Māori and Pasifika less likely to get funded weight-loss surgery, despite higher obesity

Embargoed until: Publicly released: 2021-04-12 15:15

New Zealand

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Māori and Pacific people may be less likely than NZ Europeans to receive publicly-funded bariatric surgery for obesity, yet the prevalence is higher in these two population groups, reveals a long-term study of more than 300,000 New Zealand adults. The likelihood of getting this surgery was also lower for people living rurally or with socioeconomic deprivation. The authors say these results, consistent with other studies, support the need for interventions to increase equity in how surgery is provided.

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conference: Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases

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Organisation/s: University of Auckland, Northland District Health Board, Waitemata District Health Board

Funder: This study was conducted as part of Author 1’s portfolio for her Master of Public Health degree, the completion of which was funded by her employer, Northland District Health Board. Author 2 reports grants from the Heart Foundation of New Zealand and the Health 305 Research Council of New Zealand during the conduct of the study. Author 6 report grants from Heart Foundation of New Zealand during the conduct of the study. Authors 3, 4, and 5 report no conflict of interest.

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