Yu, D, Cai, Y, Levi Osuagwu, U, Pickering, K, Baker, J, Cutfield, R, McKree Jansen, R, Orr-Walker, BJ, Sundborn, G, Zhao, Z and Simmons, D (2022) TITLE: Ethnic differences in metabolic achievement between Māori, Pacific, and European New Zealanders with type 2 diabetes. Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice, 189. 109910 - 109910. ISSN 0168-8227

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Abstract

Aims: To compare variations in metabolic target achievement by ethnicity (Europeans, Maori and Pasifika) among patients with type 2 diabetes (T2DM) in Auckland, New Zealand (NZ) between 1994 and 2013.

Methods: 32,237 patients were enrolled. Adjusted marginal difference (European as reference) of systolic blood pressure (SBP), body mass index (BMI), HbA1c and total cholesterol, alongside the proportion achieving metabolic targets were estimated using multivariable mixed effect models at baseline, 1-, 2-, 3-, 4-, and 5-years, adjusted for covariates.

Results: Compared with Europeans, Maori and Pasifika had continuously, significantly higher HbA1c (by 0.3% (+3.5 mmol/mol) and 0.6% (+6.8 mmol/mol) respectively and BMI (+1.5 and +0.3 kg/m(2) respectively) but lower SBP (-1.8 and -3.4 mmHg respectively) and TG (-0.03 and -0.34 mmol/L respectively), and insignificantly TC (+0.004 and +0.01 respectively), by 5-years of follow-up. While 49% Europeans were within target HbAlc, this was achieved by only 30% Maori and 27% Pasifika. Conversely, 41% Europeans, 46% Maori and 59% Pasifika achieved the SBP target (all P < 0.0001).

Conclusions: Managing hyperglycemia appears to be more challenging than treating hypertension and dyslipidemia among Maori and Pasifika. New anti-hyperglycemia treatments, addressing health literacy, socioeconomic and any cultural barriers to management and self-management are urgently needed to reduce these disparities.

Item Type: Article
Additional Information: The final version of this article and all relevant information related to it, including copyrights, can be found on the publisher website.
Uncontrolled Keywords: Type 2 diabetes; Ethic disparity; Maori; Pasifika; New Zealand
Subjects: R Medicine > R Medicine (General)
R Medicine > RC Internal medicine > RC660 Diabetes
Divisions: Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > School of Medicine
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Depositing User: Symplectic
Date Deposited: 15 Jun 2022 09:47
Last Modified: 07 May 2023 01:30
URI: https://eprints.keele.ac.uk/id/eprint/11034

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