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Trends in health status
Trends in health status
| Persons aged 65 years and over | | Indicator | Year | Males | Females | Persons | | Excellent, very good, or good self-rated health status | 1997 | 69.2 (66.0-72.4) | 71.7 (69.1-74.3) | 70.6 (68.6-72.6) | | 1998 | 71.1 (68.0-74.2) | 67.9 (65.2-70.5) | 69.3 (67.3-71.3) | | 2002 | 72.4 (69.3-75.5) | 68.6 (65.8-71.4) | 70.3 (68.3-72.4) | | 2003 | 73.3 (70.1-76.5) | 71.7 (69.1-74.3) | 72.4 (70.4-74.4) | | 2004 | 73.7 (70.1-77.3) | 71.0 (67.9-74.0) | 72.2 (69.9-74.5) | | 2005 | 76.4 (73.7-79.2) | 69.9 (67.4-72.4) | 72.8 (71.0-74.7) | | 2006 | 72.1 (68.7-75.5) | 69.3 (66.5-72.2) | 70.6 (68.4-72.8) | | 2007 | 75.8 (73.1-78.5) | 70.9 (68.7-73.2) | 73.1 (71.4-74.9) | | Ever diagnosed with asthma | 1997 | 12.0 (9.7-14.2) | 15.0 (13.0-17.1) | 13.7 (12.2-15.2) | | 1998 | 11.1 (9.0-13.2) | 13.7 (11.9-15.4) | 12.5 (11.2-13.9) | | 2002 | 12.1 (10.1-14.2) | 20.8 (18.3-23.3) | 16.8 (15.1-18.5) | | 2003 | 12.5 (10.3-14.7) | 19.4 (17.2-21.6) | 16.3 (14.7-17.9) | | 2005 | 13.0 (10.8-15.1) | 14.9 (13.1-16.7) | 14.0 (12.7-15.4) | | 2006 | 11.7 (9.3-14.1) | 16.5 (14.2-18.8) | 14.3 (12.6-16.0) | | 2007 | 14.2 (11.4-17.1) | 16.8 (14.6-19.0) | 15.7 (13.9-17.4) | | Current asthma | 1997 | 8.5 (6.6-10.4) | 10.2 (8.4-12.0) | 9.4 (8.1-10.7) | | 1998 | 7.9 (6.1-9.8) | 9.4 (7.9-10.9) | 8.7 (7.6-9.9) | | 2002 | 7.8 (6.1-9.4) | 12.8 (10.7-14.8) | 10.5 (9.1-11.8) | | 2003 | 8.2 (6.5-10.0) | 10.8 (9.1-12.5) | 9.6 (8.4-10.9) | | 2004 | 8.6 (6.3-10.9) | 11.7 (9.7-13.8) | 10.3 (8.8-11.9) | | 2005 | 8.1 (6.4-9.7) | 9.8 (8.3-11.3) | 9.0 (7.9-10.1) | | 2006 | 8.3 (6.1-10.4) | 11.6 (9.6-13.6) | 10.1 (8.6-11.5) | | 2007 | 8.4 (6.1-10.7) | 10.6 (8.8-12.4) | 9.7 (8.3-11.1) | | Blood pressure measured in last 2 years | 1997 | 98.0 (97.2-98.8) | 98.3 (97.7-99.0) | 98.2 (97.7-98.7) | | 1998 | 97.1 (96.0-98.3) | 98.4 (97.8-99.0) | 97.8 (97.2-98.4) | | 2002 | 97.8 (96.8-98.7) | 98.7 (98.2-99.3) | 98.3 (97.8-98.8) | | 2005 | 97.3 (96.2-98.3) | 98.9 (98.4-99.4) | 98.2 (97.6-98.7) | | High blood pressure | 1997 | 37.4 (34.1-40.8) | 43.9 (41.0-46.8) | 41.1 (38.9-43.3) | | 1998 | 33.1 (29.9-36.3) | 44.9 (42.1-47.6) | 39.7 (37.6-41.8) | | 2002 | 42.3 (38.8-45.7) | 49.4 (46.5-52.4) | 46.1 (43.9-48.4) | | 2005 | 47.5 (44.3-50.7) | 57.3 (54.6-59.9) | 52.9 (50.8-54.9) | | Cholesterol measured in last 2 years | 1997 | 72.5 (69.5-75.6) | 68.1 (65.4-70.8) | 70.0 (68.0-72.1) | | 1998 | 77.5 (74.8-80.2) | 69.7 (67.1-72.2) | 73.1 (71.2-75.0) | | 2002 | 85.6 (83.0-88.1) | 79.4 (77.0-81.7) | 82.2 (80.5-84.0) | | 2005 | 87.2 (85.1-89.3) | 85.6 (83.6-87.6) | 86.3 (84.9-87.8) | | High cholesterol | 1997 | 27.8 (24.3-31.3) | 34.9 (31.9-37.9) | 31.7 (29.4-34.0) | | 1998 | 27.3 (23.7-30.8) | 33.1 (30.3-36.0) | 30.5 (28.2-32.7) | | 2002 | 31.6 (28.1-35.1) | 39.7 (36.7-42.7) | 35.9 (33.6-38.2) | | 2005 | 33.6 (30.5-36.7) | 39.8 (37.1-42.5) | 37.0 (34.9-39.0) | | Diabetes or high blood glucose | 1997 | 14.3 (11.8-16.8) | 11.5 (9.5-13.6) | 12.8 (11.2-14.3) | | 1998 | 10.9 (8.8-13.1) | 9.6 (8.0-11.1) | 10.2 (8.9-11.5) | | 2002 | 15.8 (13.2-18.4) | 13.1 (11.2-15.0) | 14.3 (12.8-15.9) | | 2003 | 16.4 (14.0-18.8) | 14.6 (12.5-16.8) | 15.4 (13.8-17.0) | | 2004 | 17.1 (14.0-20.2) | 11.0 (8.9-13.1) | 13.8 (11.9-15.6) | | 2005 | 17.4 (15.0-19.9) | 14.4 (12.4-16.3) | 15.7 (14.2-17.3) | | 2006 | 19.1 (16.2-22.0) | 13.6 (11.5-15.7) | 16.1 (14.3-17.9) | | 2007 | 21.3 (18.1-24.5) | 15.9 (13.5-18.3) | 18.3 (16.4-20.3) | | Incontinence in the last 4 weeks | 2003 | 19.7 (16.8-22.7) | 36.4 (33.7-39.2) | 28.8 (26.7-30.8) | | 2006 | 19.6 (16.6-22.5) | 33.1 (30.2-36.0) | 27.0 (24.9-29.1) | | Falls in the last 12 months | 2003 | 19.0 (16.2-21.7) | 27.6 (25.0-30.1) | 23.9 (22.0-25.8) | | 2006 | 18.1 (15.2-21.0) | 29.4 (26.6-32.3) | 24.3 (22.2-26.3) | | Falls requiring medical treatment | 2003 | 28.7 (21.9-35.4) | 33.8 (28.5-39.1) | 31.8 (27.7-36.0) | | 2006 | 22.7 (15.8-29.7) | 31.8 (26.1-37.4) | 28.7 (24.2-33.2) | | Falls requiring hospitalisation | 2003 | 31.1 (19.2-42.9) | 26.3 (17.9-34.8) | 28.7 (21.9-35.6) | | 2006 | 28.8 (13.9-43.8) | 33.3 (23.2-43.5) | 32.1 (23.7-40.6) | | High and very high psychological distress | 1997 | 8.1 (6.2-10.0) | 10.5 (8.7-12.3) | 9.4 (8.1-10.7) | | 1998 | 5.4 (4.1-6.8) | 7.3 (5.9-8.7) | 6.5 (5.5-7.5) | | 2002 | 7.9 (5.9-9.8) | 9.3 (7.6-10.9) | 8.6 (7.4-9.9) | | 2003 | 5.7 (3.9-7.4) | 6.8 (5.4-8.2) | 6.3 (5.2-7.4) | | 2004 | 5.6 (3.8-7.5) | 10.3 (8.3-12.4) | 8.2 (6.8-9.6) | | 2005 | 3.7 (2.5-4.9) | 8.3 (6.9-9.8) | 6.2 (5.3-7.2) | | 2006 | 3.9 (2.5-5.3) | 6.4 (4.9-7.8) | 5.3 (4.2-6.3) | | 2007 | 8.5 (6.2-10.7) | 8.2 (6.6-9.7) | 8.3 (7.0-9.6) | | Visited a dental professional in the last 12 months | 2002 | 54.5 (51.0-58.0) | 49.6 (46.6-52.6) | 51.9 (49.6-54.2) | | 2003 | 57.2 (53.7-60.7) | 50.4 (47.6-53.3) | 53.3 (51.1-55.5) | | 2004 | 57.5 (53.5-61.5) | 54.4 (51.1-57.7) | 55.8 (53.3-58.4) | | 2005 | 59.0 (55.9-62.1) | 56.7 (54.0-59.3) | 57.7 (55.7-59.7) | | 2006 | 56.0 (52.3-59.7) | 56.1 (53.1-59.1) | 56.1 (53.7-58.4) | | 2007 | 57.2 (53.3-61.0) | 52.7 (49.6-55.9) | 54.7 (52.3-57.2) | | All natural teeth missing | 1998 | 24.2 (21.3-27.0) | 40.6 (37.9-43.3) | 33.3 (31.3-35.4) | | 2002 | 20.7 (17.9-23.5) | 32.1 (29.3-35.0) | 26.9 (24.9-28.9) | | 2003 | 18.6 (15.8-21.5) | 31.0 (28.4-33.5) | 25.5 (23.6-27.4) | | 2004 | 19.8 (16.5-23.0) | 30.4 (27.3-33.4) | 25.6 (23.3-27.8) | | 2005 | 15.7 (13.4-17.9) | 26.9 (24.5-29.2) | 21.8 (20.2-23.5) | | 2006 | 15.2 (12.6-17.8) | 23.8 (21.2-26.3) | 19.9 (18.0-21.7) | | 2007 | 17.4 (14.7-20.2) | 25.8 (23.1-28.5) | 22.0 (20.1-24.0) | | Ever had hearing tested | 2004 | 64.8 (60.9-68.7) | 45.0 (41.7-48.4) | 54.0 (51.4-56.5) | | 2007 | 78.1 (75.0-81.2) | 58.8 (55.7-61.8) | 67.6 (65.3-69.8) | | Eyesight tested in last 2 years | 2004 | 80.9 (77.9-84.0) | 85.2 (82.9-87.5) | 83.3 (81.4-85.1) | | 2007 | 85.2 (82.5-87.9) | 86.6 (84.5-88.7) | 86.0 (84.3-87.6) |
| 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. | | Produced by: | Centre for Epidemiology and Research, Population Health Division, NSW Department of Health. | | Last updated on: | 1 July 2008 |
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