PMID: 9540452Apr 16, 1998Paper

Age- and gender-adjusted comparison of Wisconsin native mortality with general Wisconsin population, for diabetes and diabetes-related causes of death--1986-1995

WMJ : Official Publication of the State Medical Society of Wisconsin
D R TavrisJ A Dellinger

Abstract

To compare mortality for diabetes and diabetes-related causes in Native American (NA) with total mortality for Wisconsin population by age, and gender. Adjusting for age and sex, standardized mortality ratios (SMRs) were calculated for Wisconsin Native Americans for 1986-1995, using the 1990 total Wisconsin population as a reference and death certificate data to count and categorize deaths. Statistically significant high NA SMRs were found for total deaths (SMR = 1.28, p < .005), diabetes (SMR = 2.87, p < .005), heart disease (SMR = 1.16, p < .005), and kidney disease (SMR = 2.72, p < .005). There was substantial concordance in SMRs between men and women. NA SMRs were above 1 for all five year age groups below 75. Comparisons are provided with national data. Mortality due to diabetes mellitus, heart disease and kidney disease are higher among Native Americans in Wisconsin for all age groups below 75 and in both genders.

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