Abdominal aortic aneurysms in the New Zealand Maori population

British Journal of Surgery

Volumn 90, Issue 11, 2003, Pages 1361-1366

  Rossaak, J I ^a   Sporle, A ^b   Birks, C L ^a   Van Rij, A M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL AORTA ANEURYSM; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ANEURYSM RUPTURE; ANEURYSM SURGERY; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA BASE; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MORTALITY; NEW ZEALAND; ONSET AGE; PHENOTYPE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STANDARDIZATION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AORTIC ANEURYSM, ABDOMINAL; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW ZEALAND; OCEANIC ANCESTRY GROUP; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0242469083     PISSN: 00071323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bjs.4300     Document Type: Article

References (32)

1. Johnson G Jr, Avery A, McDougal EG, Burnham SJ, Keagy BA. Aneurysms of the abdominal aorta. Incidence in blacks and whites in North Carolina. Arch Surg 1985; 120: 1138-1140.
2. Wilmink AB, Quick CR. Epidemiology and potential for prevention of abdominal aortic aneurysm. Br J Surg 1998; 85: 155-162.
3. Statistics New Zealand. New Zealand Now. Maori. Statistics New Zealand: Wellington, 1998.
4. Irwin G. The Prehistoric Exploration and Colonisation of the Pacific. Cambridge University Press: Cambridge, 1994.
5. Gibbons A. Genes point to a new identity for Pacific pioneers. Science 1994; 263: 32-33.
6. Wang YQ, Ye JR, Chen FZ, Fu WG, Yao XL, Feng YX. Surgical treatment of atherosclerotic infrarenal abdominal aortic aneurysms. A review of 30 years' experience. Chin Med J 1993; 106: 68-72.
7. Lam AK, Chan AC. Aortic aneurysm at autopsy: a five year survey in Hong Kong. Am J Cardiovasc Pathol 1992; 4: 31-40.
8. Bengtsson H, Bergqvist D, Sternby NH. Increasing prevalence of abdominal aortic aneurysms. A necropsy study. Eur J Surg 1992; 158: 19-23.
9. Spark JI, Baker JL, Vowden P, Wilkinson D. Epidemiology of abdominal aortic aneurysms in the Asian community. Br J Surg 2001; 88: 382-384.
10. Pomare E, Keefe-Ormsby V, Ornsby C, Pearce N, Reid P, Robson B et al. Hauora: Maori standards of health - a study of the years 1970-1991. In Te Ropu Rangahau Hauora a Eru Pomare; 1995. Wellington School of Medicine: Huia, 1995.
11. Segi M. Cancer Mortality for Selected Sites in 24 Countries (1950-1951). Department of Public Health, Tohoku University School of Medicine: Sendai, 1960.
12. Cook L. 1996 Census of Population and Dwellings, an Introduction to the Census. http://www.stats.govt.nz [1997].
13. Statistics New Zealand. Maori: 1996 Census of Population and Dwellings. Statistics New Zealand: Wellington, 1997.
14. Te Ropu Rangahau Hauora A Eru Pomare. Counting for nothing: understanding the issues in monitoring disparities in health. Social Policy Journal of New Zealand 2000; 14: 1-16.
15. Statistics New Zealand. Measuring Maori Ethnicity in the New Zealand Census. Statistics New Zealand: Wellington, 1999.
16. Lang K. Measuring Ethnicity in the New Zealand Population Census. Statistics New Zealand: Wellington, 2002.
17. Lederle FA, Johnson GR, Wilson SE, Chute EP, Littooy FN, Bandyk D et al. Prevalence and associations of abdominal aortic aneurysm detected through screening. Aneurysm Detection and Management (ADAM) Veterans Affairs Cooperative Study Group. Ann Intern Med 1997; 126: 441-449.
18. Samy AK, Whyte B, MacBain G. Abdominal aortic aneurysm in Scotland. Br J Surg 1994; 81: 1104-1106.
19. Lilienfeld DE, Gunderson PD, Sprafka JM, Vargas C. Epidemiology of aortic aneurysms: I. Mortality trends in the United States, 1951 to 1981. Arteriosclerosis 1987; 7: 637-643.
20. Hu YH, Shimizu H, Kawakami N, Takatsuka N, Ido M, Hirose H. Increasing trends in mortality rate of aortic aneurysms in Japan, 1955-90. Tohoku J Exp Med 1993; 171: 221-228.
21. Ministry of Health. Our Health, Our Future. The Health of New Zealanders 1999. Ministry of Health: Wellington, 1999.
22. Scott KM, Sarfati D, Tobias MI, Haslett SJ. A challenge to the cross-cultural validity of the SF-36 health survey: factor structure in Maori, Pacific and New Zealand European ethnic groups. Soc Sci Med 2000; 51: 1655-1664.
23. Wilmink TB, Quick CR, Hubbard CS, Day NE. The influence of screening on the incidence of ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysms. J Vasc Surg 1999; 30: 203-208.
24. Franks PJ, Edwards RJ, Greenhalgh RM, Powell JT. Risk factors for abdominal aortic aneurysms in smokers. Eur J Vasc Endovasc Surg 1996; 11: 487-492.
25. Norrgard O, Angquist KA, Johnson O. Familial aortic aneurysms: serum concentrations of triglyceride, cholesterol, HDL-cholesterol and (VLDL + LDL)-cholesterol. Br J Surg 1985; 72: 113-116.
26. Simoni G, Gianotti A, Ardia A, Baiardi A, Galleano R, Civalleri D. Screening study of abdominal aortic aneurysm in a general population: lipid parameters. Cardiovasc Surg 1996; 4: 445-448.
27. Wilmink TB, Quick CR, Day NE. The association between cigarette smoking and abdominal aortic aneurysms. J Vasc Surg 1999; 30: 1099-1105.
28. Sarfati D, Scott K, Haslett S, Johnston G, Hodges I (eds). Taking the Pulse, The 1996/97 New Zealand Health Survey (2nd edn). Ministry of Health: Wellington, 1999.
29. Blanchard JF, Armenian HK, Friesen PP. Risk factors for abdominal aortic aneurysm: results of a case-control study. Am J Epidemiol 2000; 151: 575-583.
30. Reed D, Reed C, Stemmermann G, Hayashi T. Are aortic aneurysms caused by atherosclerosis? Circulation 1992; 85: 205-211.
31. Scott RA, Wilson NM, Ashton HA, Kay DN. Influence of screening on the incidence of ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm: 5-year results of a randomized controlled study. Br J Surg 1995; 82: 1066-1070.
32. Takei H, Ishikawa S, Otaki A, Sakata K, Aizaki M, Sato Y et al. Screening for abdominal aortic aneurysm and occlusive peripheral vascular disease in Japanese residents. Surg Today 1995; 25: 608-611.