High cholesterol 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 | 1.2 (0.0-3.7) | 6.5 (0.0-15.6) | 0.5 (0.0-1.4) | 10.3 (0.0-24.1) | 12.7 (1.9-23.6) | 5.5 (2.0-8.9) |
| 1998 | 2.5 (0.0-6.6) | 12.7 (0.0-32.2) | 13.2 (0.0-29.2) | 1.3 (0.0-3.9) | 2.3 (0.0-5.4) | 6.1 (1.7-10.6) | |
| 2002 | 0.0 (0.0-0.0) | 0.0 (0.0-0.0) | 0.0 (0.0-0.0) | 0.0 (0.0-0.0) | 11.1 (0.0-31.2) | 2.4 (0.0-7.0) | |
| 2005 | 8.1 (0.0-19.1) | 1.2 (0.0-3.5) | 6.7 (0.0-16.4) | 0.0 (0.0-0.0) | 0.4 (0.0-1.1) | 4.8 (0.4-9.2) | |
| Females | 1997 | 3.7 (0.0-9.0) | 17.6 (1.2-34.0) | 3.7 (0.0-8.0) | 5.7 (0.0-12.5) | 7.5 (0.0-15.2) | 7.4 (3.3-11.4) |
| 1998 | 7.9 (0.0-18.5) | 7.5 (0.0-17.8) | 1.2 (0.0-3.5) | 8.9 (0.4-17.3) | 12.1 (1.0-23.2) | 7.2 (3.0-11.3) | |
| 2002 | 0.0 (0.0-0.0) | 0.0 (0.0-0.0) | 0.0 (0.0-0.0) | 12.3 (0.0-29.4) | 6.2 (0.0-14.5) | 3.6 (0.0-7.2) | |
| 2005 | 6.6 (0.0-14.2) | 2.0 (0.0-5.9) | 17.3 (0.0-40.0) | 0.0 (0.0-0.0) | 4.3 (0.0-9.2) | 5.9 (1.1-10.7) | |
| Persons | 1997 | 2.4 (0.0-5.1) | 11.5 (2.4-20.7) | 2.1 (0.0-4.3) | 7.3 (0.6-14.1) | 10.2 (3.5-16.9) | 6.4 (3.8-9.1) |
| 1998 | 5.2 (0.0-11.0) | 9.3 (0.0-18.8) | 7.5 (0.0-16.4) | 4.8 (0.6-9.0) | 5.9 (1.3-10.6) | 6.6 (3.6-9.7) | |
| 2002 | 0.0 (0.0-0.0) | 0.0 (0.0-0.0) | 0.0 (0.0-0.0) | 5.9 (0.0-14.4) | 8.3 (0.0-18.3) | 3.0 (0.1-5.9) | |
| 2005 | 7.3 (0.7-13.9) | 1.5 (0.0-3.7) | 12.5 (0.0-26.1) | 0.0 (0.0-0.0) | 2.4 (0.0-5.1) | 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 |