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Table 1 Demographics

From: Underrepresentation of ethnic minorities in hypertension research—a survey of enablers and barriers among South Asian and African communities in Glasgow

 

South Asian (total N = 242)

African (total N = 56)

P values

n

%

n

%

Gender

Male

158

65.3%

34

60.7%

0.519

Female

84

34.7%

22

39.3%

Born in the UK

Yes

89

37.2%

5

8.9%

≤ 0.001

No

150

62.8%

51

91.1%

Age groups

≤ 18 years old (excluded)

4

1.7%

3

5.3%

0.007

19–24 years old

15

6.2%

6

10.5%

25–34 years old

35

14.5%

15

26.3%

35–44 years old

68

28.1%

19

33.3%

45–54 years old

45

18.6%

10

17.5%

55–64 years old

34

14.0%

4

7.0%

65–74 years old

25

10.3%

0

0.0%

75 years or older

16

6.6%

0

0.0%

SIMD 2020 deciles

1.00

26

12.4%

20

42.6%

≤ 0.001

2.00

68

32.4%

12

25.5%

3.00

24

11.4%

4

8.5%

4.00

58

27.6%

9

19.1%

5.00

34

16.2%

2

4.3%

Years lived at current address

< 1 year

26

11.2%

5

9.1%

0.107

1–3 years

44

19.0%

12

21.8%

3–5 years

29

12.5%

14

25.5%

> 5 years

129

55.6%

22

40.0%

Prefer not to answer

4

1.7%

2

3.6%

Number of generations in household

1

68

28.1%

23

40.4%

0.006

2

132

54.5%

34

59.6%

3

40

16.5%

0

0.0%

4

2

0.8%

0

0.0%

Employment status

Employed

110

45.5%

33

57.9%

≤ 0.001

Carers

5

2.1%

1

1.8%

Retired

39

16.1%

0

0.0%

Student

12

5.0%

10

17.5%

Unemployed/unknown

76

31.4%

13

22.8%

Overall happiness with health

Very happy

183

75.9%

43

78.2%

0.723

Happy

58

24.1%

12

21.8%