Table 3.
Prevalence of high values of risk factors by geographic region, age standardised
| Major City | Inner Regional | Outer Regional/Remote | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Males | |||||
| Smoker | Prevalence | 14.2% (11.7%, 16.2%) | 14.8% (11.1%, 17.9%) | 19.6% (15.2%, 24.5%) | |
| SPR | 1 | 1.04 (0.74, 1.35) | 1.38 (1.06, 1.93) | ||
| Cholesterol | Prevalence | 53.2% (49.8%, 55.7%) | 54.7% (50.2%, 59.0%) | 61.1% (56.1%, 65.5%) | |
| SPR | 1 | 1.03 (0.92, 1.12) | 1.15 (1.01, 1.27) | ||
| Systolic blood pressure | Prevalence | 32.6% (29.9%, 35.9%) | 30.6% (26.8%, 34.4%) | 38.0% (32.7%, 43.5%) | |
| SPR | 1 | 0.94 (0.84, 1.18) | 1.17 (0.91, 1.28) | ||
| Females | |||||
| Smoker | Prevalence | 9.3% (7.6%, 11.2%) | 11.4% (8.5%, 14.0%) | 13.0% (9.5%, 15.9%) | |
| SPR | 1 | 1.22 (0.89, 1.63) | 1.39 (1.00, 1.90) | ||
| Cholesterol | Prevalence | 56.3% (53.1%, 59.6%) | 55.8% (51.9%, 59.6%) | 60.6% (55.7%, 64.7%) | |
| SPR | 1 | 0.99 (0.91, 1.09) | 1.08 (0.97, 1.18) | ||
| Systolic blood pressure | Prevalence | 27.4% (24.7%, 30.1%) | 27.2% (23.8%, 30.8%) | 26.1% (22.1%, 30.4%) | |
| SPR | 1 | 0.99 (0.75, 1.22) | 0.95 (0.76, 1.26) | ||
Notes
1. Proportion of the Australian population at ages 40 and over with high values of risk factors by geographic region, age standardised.
2. Prevalence estimated from AusDiab survey with 95% confidence intervals in brackets.
3. Age standardised prevalence rates and Standardised Prevalence Ratios (SPR) calculated using Major City population as the standard population.
4. The high risk values for systolic blood pressure and total cholesterol were 140 mmHg and 5.5 m mol/l respectively