High cholesterol 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 | 30.2 (21.2-39.1) | 25.5 (18.0-33.1) | 29.6 (21.4-37.7) | 22.7 (17.3-28.0) | 32.3 (23.5-41.2) | 27.8 (24.3-31.3) |
| 1998 | 34.6 (24.4-44.9) | 29.2 (20.3-38.0) | 16.5 (11.3-21.7) | 25.3 (19.5-31.0) | 35.2 (26.8-43.7) | 27.3 (23.7-30.8) | |
| 2002 | 35.0 (24.6-45.4) | 36.3 (26.7-46.0) | 36.3 (28.1-44.5) | 26.4 (20.7-32.0) | 28.5 (21.5-35.5) | 31.6 (28.1-35.1) | |
| 2005 | 30.5 (23.6-37.4) | 35.0 (27.6-42.4) | 30.7 (24.5-36.9) | 37.4 (30.8-44.0) | 35.3 (27.1-43.6) | 33.6 (30.5-36.7) | |
| Females | 1997 | 35.0 (27.0-42.9) | 34.4 (27.4-41.4) | 34.9 (28.5-41.3) | 33.2 (28.1-38.3) | 36.8 (29.6-44.0) | 34.9 (31.9-37.9) |
| 1998 | 34.1 (27.0-41.2) | 32.1 (25.5-38.7) | 35.0 (28.9-41.2) | 33.6 (28.0-39.1) | 34.1 (27.2-40.9) | 33.1 (30.3-36.0) | |
| 2002 | 34.0 (24.2-43.7) | 39.4 (31.4-47.5) | 37.0 (30.4-43.6) | 41.7 (36.1-47.2) | 42.9 (37.4-48.5) | 39.7 (36.7-42.7) | |
| 2005 | 41.4 (34.6-48.2) | 42.6 (36.3-48.8) | 41.5 (35.8-47.3) | 35.9 (30.8-41.1) | 38.4 (32.0-44.8) | 39.8 (37.1-42.5) | |
| Persons | 1997 | 32.9 (27.0-38.9) | 30.4 (25.2-35.5) | 32.6 (27.6-37.7) | 28.2 (24.4-32.0) | 34.8 (29.2-40.3) | 31.7 (29.4-34.0) |
| 1998 | 34.3 (28.4-40.3) | 30.7 (25.3-36.1) | 26.5 (22.2-30.7) | 29.6 (25.6-33.7) | 34.6 (29.2-40.0) | 30.5 (28.2-32.7) | |
| 2002 | 34.5 (27.4-41.6) | 37.9 (31.7-44.2) | 36.7 (31.5-41.8) | 34.4 (30.4-38.5) | 36.3 (31.9-40.7) | 35.9 (33.6-38.2) | |
| 2005 | 36.0 (31.1-40.9) | 39.0 (34.2-43.9) | 36.5 (32.3-40.8) | 36.6 (32.5-40.6) | 37.1 (32.0-42.2) | 37.0 (34.9-39.0) |
| Note: | Estimates are based on the following numbers of respondents for NSW: 1997 (2,687), 1998 (2,817), 2002 (2,970), 2005 (3,083). 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 July 2008 |