This thesis is an epidemiological study of coronary heart disease (CHD) in New Zealand Maoris. Data from both cross-sectional and longitudinal surveys of defined populations are analysed. The prevalence and incidence of CHD are defined, the relationship between CHD and the standard risk factors are examined and the prognosis of CHD presented.
Racial comparisons provide a valuable means of studing the epidemiology of CHD, as marked variation in the occurrence of CHD may occur in different races living in close proximity. Comparisons of New Zealand national mortality data do in fact indicate that the New Zealand Maori, especially the Maori female, is of relatively high risk of dying from CHD. This high risk status is in marked contrast to that of other Polynesian groups living more traditionally in which CHD is virtually unknown. Moreover, the high risk status of the New Zealand Maori would not have been predicted from a knowledge of their risk factor status. These two points, the high risk status of the Maori and their atypical risk factor pattern, provide the justification for this attempt to learn more about the occurrence and causation of CHD in New Zealand Maoris.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:ADTP/217666 |
| Date | January 1977 |
| Creators | Beaglehole, R. (Robert), n/a |
| Publisher | University of Otago. Dunedin School of Medicine |
| Source Sets | Australiasian Digital Theses Program |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Rights | http://policy01.otago.ac.nz/policies/FMPro?-db=policies.fm&-format=viewpolicy.html&-lay=viewpolicy&-sortfield=Title&Type=Academic&-recid=33025&-find), Copyright R. (Robert) Beaglehole |
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