Cholesterol measured in last 2 years by socioeconomic disadvantage,
persons aged 65 years and over, NSW, 1997-2005
persons aged 65 years and over, 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 | 80.3 (72.3-88.3) | 68.6 (61.4-75.9) | 76.3 (70.4-82.1) | 67.0 (61.0-73.0) | 71.9 (65.3-78.5) | 72.5 (69.5-75.6) |
| 1998 | 80.8 (73.9-87.6) | 83.3 (77.8-88.7) | 74.3 (67.5-81.0) | 75.6 (70.4-80.8) | 73.7 (66.8-80.6) | 77.5 (74.8-80.2) | |
| 2002 | 87.9 (81.4-94.3) | 82.3 (73.7-91.0) | 88.6 (84.6-92.6) | 85.2 (81.3-89.1) | 84.6 (79.0-90.2) | 85.6 (83.0-88.1) | |
| 2005 | 93.1 (89.4-96.7) | 86.5 (81.4-91.7) | 83.3 (78.3-88.3) | 86.3 (82.0-90.6) | 85.7 (80.1-91.2) | 87.2 (85.1-89.3) | |
| Females | 1997 | 66.1 (58.7-73.5) | 68.6 (62.0-75.2) | 71.2 (65.9-76.4) | 62.6 (57.8-67.4) | 73.5 (67.8-79.2) | 68.1 (65.4-70.8) |
| 1998 | 73.5 (67.2-79.8) | 68.3 (62.3-74.4) | 69.3 (63.6-75.0) | 68.1 (63.2-72.9) | 69.8 (63.8-75.8) | 69.7 (67.1-72.2) | |
| 2002 | 81.6 (73.4-89.7) | 79.2 (72.7-85.7) | 77.9 (72.7-83.0) | 78.5 (74.5-82.5) | 80.4 (76.2-84.5) | 79.4 (77.0-81.7) | |
| 2005 | 81.1 (74.9-87.2) | 86.9 (82.8-91.1) | 83.3 (78.9-87.7) | 88.6 (85.5-91.8) | 87.5 (83.1-92.0) | 85.6 (83.6-87.6) | |
| Persons | 1997 | 71.7 (66.2-77.3) | 68.6 (63.7-73.5) | 73.3 (69.4-77.3) | 64.6 (60.8-68.4) | 72.8 (68.5-77.1) | 70.0 (68.0-72.1) |
| 1998 | 76.4 (71.7-81.1) | 75.1 (70.8-79.4) | 71.6 (67.2-76.0) | 71.6 (68.0-75.1) | 71.6 (67.0-76.1) | 73.1 (71.2-75.0) | |
| 2002 | 84.5 (79.2-89.8) | 80.7 (75.4-86.0) | 82.7 (79.3-86.2) | 81.6 (78.8-84.4) | 82.2 (78.8-85.6) | 82.2 (80.5-84.0) | |
| 2005 | 86.8 (83.1-90.6) | 86.7 (83.5-90.0) | 83.3 (80.0-86.6) | 87.6 (85.0-90.2) | 86.7 (83.2-90.2) | 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. |
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| Produced by: | Centre for Epidemiology and Research, Population Health Division, NSW Department of Health. |
| Last updated on: | 1 July 2008 |