OBJECTIVE Type 2 diabetes is more prevalent in the indigenous Polynesian population of New Zealand (Maori) than in Europeans. The aim of this study was to determine whether insulin resistance in Maori psychiatric patients was associated with antipsychotic treatment and to investigate the mechanism of an association. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS Thirty adult Maori psychiatric patients receiving...

Non-Maori Pacific people constitute a significant and rapidly growing population in New Zealand. An accompanying change in lifestyle associated with changing socio-economic environments results in a change in disease patterns including cancer. The paucity of reliable data on cancer necessitates our effort to contribute to the control of cancer by reviewing the available information. Our study i...

The role of major gene and multifactorial inheritance in the aetiology of club foot in the New Zealand Polynesian population was studied using 287 New Zealand Maori and Pacific club foot families. The club foot family data were analysed by complex segregation analysis under the mixed model using the computer program POINTER. This analysis shows that the best genetic model for club foot in this ...

This article introduces the SoDIS process to identify ethical and social risks from software development in the context of designing software for the New Zealand Maori culture. In reviewing the SoDIS analysis for this project, the tensions between two cultures are explored with emphasis on the (in)compatibility between a Maori worldview and the values embedded in the SoDIS process. The article ...

A recent survey revealed 237 cases of multiple sclerosis in Wellington, New Zealand, giving an overall prevalence of 69 cases per 100,000. Two hundred and thirty-five were European with one Asian and only one Maori, confirming the rarity of the disease in Maoris. HLA A3, B7 and DR2 antigens were more frequent in multiple sclerosis patients compared with European controls. The same antigens were...

We explored the contribution of stage at diagnosis to ethnic disparities in cancer survival in New Zealand. We linked 115811 adult patients with invasive cancer registered on the cancer registry (1994 to 2002) to mortality data. Age-standardized, 5-year relative survival rates were lowest for Maori, intermediate for Pacific people (otherwise known as Pacific Islanders), and highest for non-Maor...