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Table 18: Asthma indicators


Indicator
Māori
non-Māori
Males
Females
Total
Males
Females
Total
Asthma hospitalisation, 5-34 years, 2006-08, rate per 100,000 1,3 *
216.3
(200.2–233.7)




269.6
(252.6–287.7)
245.1
(233.2–257.6)
122.2
(114.6–130.5)
129.7
(121.9–138.0)
126.4
(120.8–132.2)
Asthma, 15-45 years (self-reported), 2006/07, percent 1,2 **
24.4
(20.4–28.5)





29.6
(26.4–32.9)
27.2
(24.7–29.7)
18.4
(16.3–20.5)
20.8
(18.9–22.8)

19.7
(18.3–21.0)
Sources:
*Ministry of Health
**2006/07 New Zealand Health Survey

Notes:
  1. Age standardised to 2001 Census total Māori population.
  2. Prioritised Mā ori 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.
Table 18 shows that, among people aged 5–34 years, Māori were twice as likely to be hospitalised for asthma as non-Māori (RR 1.94, CI 1.84–2.04). Māori aged 15–45 years reported an asthma prevalence rate almost one-and-a-half times that of non-Māori in the same age group (RR 1.38, CI 1.22–1.55).

Table 19: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) indicators

Indicator
Māori
non-Māori
Males
Females
Total
Males
Females
Total
COPD hospitalisation, 45+ years, 2006-08, rate per 100,000 1,3
1800.7
(1683.6–1925.9)
2217.6
(2095.9–2346.4)
2021.7
(1936.3–2110.9)
549.8
(532.1–568.1)
439.3
(422.6–456.7)
484.1
(471.9–496.5)
COPD mortality, 45+ years, 2004-06, rate per 100,000 1,2
126.3
(109.3–145.2)
134.0
(118.0–151.5)
129.6
(117.9–142.2)
55.9
(53.6–58.2)
39.2
(37.5–41.0)
46.0
(44.7–47.4)
Source: Ministry of Health

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.
Māori aged 45 years and over had a COPD hospitalisation rate over four times that of non-Māori in the same age group (RR 4.18, CI 4.01–4.35). The relative disparity was greatest for females: Māori females had a COPD hospitalisation rate five times that of non-Māori females (RR 5.05, CI 4.79–5.32).

COPD mortality rates were almost three times higher for Māori aged 45 years and over than for non-Māori in the same age group (RR 2.82, CI 2.55–3.11). Again, the disparity was greatest for females.


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