High Levels of Cardiovascular Risk Factors among Pakistanis in Norway Compared to Pakistanis in Pakistan

Table 3

Differences in clinical features among Pakistanis in Oslo and in Pakistan. Numbers are mean values with one SD in brackets. 𝑃 values for difference between Pakistanis and Norwegian-Pakistanis. Age adjusted values below.

		Males			Females
	Norway	Pakistan	𝑃 value	Norway	Pakistan	𝑃 value
SysBP	128.8 (14.2)	123.7 (16.8)	<.01	120.9 (18.2)	125.5 (17.1)	<.01
	129.3	123.4		121.3	125.5
DiaBP	78.0 (10.1)	79.4 (11.4)	.07	71.3 (11.0)	80.8 (10.5)	<.01
	78.3	79.3		71.5	80.8
% Sys ≥ 140	18	20	.59	14	24	<.01
	19	19		14	24
% Dia ≥ 90	13	28	<.01	5	31	<.01
	13	28		5	31
TotChol (mmol/L)	5.4 (1.0)	4.5 (1.0)	<.01	5.1 (1.0)	4.7 (1.0)	<.01
	5.5	4.5		5.1	4.7
HDL (mmol/L)	1.1 (0.2)	1.0 (0.5)	.38	1.2 (0.3)	1.0 (0.4)	<.01
	1.1	1.0		1.2	1.0