Table. Characteristics of 229 persons hospitalized with influenza A pandemic (H1N1) 2009 (case-patients), Wellington region, New Zealand, June–August 2009.

Ethnic group	No. case-patients	Age-adjusted hospitalization rate per 100,000	Median age, y	No. (%) case-patients with chronic lung condition	No. (%)case-patients with other medical condition
Pacific Islanders	64	180	15.5	18 (28)	36 (56)
Maori	70	128	23.5	29 (41)	29 (41)
Other*	95	25.6	29	45 (47)	44 (46)

*All other and unspecified ethnicities combined.