Table 2.
Māori and non-Māori participant characteristics by nutrition risk status
| High Nutrition Risk | Low Nutrition Risk | Total | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SCREEN II <49 | SCREEN II ≥49 | |||
| Māori participants | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | |
| Prevalence of nutrition risk | 126 (49%) | 129 (51%) | n 255 | |
| Gender Men | 42 (33) | 58 (45) | 100 (39) | 0.6 |
| Women | 84 (67) | 71 (55) | 155 (61) | |
| Marital status Married/Partnered | 28 (22) | 54 (42) | 82 (32) | 0.007 |
| Widowed | 91 (72) | 65 (51) | 156 (61) | |
| Divorced/Separated | 6 (5) | 6 (5) | 12 (5) | |
| Never married | 1 (1) | 3 (2) | 4 (2) | |
| Education Primary | 48 (39) | 25 (20) | 73 (29) | 0.005 |
| Secondary | 65 (52) | 76 (60) | 141 (56) | |
| Tertiary | 11 (9) | 26 (20) | 37 (15) | |
| Smoking Current | 13 (11) | 19 (15) | 32 (13) | 0.58 |
| Former | 52 (42) | 58 (53) | 110 (44) | |
| Never | 58 (47) | 52 (40) | 110 (44) | |
| Alcohol Never | 64 (52) | 56 (43) | 120 (47) | 0.238 |
| Occasional (monthly) | 41 (33) | 36 (28) | 77 (30) | |
| Less 2 times/week | 19 (15) | 37 (29) | 56 (22) | |
| SF-12 Physical Health Score | 41.1 (11.1) | 45.3 (10.9) | 43.4 (11.3) | 0.0034 |
| SF-12 Mental Health Score | 52.2 (10) | 54.7 (7) | 53.4 (8.7) | 0.0279 |
| GDS-15 Depression Score | 3.2 (2.5) | 2 (1.7) | 2.6 (2.2) | 0.0001 |
| Living situation alone | 66 (52%) | 40 (31%) | 106 (42%) | 0.0011 |
| with spouse only | 23 (18%) | 45 (35%) | 68 (27%) | |
| with others | 37 (29%) | 44 (34%) | 81 (32%) | |
| Difficulty getting to shops No | 99 (80%) | 113 (90%) | 212 (85%) | 0.0445 |
| Yes | 24 (20%) | 13 (10%) | 37 (15%) | |
| Pension only income No | 65 (52%) | 68 (54%) | 133 (53%) | 0.7548 |
| Yes | 60 (48%) | 58 (46%) | 118 (47%) | |
| Non-Māori participants | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | |
| Prevalence of nutrition risk | 153 (38%) | 247 (62%) | 400 | |
| Gender Men | 50 (33) | 138 (56) | 188 (47) | <0.001 |
| Women | 103 (67) | 109 (44) | 212 (53) | |
| Marital status Married/Partnered | 45 (30) | 131 (53) | 176 (44) | <0.001 |
| Widowed | 91 (60) | 96 (39) | 187 (47) | |
| Divorced/Separated | 12 (8) | 12 (5) | 24 (6) | |
| Never married | 4 (3) | 7 (3) | 11 (3) | |
| Education Primary | 25 (17) | 37 (15) | 62 (16) | 0.656 |
| Secondary | 86 (57) | 136 (56) | 222 (56) | |
| Tertiary | 39 (26) | 72 (29) | 111(28) | 0.198 |
| Smoking Current | 10 (7) | 9 (3) | 19 (5) | |
| Former | 60 (39) | 108 (44) | 168 (42) | |
| Never | 83 (54) | 130 (53) | 213 (53) | |
| Alcohol Never | 53 (35) | 52 (21) | 105 (26) | 0.025 |
| Occasional (monthly) | 41 (27) | 67 (27) | 108 (27) | |
| >2 times/week | 59 (39) | 128 (52) | 187 (47) | |
| SF-12 Physical Health Score | 37.7 (12.1) | 43.5 (11.5) | 41.3 (12) | <.0001 |
| SF-12 Mental Health Score | 54.3 (9.4) | 55.5 (7.6) | 55.1 (8.3) | 0.1717 |
| GDS-15 Depression Score | 2.9 (2.4) | 1.7 (1.5) | 2.2 (2) | <.0001 |
| Living situation alone | 94 (61%) | 99 (40%) | 193 (48%) | <.0001 |
| with spouse only | 35 (23%) | 119 (48%) | 154 (39%) | |
| with others | 24 (16%) | 29 (12%) | 53 (13%) | |
| Difficulty getting to shops No | 122 (83%) | 238 (97%) | 360 (92%) | <.0001 |
| Yes | 25 (17%) | 8 (3%) | 33 (8%) | |
| Pension only income No | 97 (63%) | 184 (75%) | 281 (70%) | 0.0158 |
| Yes | 56 (37%) | 62 (25%) | 118 (30%) |