Age- and gender-adjusted comparison of Wisconsin native mortality with general Wisconsin population, for diabetes and diabetes-related causes of death--1986-1995.
To compare mortality for diabetes and diabetes-related causes in Native American (NA) with total mortality for Wisconsin population by age, and gender.


METHODS
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.


RESULTS
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.


CONCLUSIONS
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.
Tavris
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Department of Preventive Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee 53226, USA.
Malek
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Dellinger
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D017677:Age Distribution; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D044466:Asian People; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000208:ethnology / Q000209:etiology / Q000401:mortality; D002423:Cause of Death; D016009:Chi-Square Distribution; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000208:ethnology* / Q000401:mortality*; D003925:Diabetic Angiopathies / Q000208:ethnology* / Q000209:etiology / Q000401:mortality*; D003928:Diabetic Nephropathies / Q000208:ethnology* / Q000401:mortality*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D017678:Sex Distribution; D015996:Survival Rate; D014922:Wisconsin / Q000453:epidemiology