Tipene-Leach D, Stewart A, Beaglehole R
Department of Community Health, University of Auckland School of Medicine.
N Z Med J. 1991 Feb 27;104(906):55-7.
This paper investigates the differential between Maori and European coronary heart disease mortality in Auckland by analysing data from an Auckland register of coronary heart disease. The age standardised coronary heart disease mortality rate for Maori men is 1.6 times higher than for European men, and the rate for Maori women is 4.2 times higher than that of European women. Maori mortality is disproportionately high for women, and for the younger age groups. Maori and European who died of definite myocardial infarction in Auckland between 1983-86 showed little difference in severity of coronary artery occlusion at post mortem, and the likelihood of cardiomyopathy contributing a major part to Maori heart disease mortality is small.
本文通过分析奥克兰冠心病登记处的数据，研究了奥克兰毛利人和欧洲人冠心病死亡率的差异。毛利男性的年龄标准化冠心病死亡率比欧洲男性高1.6倍，毛利女性的这一比率比欧洲女性高4.2倍。毛利女性以及较年轻年龄组的死亡率过高。1983年至1986年期间在奥克兰死于确诊心肌梗死的毛利人和欧洲人在死后冠状动脉闭塞的严重程度上几乎没有差异，心肌病成为毛利人心脏病死亡主要原因的可能性很小。
