Table 2 summary of findings for differences in outcome measures by ethnic group

Admiraal, 2011 [15]

General population

12.4^‡

6.7

-

-

Ageymang, 2011 [16]

PR: Male 1.97;

1

-

-

Female 1.90

Barcelo, 2006 [18]

Elderly

21.6

-

21.5

Cappuccio, 1997 [20]

General population

17.9^‡

6.7

25.4

Conway, 2003 [22]

Atrial fibrillation and stroke

42^‡

15.0

-

41.0

Cooper, 1997* [23]

General population

7.2

UK: 10.8

10.6

-

US: 10.6

Creatore, 2012* [25]

General population

9.5

5.1

7.9

13.0

Gill, 2011 [31]

Minority population

31^†

-

-

26.0

Goyal, 2007 [32]

Suspected coronary artery disease

15.6^†

12.0

-

27.5

Khattar, 2000 [38]

Essential hypertension

15.0^‡

5.0

-

17.0

Leske, 1999* [40]

General population

19.4

7.5

-

-

Markus, 2007 [41]

Stroke population

45.1^√

-

30.8

-

Mbanya, 1999 [42]

General population

10.6

14.0

2.8

-

Riste, 2001 [47]

General population

Male: 23.4

Male: 20.8

Male: 29.9

Female: 20.8

Female: 19.9

Female: 35.7

Shantsila, 2011 [49]

Systolic heart failure

64.0^‡

30.0

-

62.0

Sharp, 2008 [50]

Hypertension

38.0^‡

19.0

-

Sosin, 2008* [51]

Systolic heart failure

41.0

23.0

-

44.0

Miller, 1996 [43]

General population

Male: 12.5^†

-

-

Male: 23.6

Female: 14.4

Female: 22.7

Chaturvedi, 1996 [21]

Persons with type 2 diabetes

0.42 (0.24, 0.76)^‡

1.0

-

-