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Table 20: Diabetes indicators

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Indicator	Māori			non-Māori
Indicator	Males	Females	Total	Males	Females	Total
Diabetes prevalence (self-reported), 15+ years, 2006/07, percent ^{1,2,4 }**	6.2 (4.9–7.5)	4.4 (3.5–5.4)	5.2 (4.4–6.1)	5.6 (4.9–6.2)	4.3 (3.8–4.9)	4.9 (4.5–5.4)
*Diabetes complications - renal failure with concurrent diabetes, 15+ years, 2006-08, rate per 100,000 ^{1,3 }**	139.5 (124.0–156.9)	86.7 (74.9–100.3)	111.0 (101.3–121.6)	14.0 (12.0–16.3)	11.5 (9.8–13.5)	12.6 (11.3–14.1)
*Diabetes complications - lower limb amputation with concurrent diabetes, 15+ years, 2006-08, rate per 100,000 ^{1,3 }**	52.2 (43.3–63.1)	28.3 (22.4–35.6)	39.4 (34.1–45.6)	12.2 (10.7–13.9)	5.0 (4.1–6.2)	8.4 (7.5–9.4)

Sources:
* Ministry of Health
** 2006/07 New Zealand Health Survey

Notes:

Age standardised to 2001 Census total Māori population.
Prioritised Māori ethnic group – see ‘Ngā Tapuae me ngā Raraunga: Methods and Data Sources’ for further information.
Ethnicity adjusted rate – see ‘Ngā Tapuae me ngā Raraunga: Methods and Data Sources’ for further information.
Includes Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes.

The self-reported prevalence of diabetes was similar for Māori and non-Māori populations (RR 1.06, CI 0.85–1.27).⁸ However, Table 20 shows that there are very high disparities between Māori and non-Māori for diabetes complications (renal failure and lower limb amputations).

Population rates of renal failure with concurrent diabetes (aged 15+) were over eight-and-a-half times higher in Māori compared with non-Māori (RR 8.78, CI 7.88–9.79). Because the self-reported prevalence of diabetes is similar for Māori and non-Māori, the significantly higher rate of renal failure with concurrent diabetes would suggest that, among people with diabetes, Māori may be up to 8.8 times more likely than non-Māori to go on to develop renal failure (one of the complications of diabetes).

Similarly, population rates of lower limb amputation with concurrent diabetes were over four-anda- half times higher for Māori compared with non-Māori (RR 4.70, CI 4.01–5.52). Therefore, among people with diabetes, lower limb amputations for Māori can be estimated as being up to 4.7 times more likely than for non-Māori.

How to interpret results - tables

Table 21: Get Checked Programme indicators

Indicator	Māori			non-Māori
Indicator	Males	Females	Total	Males	Females	Total
Had Diabetes Get Checked (self-reported) in the past 12 months,2006/07,percent ^1,2,	69.3 (58.0–80.6)	73.4 (63.0–83.8)	71.2 (63.6–78.8)	67.8 (61.2–74.4)	67.5 (60.8–74.3)	67.7 (62.8–72.5)

Source: 2006/07 New Zealand Health Survey

Notes:

Age standardised to 2001 Census total Māori population.
Prioritised Māori ethnic group – see ‘Ngā Tapuae me ngā Raraunga: Methods and Data Sources’ for further information.

For more infomation about Diabetes see www.diabetes.org.nz

Note
8 Note that self-reported diabetes underestimates the true prevalence because some people living with type 2 diabetes have not yet been diagnosed.

Page last updated: 21 July 2010

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