DIABETES MORTALITY AMONG NEW-MEXICO AMERICAN-INDIAN, HISPANIC, AND NON-HISPANIC WHITE-POPULATIONS, 1958-1987

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作者
CARTER, JS
WIGGINS, CL
BECKER, TM
KEY, CR
SAMET, JM
机构
[1] UNIV NEW MEXICO,SCH MED,DEPT MED,ALBUQUERQUE,NM 87131
[2] UNIV NEW MEXICO,SCH MED,DEPT PATHOL,ALBUQUERQUE,NM 87131
[3] NEW MEXICO TUMOR REGISTRY,ALBUQUERQUE,NM
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10.2337/diacare.16.1.306
中图分类号
R5 [内科学];
学科分类号
1002 ; 100201 ;
摘要
OBJECTIVE- To determine the diabetes-related mortality rates among New Mexico's American indians, Hispanics, and non-Hispanic whites over a 30-yr period. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS- Death certificates were used to identify diabetes as an underlying cause of death by ethnic group in New Mexico during each 5-yr period from 1958 through 1987. The age-adjusted rates were calculated by ethnic group and sex, and temporal trends were examined. Comparison was made to U.S. white age-adjusted rates during the same time period. RESULTS- Age-adjusted diabetes mortality rates for American Indians and Hispanics increased throughout the 30-yr period, and far exceeded rates for New Mexico non-Hispanic whites and U.S. whites by the 1983-1987 time period. The rates increased most dramatically among the state's American Indians, increasing 550% among women and 249% among men. Hispanic women and men experienced increases of 112 and 140%, respectively. CONCLUSIONS- New Mexico's American Indian and Hispanic populations have higher diabetes mortality rates than non-Hispanic whites, and American Indian mortality rates have risen dramatically over the 30-yr period included m our study. Although the high prevalence of diabetes in American Indians and Hispanics is a major contributor to these rates, other factors may also influence the reported mortality rates.
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页码:306 / 309
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