High cholesterol by region,
persons aged 16 to 24 years, NSW, 1997-2005
persons aged 16 to 24 years, NSW, 1997-2005
| Sex | Year | Urban % (95% CI) | Rural % (95% CI) | NSW % (95% CI) |
| Males | 1997 | 6.5 (2.2-10.8) | 1.6 (0.0-4.8) | 5.5 (2.0-8.9) |
| 1998 | 5.0 (0.0-9.9) | 11.5 (1.9-21.1) | 6.1 (1.7-10.6) | |
| 2002 | 2.8 (0.0-8.3) | 0.0 (0.0-0.0) | 2.4 (0.0-7.0) | |
| 2005 | 5.7 (0.1-11.2) | 1.7 (0.0-4.5) | 4.8 (0.4-9.2) | |
| Females | 1997 | 8.8 (3.7-13.8) | 1.7 (0.0-3.4) | 7.4 (3.3-11.4) |
| 1998 | 8.0 (2.9-13.1) | 4.1 (0.0-9.0) | 7.2 (3.0-11.3) | |
| 2002 | 1.7 (0.0-4.4) | 12.6 (0.0-28.1) | 3.6 (0.0-7.2) | |
| 2005 | 6.6 (0.6-12.7) | 3.4 (0.0-8.0) | 5.9 (1.1-10.7) | |
| Persons | 1997 | 7.6 (4.3-10.9) | 1.6 (0.0-3.5) | 6.4 (3.8-9.1) |
| 1998 | 6.4 (2.8-9.9) | 7.7 (2.3-13.1) | 6.6 (3.6-9.7) | |
| 2002 | 2.3 (0.0-5.3) | 6.7 (0.0-15.5) | 3.0 (0.1-5.9) | |
| 2005 | 6.2 (2.0-10.3) | 2.5 (0.0-5.2) | 5.4 (2.1-8.6) |
| Note: | Estimates are based on the following numbers of respondents for NSW: 1997 ( 423), 1998 ( 396), 2002 ( 230), 2005 ( 310). The indicator includes those who have ever been told by a doctor or hospital they have high cholesterol. The question used to define the indicator was: Have you ever been told by a doctor or hospital you have high cholesterol? |
| 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 |