Cholesterol measured in last 2 years by region,
persons aged 65 years and over, NSW, 1997-2005
persons aged 65 years and over, NSW, 1997-2005
| Sex | Year | Urban % (95% CI) | Rural % (95% CI) | NSW % (95% CI) |
| Males | 1997 | 76.9 (72.9-81.0) | 64.9 (60.7-69.0) | 72.5 (69.5-75.6) |
| 1998 | 81.5 (77.9-85.0) | 70.6 (66.4-74.8) | 77.5 (74.8-80.2) | |
| 2002 | 86.0 (82.4-89.6) | 84.9 (81.7-88.0) | 85.6 (83.0-88.1) | |
| 2005 | 88.4 (85.6-91.3) | 85.1 (82.3-88.0) | 87.2 (85.1-89.3) | |
| Females | 1997 | 71.9 (68.3-75.5) | 60.9 (57.0-64.8) | 68.1 (65.4-70.8) |
| 1998 | 73.2 (69.8-76.6) | 62.9 (59.3-66.5) | 69.7 (67.1-72.2) | |
| 2002 | 82.3 (79.3-85.4) | 74.1 (70.7-77.5) | 79.4 (77.0-81.7) | |
| 2005 | 85.4 (82.6-88.3) | 85.9 (83.6-88.2) | 85.6 (83.6-87.6) | |
| Persons | 1997 | 74.1 (71.4-76.7) | 62.7 (59.8-65.6) | 70.0 (68.0-72.1) |
| 1998 | 76.8 (74.3-79.3) | 66.4 (63.7-69.2) | 73.1 (71.2-75.0) | |
| 2002 | 84.0 (81.7-86.3) | 79.1 (76.8-81.5) | 82.2 (80.5-84.0) | |
| 2005 | 86.8 (84.8-88.9) | 85.5 (83.7-87.4) | 86.3 (84.9-87.8) |
| Note: | Estimates are based on the following numbers of respondents for NSW: 1997 (3,196), 1998 (3,239), 2002 (3,246), 2005 (3,145). 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. |
| Print version: | Although this page can be printed directly from your web browser, a higher quality version is available as a PDF file that can be printed or viewed on screen. |
| Downloadable files: | The data contained in the table are available for download as a CSV file and the graph is available for download as a GIF file. |
| Produced by: | Centre for Epidemiology and Research, Population Health Division, NSW Department of Health. |
| Last updated on: | 1 July 2008 |