Table 1 Māori and non-Māori costs in the last year of life

Māori (n, SD)

non-Māori (n, SD)

16,211 (213, 17,075)

17,351 (241, 20,520)

Gender

Male

16,475 (106, 14,928)

20,320 (126, 23,417) ^a

Female

15,948 (107, 19,032)

14,098 (115, 16,271) ^a

DHB

BoP

16,457 (158, 17,933)

17,938 (210, 21,040)

Lakes

15,503 (55, 14,452)

13,373 (31, 16,298)

Region

Rural

15,705 (67, 14,688)

17,021 (150, 18,655)

Urban

16,263 (47, 15,523)

18,891 (24, 23,534)

NZDep group

1

12,451 (33, 13,030)

19,494 (61, 19,624)

2

18,327 (54, 20,305)

18,696 (95, 24,243)

3

16,288 (126, 16,447)

14,310 (85, 15,985)

Living arrangement

Alone

13,128 (53, 14,276)

14,731 (81, 15,905) ^a

With spouse only

19,040 (21, 13,633)

21,743 (65, 22,296) ^a

Other

17,918 (48, 15,968)

14,452 (30, 19,578) ^a

Health conditions

Asthma

17,259 (86, 18,343)

15,409 (79, 20,223)

No asthma

15,501 (127, 16,196)

18,298 (162, 20,659)

Cancer

13,504 (46, 14,525)

20,305 (121, 21,763) ^a

No cancer

16,956 (167, 17,679)

14,372 (120, 18,809) ^a

Cerebrovascular accident (stroke)

18,306 (61, 22,100)

17,556 (81, 20,719)

No CVA

15,370 (152, 14,587)

17,247 (160, 20,483)

Congestive heart failure

20,564 (84, 18,835) ^a

19,263 (72, 20,277)

No CHF

13,376 (129, 15,241) ^a

16,536 (169, 20,628)

Diabetes

19,844 (75, 20,242) ^a

19,764 (50, 24,170)

No diabetes

14,236 (138, 14,788) ^a

16,719 (191, 19,475)

Māori (n, SD)

non-Māori (n, SD)

15,592 (213, 15,961)

15,372 (241, 18,774)

Gender

Male

16,373 (106, 14,957)

17,081 (126, 20,933)

Female

14,817 (107, 16,932)

13,500 (115, 15,962)

DHB

BoP

15,622 (158, 16,497)

15,940 (210, 19,468)

Lakes

15,503 (55, 14,452)

11,525 (31, 12,716)

Region

Urban

15,632 (67, 14,681)

15,416 (150, 16,541)

Rural

16,211 (47, 15,567)

18,849 (24, 23,511)

NZDep group

1

12,277 (33, 13,047)

19,260 (61, 19,576)

2

16,086 (54, 16,454)

15,220 (95, 21,091)

3

16,248 (126, 16,440)

12,752 (85, 14,750)

Living arrangement

Alone

13,036 (53, 14,249)

14,287 (81, 15,625) ^a

With spouse only

19,040 (21, 13,633)

19,777 (65, 20,352) ^a

Other

17,867 (48, 16,014)

11,850 (30, 15,046) ^a

Health conditions

Asthma

16,266 (86, 17,319)

14,606 (79, 20,112)

No asthma

15,135 (127, 15,026)

15,746 (162, 18,139)

Cancer

13,437 (46, 14,571)

17,624 (121, 19,589) ^a

No cancer

16,185 (167, 16,314)

13,102 (120, 17,706) ^a

CVA

16,410 (61, 19,038)

14,748 (81, 18,051)

No CVA

15,263 (152, 14,604)

15,688 (160, 19,177)

CHF

20,008 (84, 17,405) ^a

17,592 (72, 19,124)

No CHF

12,716 (129, 14,296) ^a

14,426 (169, 18,599)

Diabetes

18,268 (75, 17,691)

19,322 (50, 24,112)

No diabetes

14,137 (138, 14,802)

14,338 (191, 17,031)