Dietary intakes of European, Māori, Pacific and Asian adults living in Auckland: the Diabetes, Heart and Health Study.

Objective: To compare dietary intakes of European, Māori, Pacific, and Asian men and women living in Auckland.

Methods: Daily nutrient intakes were calculated from a self-administered food frequency questionnaire from participants in a cross-sectional health screening study carried out between 2002 and 2003. Participants were 4,007 Māori, Pacific, Asian and European people (1,915 men, 2,092 women) aged 35 to 74 years.

Comparison of different markers of socioeconomic status with cardiovascular disease and diabetes risk factors in the Diabetes, Heart and Health Survey.

Aim: To compare different markers of socioeconomic status (SES) with cardiovascular disease (CVD) and diabetes risk factors.

Methods: Data were from 4020 participants aged 35-74 years from the Diabetes, Heart and Health Survey that was carried out in 2002 and 2003. Measures of SES were the occupation-based NZ Socioeconomic Index (NZSEI), combined household income, education, and the area-based deprivation measure NZDep2001.