Table 1

Demographics of 1995–98 cohort

GastricColonic
Maori (n=21)Non-Maori (n=26)Maori (n=13)Non-Maori (n=154)
No of males1018667
Mean (SD) age61 (13.2)70 (13.4)62 (9.4)68 (9.8)
No of females118787
Mean (SD) age52 (19.3)77 (5.0)56 (12.0)73 (10.1)
M:F ratio1 : 1.11 : 0.81 : 1.21 : 1.3