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Analysis focused on the associations between loneliness and both ethnic groups and living arrangements.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>There were 71 859 eligible participants, with average age 82.7 years, comprising M\u0101ori (5%), Pasifika (3%), Asian (2%) and European\/Other (89%) ethnic identification. Most stated that they were not lonely (79%), but those living alone were more likely to be lonely (29%) than those living with others (14%) (<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic> &lt; 0.05). 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