Table 2

Chronic disease crude prevalence: by ethnic group

White British, n = 50 396Other white, n = 21 874Asian, n = 6972Caribbean, n = 12 193African, n = 15 140Total, n = 106 575
Diabetes, % (n)3.0 (1508)2.1 (459)8.0 (556)9.9 (1208)4.9 (737)4.2 (4468)
Hypertension, % (n)10.4 (5217)4.7 (1025)11.5 (802)21.6 (2630)12.8 (1939)10.9 (11 613)
Coronary heart disease, % (n)2.0 (1030)0.8 (175)2.9 (202)1.5 (186)0.4 (67)1.6 (1660)
Stroke, % (n)3.0 (643)1.8 (104)2.8 (73)3.7 (231)1.8 (99)2.8 (1150)
Chronic kidney disease, % (n)2.2 (1097)0.6 (141)1.9 (131)3.2 (386)1.0 (152)1.8 (1907)
Any of the above, % (n)13.0 (6543)6.2 (1350)15.7 (1092)24.6 (2999)15.3 (2313)13.4 (14 297)