Table 3. Association between cardiovascular risk factors at the most recent measurement and language preferences (adjusteda ORs with 95% CIs).
Obesity 
OR (95% CI)
BP >150/90 mmHg
OR (95% CI)
HBA1c >48 mmol/mol 
OR (95% CI)
Total cholesterol >5 mmol/l
OR (95% CI)
Current smoker, yes or no
OR (95% CI)
English1
n = 134 639
1
n
= 135 220
1
n
= 10 545
1
n
= 7349
1
n
= 157 841
Non-English1.08 (1.04 to 1.13)c
n
= 38 755
0.93 (0.88 to 0.99)b
n
= 38 196
0.94 (0.76 to 1.15)
n
= 2958
1.02 (0.83 to 1.24)
n
= 2194
1.18 (1.14 to 1.21)c
n
= 46 404
Portuguese1.53 (1.36 to 1.73)c
n
= 7785
1.12 (0.95 to 1.29)
n
= 7841
1.13 (0.88 to 1.45)
n
= 575
0.89 (0.59 to 1.33)
n
= 214
1.13 (1.02 to 1.25)b
= 9360
Spanish1.21 (1.09 to 1.34)c
n = 6304
0.65 (0.55 to 0.77)c
n = 6146
0.93 (0.65 to 1.31)
n
= 416
1.30 (0.90 to 1.90)
n
= 216
0.79 (0.7 to 0.88)c
n = 7626
French0.75 (0.69 to 0.82)c
n = 4007
0.78 (0.66 to 0.93)c
n = 3887
0.73 (0.51 to 1.02)
n
= 225
0.65 (0.39 to 1.08)
n
= 132
1.43 (1.3 to 1.57)c
n = 4802
Polish1.03 (0.84 to 1.26)
n
= 3392
1.72 (1.46 to 2.01)c
n = 3168
0.90 (0.50 to 1.63)
n
= 98
0.51 (0.24 to 1.08)
n
= 86
1.38 (1.25 to 1.52)c
n = 4194
Somali1.12 (0.95 to 1.31)
n
= 1256
0.61 (0.50 to 0.73)c
n = 1371
1.09 (0.75 to 1.60)
n = 135
1.8 (0.81 to 3.98)
n
= 60
1.34 (1.05 to 1.70)b
n = 1528
Other0.91 (0.85 to 0.98)c
n = 16 011
0.86 (0.77 to 0.95)c
n = 15 783
1.08 (0.86 to 1.35)
n
= 1509
1.05 (0.77 to 1.43)
n
= 1516
1.31 (1.22 to 1.40)c
n = 18 894
Not recorded1.14 (1.10 to 1.18)c
n = 62 116
1.05 (1.00 to 1.10)b
n = 68 872
1.13 (0.97 to 1.32)
n
= 4944
0.99 (0.86 to 1.14)
n
= 3534
1.28 (1.24 to 1.31)c
n = 80 066
  • aMultiple logistic regression adjusted for age, sex, socioeconomic deprivation, ethnicity and practice clustering. *bP<0.05. cP<0.01.

  • BP = blood pressure. HbA1c = glycated haemoglobin. OR = odds ratio.