Diabetes or high blood glucose by region,
persons aged 16 to 24 years, NSW, 1997-2007
persons aged 16 to 24 years, NSW, 1997-2007
| Sex | Year | Urban % (95% CI) | Rural % (95% CI) | NSW % (95% CI) |
| Males | 1997 | 1.6 (0.4-2.8) | 1.8 (0.2-3.4) | 1.7 (0.7-2.6) |
| 1998 | 1.8 (0.4-3.2) | 2.4 (0.3-4.5) | 2.0 (0.8-3.1) | |
| 2002 | 1.4 (0.0-3.2) | 2.7 (0.0-5.7) | 1.8 (0.3-3.4) | |
| 2003 | 0.3 (0.0-0.9) | 1.0 (0.2-1.9) | 0.5 (0.0-1.0) | |
| 2004 | 0.9 (0.0-2.0) | 1.3 (0.0-2.8) | 1.0 (0.1-1.9) | |
| 2005 | 1.0 (0.0-2.2) | 2.5 (0.0-5.1) | 1.4 (0.2-2.5) | |
| 2006 | 1.7 (0.0-3.9) | 0.6 (0.0-1.8) | 1.4 (0.0-3.1) | |
| 2007 | 3.1 (0.0-6.7) | 0.5 (0.0-1.6) | 2.3 (0.0-4.9) | |
| Females | 1997 | 1.2 (0.4-2.1) | 2.9 (1.0-4.7) | 1.7 (0.9-2.5) |
| 1998 | 2.5 (0.3-4.7) | 1.5 (0.3-2.7) | 2.2 (0.6-3.8) | |
| 2002 | 3.2 (0.7-5.7) | 2.3 (0.7-4.0) | 3.0 (1.1-4.8) | |
| 2003 | 0.5 (0.0-1.0) | 0.9 (0.0-1.9) | 0.6 (0.1-1.1) | |
| 2004 | 2.4 (0.3-4.4) | 1.2 (0.0-3.0) | 2.0 (0.5-3.6) | |
| 2005 | 4.3 (1.5-7.2) | 5.4 (2.1-8.6) | 4.6 (2.4-6.9) | |
| 2006 | 2.1 (0.0-4.4) | 0.6 (0.0-1.7) | 1.7 (0.0-3.4) | |
| 2007 | 2.1 (0.0-5.0) | 1.5 (0.0-3.9) | 2.0 (0.0-4.2) | |
| Persons | 1997 | 1.4 (0.7-2.2) | 2.3 (1.1-3.5) | 1.7 (1.1-2.3) |
| 1998 | 2.1 (0.8-3.4) | 2.0 (0.7-3.2) | 2.1 (1.1-3.1) | |
| 2002 | 2.3 (0.8-3.8) | 2.5 (0.8-4.3) | 2.4 (1.2-3.6) | |
| 2003 | 0.4 (0.0-0.8) | 1.1 (0.4-1.8) | 0.6 (0.2-0.9) | |
| 2004 | 1.6 (0.5-2.8) | 1.2 (0.1-2.4) | 1.5 (0.6-2.4) | |
| 2005 | 2.7 (1.1-4.2) | 4.0 (1.8-6.1) | 3.0 (1.7-4.3) | |
| 2006 | 1.9 (0.3-3.5) | 0.6 (0.0-1.4) | 1.5 (0.3-2.7) | |
| 2007 | 2.6 (0.3-4.8) | 1.0 (0.0-2.2) | 2.2 (0.5-3.8) |
| Note: | Estimates are based on the following numbers of respondents for NSW: 1997 (1,864), 1998 (1,738), 2002 (1,175), 2003 (1,248), 2004 ( 815), 2005 ( 934), 2006 ( 644), 2007 ( 565). The indicator includes those who either had diabetes or high blood glucose but did not have gestational diabetes. The questions used to define the indicator were: Have you ever been told by a doctor or hospital you have diabetes?, Have you ever been told by a doctor or hospital you have high blood glucose?, and, if female, Were you pregnant when you were first told you had diabetes or high blood glucose?, and Have you ever had diabetes or high blood glucose apart from when you were pregnant? |
| 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 |