Table 2 Descriptive statistics: demographic variables

Sex

 Male

56,557 (56.5%)

 Female

43,539 (43.5%)

AGE (at index date)

 Mean (SD)

61.82 (11.29)

  18–24

48

  25–34

691

  35–44

5690

  45–54

20,380

  55–64

32,885

  65–74

28,261

  75–84

10,379

  85+

1762

NZDEP

 1

21,167

 2

19,074

 3

17,141

 4

18,903

 5

23,811

Ethnicity

 European

56,641

 M\(\bar{a}\)ori

9977

 Pacific

14,878

 Chinese/other Asian

8971

 Indian

9629

DIED (%)

6634 (6.6%)