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  • Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) indicators

Table 18: Asthma indicators
How to interpret results - tables

Indicator
Māori
non-Māori
Males
Females
Total
Males
Females
Total
Asthma hospitalisation, 5-34 years, 2002-04, rate per 100,000 1,2 *
239.2
(225.2-254.0)
302.2
(286.5-318.6)
273.3
(262.6-284.3)
129.6
(124.4-135.1)
150.5
(145.1-156.2)
140.6
(136.8-140.6)
Asthma, 15-45 years (self-reported), 2002-03, percent 1,3 **
19.0
(13.5-24.5)
20.9
(17.5-24.3)
24.5
(21.1-28.0)
14.2
(11.7-16.8)
18.1
(16.2-20.0)
16.3
(14.6-17.9)
Notes:1 Age-standardised to 2001 Census total Māori population
2 Ever-Māori ethnic group
Methods and Data Sources section for further information.
3 Prioritised Māori ethnic group - see Methods and Data Sources section for further information.

Sources:* New Zealand Health Information Service
** 2002/03 New Zealand Health Survey


Māori aged 5 to 34 years were twice as likely to be hospitalised for asthma as non-Māori (aged 5 to 34 years) (RR 1.9, CI 1.9–2.0). Māori aged 15 to 45 years reported an asthma prevalence rate one-and-a-half times that of non-Māori (aged 15 to 45 years) (RR 1.5, CI 1.2–1.8).


Table 19: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) indicators
How to interpret results - tables

Indicator
Māori
non-Māori
Males
Females
Total
Males
Females
Total
COPD hospitalisation, 45+ years, 2002-04, rate per 100,000 1,2 *
1534.5
(1465.5-1605.9)
1893.4
(1821.9-1967.0)
1717.9
(1668.1-1768.9)
440.2
(432.3-448.2)
390.7
(383.5-398.0)
408.2
(402.9-413.5)
COPD mortality, 45+ years, 2000-02, rate per 100,000 1,2 *
195.9
(171.2-223.1)
174.1
(153.1-197.1)
181.2
(165.3-198.2)
73.2
(70.3-76.2)
45.0
(43.1-47.1)
56.3
(54.7-58.0)
Notes:1 Age-standardised to 2001 Census total Māori population
2 Ever-Māori ethnic group - see
Methods and Data Sources section for further information.
Source:* New Zealand Health Information Service

Māori aged 45 years or more had a COPD hospitalisation rate four times that of non-Māori aged 45 years or more (RR 4.2, CI 4.1–4.3). The relative inequality was greatest for females: Māori females had a COPD hospitalisation rate almost five times that of non-Māori females (RR 4.8, CI 4.6–5.1). COPD mortality rates were over three times higher for Māori aged 45 years or more than for non-Māori aged 45 years or more (RR 3.2, CI 2.9–3.5). Again, the ethnic disparity is greatest for females.

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