601 | Anaemia of chronic disease | 13.4 (12.0–15.0) | 23.0 (18.0–28.0) | 19.4 (12.3–27.0) | 0.970 |
| Atrial fibrillation | All anaemia | 6.6 (5.4–7.8) | 1.1 (0–2.3) | 3.5 (0.2–6.9) | <0.001 | Iron deficiency anaemia | 10.3 (9.0–12.0) | 2.4 (0.5–4.2) | 0.0 | 0.024 | Vitamin B12 deficiency anaemia | 8.8 (7.4–10.1) | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.583 | Anaemia of chronic disease | 6.1 (0.0–2.1) | 1.0 (0.0–2.1) | 7.1 (3.0–12.0) | 0.005 |
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Data are age-adjusted percent (95% CI).
*On the basis of chi-square test across all groups.
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