Cholesterol measured within last 2 years by socioeconomic disadvantage,
persons aged 16 to 24 years, NSW, 1997-2005
persons aged 16 to 24 years, NSW, 1997-2005
| Sex | Year | 1st Quintile % (95% CI) | 2nd Quintile % (95% CI) | 3rd Quintile % (95% CI) | 4th Quintile % (95% CI) | 5th Quintile % (95% CI) | NSW % (95% CI) |
| Males | 1997 | 25.7 (16.2-35.2) | 19.1 (11.8-26.4) | 19.7 (13.2-26.3) | 9.3 (4.4-14.1) | 14.1 (8.5-19.7) | 17.7 (14.6-20.9) |
| 1998 | 22.8 (14.2-31.4) | 8.0 (2.3-13.8) | 18.4 (11.0-25.8) | 16.6 (9.3-23.8) | 25.7 (17.3-34.1) | 19.0 (15.5-22.5) | |
| 2002 | 13.1 (2.5-23.7) | 19.2 (6.8-31.6) | 13.9 (3.4-24.3) | 13.7 (6.0-21.5) | 16.5 (7.9-25.2) | 15.1 (10.7-19.4) | |
| 2005 | 18.0 (7.3-28.6) | 29.9 (17.9-41.9) | 14.4 (5.3-23.4) | 14.5 (3.0-26.1) | 27.8 (14.3-41.2) | 22.0 (16.8-27.2) | |
| Females | 1997 | 20.9 (12.2-29.5) | 17.6 (10.4-24.8) | 21.8 (14.5-29.1) | 18.3 (10.2-26.5) | 20.1 (13.6-26.5) | 19.8 (16.4-23.1) |
| 1998 | 24.3 (14.7-33.9) | 13.6 (7.5-19.7) | 19.9 (12.3-27.5) | 17.6 (10.7-24.6) | 20.6 (12.9-28.2) | 19.0 (15.5-22.4) | |
| 2002 | 11.8 (0.9-22.8) | 20.1 (10.6-29.6) | 21.1 (12.9-29.3) | 10.8 (5.0-16.7) | 22.3 (13.7-31.0) | 17.6 (13.8-21.5) | |
| 2005 | 20.4 (10.3-30.5) | 19.0 (10.5-27.6) | 30.5 (16.6-44.4) | 14.9 (6.9-22.9) | 36.6 (23.7-49.6) | 24.0 (19.1-28.8) | |
| Persons | 1997 | 23.3 (16.8-29.7) | 18.4 (13.3-23.5) | 20.7 (15.9-25.6) | 13.8 (8.9-18.7) | 16.9 (12.7-21.2) | 18.7 (16.4-21.0) |
| 1998 | 23.6 (17.1-30.0) | 11.0 (6.8-15.2) | 19.1 (13.8-24.4) | 17.1 (12.1-22.1) | 23.3 (17.6-29.1) | 19.0 (16.5-21.4) | |
| 2002 | 12.5 (4.9-20.1) | 19.7 (12.1-27.3) | 17.4 (10.7-24.0) | 12.4 (7.4-17.3) | 19.5 (13.3-25.6) | 16.3 (13.4-19.2) | |
| 2005 | 19.2 (11.9-26.5) | 24.1 (16.8-31.5) | 22.4 (13.8-31.1) | 14.7 (7.8-21.7) | 32.4 (23.1-41.8) | 23.0 (19.5-26.6) |
| Note: | Estimates are based on the following numbers of respondents for NSW: 1997 (1,811), 1998 (1,640), 2002 (1,062), 2005 ( 812). The indicator includes those who had their cholesterol measured within the last 2 years. The question used to define the indicator was: When did you last have your cholesterol measured? |
| Source: | New South Wales Population Health Survey 2007 (HOIST). Centre for Epidemiology and Research, NSW Department of Health. |
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| Produced by: | Centre for Epidemiology and Research, Population Health Division, NSW Department of Health. |
| Last updated on: | 1 June 2008 |