Men's Health Statistics - Men and Race

The 1999 Health Survey for England found that:

• Higher rates of ischaemic heart disease (angina and heart attack) were reported by Indian, Bangladeshi and Irish men and higher rates of stroke by Black Caribbean, Bangladeshi and Indian men (all compared with the general population).
• Higher rates of diabetes were reported by men from all the ethnic minority groups.
• Men from the South Asian and Chinese communities were less likely to be obese while Irish men were more likely to be obese.
• Bangladeshi men were nearly twice as likely to smoke as men in the general population; smoking rates were also higher among Irish and Black Caribbean men. Chinese men were less likely to smoke than men in general.
• All minority ethnic groups consumed less alcohol than the general population except for Irish men.

The full statistics from the 1999 Health Survey for England are available here: www.doh.gov.uk/public/hs99ethnictables.htm

Psychiatric illness by race

Table showing the percentage of psychiatric illness among men by age and ethnic background, England 2002

Psychiatric illness is here defined as a Revised Clinical Interview Schedule (CIS-R) of 12 or more. The CIS-R is a standardised instrument for measuring psychiatric disorder in the community.

Source: Department of Health, Ethnic Minority Psychiatric Illness Rates in the Community (EMPIRIC) (The Stationery Office; London, 2002)

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