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[BDSP. Notice produite par INIST-CNRS 8rR0x7ln. Diffusion soumise à autorisation]. Background Ethnic variation in abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) incidence, survival and mortality is not well documented and yet has important equity implications for screening programmes. This study quantifies ethnic differences in hospital incidence, mortality and survival from AAA among Maori, Pacific, Asian and European/other ethnicities in New Zealand (NZ). Methods Retrospective analysis of linked NZ hospital and death register records identified all patients admitted to a public hospital with a diagnosis of AAA and deaths from AAA from 1996 to 2007. Patients were grouped by ethnicity as Asian, Maori, Pacific or European/other. Results Compared with the European/other group, Maori were 8.3 years younger at first admission, had higher mortality rates (RR=1.30,95% CI 1.06 to 1.60 for men ; RR=2.66, CI 2.13 to 3.31 for women), lower 1-year cumulative relative survival (60% vs 73% for men and 56% vs 67% for women ; p
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