Heart disease and diabetes risk factors in Pacific Islands communities and associations with measures of body fat.

Aims: To describe the prevalence of obesity and other coronary heart disease and Type 2 diabetes risk factors by age and ethnic group in Pacific Island communities and to determine the associations between these risk factors and body mass index.

Methods: Cross-sectional data from commuity-based intervention projects were combined to provide anthropometric, blood sample and blood pressure data on 1,175 Pacific Islands people (467 men, 708 women) aged 20 years and over from church communities in South, Central and West Auckland. Self-reported data on diabetes status and leisure-time physical activity were also collected.

The personal costs of diabetes: a significant barrier to care in South Auckland.

Aim: To estimate the out-of-pocket expenses associated with diabetes care and their impact on self-care activities in inner urban South Auckland.

Methods: Follow-up, cross-sectional household survey among 1629 residents with known diabetes. A brief questionnaire was completed during either two consecutive mail surveys or a subsequent household visit to diabetic patients identified in a previous household survey.

Community networking as a means for identifying people with diabetes in a rural, predominantly bicultural community in New Zealand.

Aims: To assess the use of community networking to estimate the prevalence of diabetes in a predominantly New Zealand Maori and European community.

Methods: A cross-sectional survey of people with known diabetes identified either through general practice or community networks (others with diabetes, public notices or public meetings) was undertaken. Ascertainment was compared using capture-recapture methods for two independent samples.

Prevalence of known diabetes in different ethnic groups in inner urban South Auckland.

Aim: To describe the prevalence of known diabetes in different ethnic groups in inner urban South Auckland.

Method: Cross-sectional household survey of 27,419 residences in the multi-ethnic community of inner urban South Auckland 1992-1995.

Results: Responses from 91.

Personal barriers to diabetes care: lessons from a multi-ethnic community in New Zealand.

The aim of this study was to identify and quantify barriers to diabetes care perceived by diabetic subjects from a multiethnic, urban community (mainly New Zealand Europeans, Maori, and Pacific Islanders). A qualitative survey including 57 diabetic subjects and health care providers from a diverse range of backgrounds was followed by a cross-sectional household survey. Barriers to care were quantified among 1862 (2.