The Impact of Transport on Population Health and Health Equity for Māori in Aotearoa New Zealand: A Prospective Burden of Disease Study
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Methods
2.1. Scenario Details
2.2. Health Impact Modelling
3. Results
4. Discussion
4.1. Summary of Findings
4.2. Transport’s Role in Health Inequity
4.3. Transport as a Determinant of Health
4.4. Strengths and Limitations
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Model Input | Ethnicity Specific | Source |
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Population estimates by age, sex and ethnicity | Yes | Statistics NZ 2011 Estimated population count. Values used published in Burden of Disease Epidemiology Equity and Cost-Effectiveness Programme [34] |
Physical activity (MVPA-METmins/week) | Yes | Distribution calculated from NZ Health Survey 2011/12 using MET values from Ainsworth, et al. [35]. Values used published in Mizdrak, Blakely, Cleghorn and Cobiac [31] |
Air pollution | No | Brauer, et al. [36]. Values used published in Mizdrak, Blakely, Cleghorn and Cobiac [31] |
Injury incidence and mortality | Yes | Derived from Global Burden of Disease Study [37], Ministry of Health [38], and Ministry of Health National Collections. Values used published in Mizdrak, Blakely, Cleghorn and Cobiac [31] |
Disease incidence, prevalence and mortality | Yes | Ministry of Health [38], Ministry of Health National Collections. Values used published in Burden of Disease Epidemiology Equity and Cost-Effectiveness Programme [34] |
All-cause mortality rates | Yes | Statistics NZ period Life Table 2010, Table 2011 and Table 2012. Values used published in Burden of Disease Epidemiology Equity and Cost-Effectiveness Programme [34] |
Morbidity rates | Yes | Global Burden of Disease Study [37], Ministry of Health [38]. Values used published in Burden of Disease Epidemiology Equity and Cost-Effectiveness Programme [34] |
Health system costs | No | Analysis of Ministry of Health National Collections. Values used published in Mizdrak, Blakely, Cleghorn and Cobiac [31] |
Overall Burden (95% Uncertainty Interval) | Physical Activity Only (95% Uncertainty Interval) | Air Pollution Only (95% Uncertainty Interval) | Road Injury Only (95% Uncertainty Interval) | ||
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HALYs (thousands) | All | 1280 (1110 to 1500) | 702 (583 to 846) | 106 (67.5 to 155) | 472 (386 to 562) |
Māori females | 128 (109 to 149) | 80.6 (65.3 to 96.4) | 12.4 (8 to 19.1) | 34.7 (28.4 to 41.3) | |
Non-Māori females | 412 (343 to 493) | 295 (236 to 361) | 37.1 (23.2 to 54.2) | 79.7 (60.4 to 98.6) | |
Māori males | 179 (157 to 206) | 62.7 (51.4 to 75.5) | 11.1 (7.2 to 17) | 105 (88.5 to 122) | |
Non-Māori males | 563 (483 to 662) | 264 (212 to 327) | 45.2 (28 to 65.7) | 253 (205 to 301) | |
Health system costs (NZD2011 billions) | Total | −7.72 (−10.17 to −5.56) | −8.2 (−10.36 to −6.45) | −0.7 (−1.13 to −0.36) | 1.2 (0.17 to 2.31) |
Total (95% Uncertainty Interval) | Physical Activity Only (95% Uncertainty Interval) | Air Pollution Only (95% Uncertainty Interval) | Road Injury Only (95% Uncertainty Interval) | |||||
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Raw | Age-Standardised | Raw | Age-Standardised | Raw | Age-Standardised | Raw | Age-Standardised | |
All (HALY/person) | 0.29 (0.25 to 0.34) | 0.39 (0.34 to 0.45) | 0.16 (0.13 to 0.19) | 0.19 (0.16 to 0.23) | 0.02 (0.02 to 0.03) | 0.03 (0.02 to 0.04) | 0.11 (0.09 to 0.13) | 0.16 (0.14 to 0.19) |
All ratio (Māori: non-Māori) | 1.74 (1.65 to 1.85) | 1.45 (1.38 to 1.52) | 1.42 (1.35 to 1.48) | 1.25 (1.19 to 1.30) | 1.58 (1.28 to 1.67) | 1.33 (1.07 to 1.40) | 2.32 (2.1 to 2.64) | 1.75 (1.59 to 1.95) |
Māori females (HALY/person) | 0.37 (0.32 to 0.43) | 0.37 (0.32 to 0.43) | 0.24 (0.19 to 0.28) | 0.24 (0.19 to 0.28) | 0.04 (0.02 to 0.05) | 0.04 (0.02 to 0.05) | 0.10 (0.08 to 0.12) | 0.10 (0.08 to 0.12) |
Non-Māori females (HALY/person) | 0.22 (0.18 to 0.26) | 0.26 (0.21 to 0.30) | 0.16 (0.12 to 0.19) | 0.18 (0.14 to 0.22) | 0.02 (0.01 to 0.03) | 0.02 (0.01 to 0.03) | 0.04 (0.03 to 0.05) | 0.05 (0.04 to 0.07) |
Female ratio (Māori: non-Māori) | 1.72 (1.64 to 1.81) | 1.46 (1.40 to 1.53) | 1.51 (1.44 to 1.58) | 1.33 (1.27 to 1.38) | 1.85 (1.50 to 1.98) | 1.55 (1.25 to 1.66) | 2.41 (2.15 to 2.81) | 1.87 (1.68 to 2.14) |
Māori males (HALY/person) | 0.54 (0.47 to 0.62) | 0.54 (0.47 to 0.62) | 0.19 (0.16 to 0.23) | 0.19 (0.16 to 0.23) | 0.03 (0.02 to 0.05) | 0.03 (0.02 to 0.05) | 0.32 (0.27 to 0.37) | 0.32 (0.27 to 0.37) |
Non-Māori males (HALY/person) | 0.31 (0.26 to 0.36) | 0.38 (0.33 to 0.44) | 0.14 (0.12 to 0.18) | 0.16 (0.13 to 0.20) | 0.02 (0.02 to 0.04) | 0.03 (0.02 to 0.04) | 0.14 (0.11 to 0.16) | 0.19 (0.15 to 0.22) |
Male ratio (Māori: non-Māori) | 1.76 (1.66 to 1.89) | 1.43 (1.36 to 1.52) | 1.32 (1.24 to 1.39) | 1.16 (1.10 to 1.22) | 1.36 (1.09 to 1.42) | 1.15 (0.92 to 1.20) | 2.29 (2.08 to 2.59) | 1.71 (1.57 to 1.90) |
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Randal, E.; Shaw, C.; McLeod, M.; Keall, M.; Woodward, A.; Mizdrak, A. The Impact of Transport on Population Health and Health Equity for Māori in Aotearoa New Zealand: A Prospective Burden of Disease Study. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2022, 19, 2032. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19042032
Randal E, Shaw C, McLeod M, Keall M, Woodward A, Mizdrak A. The Impact of Transport on Population Health and Health Equity for Māori in Aotearoa New Zealand: A Prospective Burden of Disease Study. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2022; 19(4):2032. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19042032
Chicago/Turabian StyleRandal, Edward, Caroline Shaw, Melissa McLeod, Michael Keall, Alistair Woodward, and Anja Mizdrak. 2022. "The Impact of Transport on Population Health and Health Equity for Māori in Aotearoa New Zealand: A Prospective Burden of Disease Study" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 19, no. 4: 2032. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19042032
APA StyleRandal, E., Shaw, C., McLeod, M., Keall, M., Woodward, A., & Mizdrak, A. (2022). The Impact of Transport on Population Health and Health Equity for Māori in Aotearoa New Zealand: A Prospective Burden of Disease Study. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19(4), 2032. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19042032