Clin Invest Med - August 1997 Vol. 20, No 4 / Table 1 Risk of CVD in Canadians of South Asian and European origin

Risk factors for cardiovascular disease in Canadians of South Asian and European origin: a pilot study of the Study of Heart Assessment and Risk in Ethnic Groups (SHARE)

Table 1: Sampling and recruitment of participants for a pilot study of cardiac risk factors in Canadians of South Asian and of European origin
	No. (and %)
Group	Letters mailed	Households contacted	Individuals eligible	Respondents	Participants who attended clinic*
People of South Asian origin	160	97 (61)	59 (61)	35 (59)	31 (88)
People of European origin	150	86 (57)	50 (58)	24 (48)	20 (83)
Total	310	183 (59)	109 (60)	59 (54)	51 (86)
*The remainder of the respondents agreed to participate at a later date.