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Table 20: Diabetes indicators

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Indicator
Māori
non-Māori
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:
  1. Age standardised to 2001 Census total Māori population.
  2. Prioritised Māori ethnic group – see ‘Ngā Tapuae me ngā Raraunga: Methods and Data Sources’ for further information.
  3. Ethnicity adjusted rate – see ‘Ngā Tapuae me ngā Raraunga: Methods and Data Sources’ for further information.
  4. 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.
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Table 21: Get Checked Programme indicators

Indicator
Māori
non-Māori
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:
  1. Age standardised to 2001 Census total Māori population.
  2. 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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