Table 2.
Age and sex-standardised prevalence, prevalence ratios and 95% confidence intervals (CI) of lifestyle risk factors, by Aboriginal status
| Risk factor | Prevalence (%) | Prevalence ratio (95% CI) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age-adjusted | Crude | |||||
| Non-Aboriginal | Aboriginal | Aboriginal | Non-Aboriginal | Aboriginal (95% CI) | p value | |
| Risky drinkera at least yearly | 45.7 | 44.3 | 50.7 | 1.00 | 1.0 (0.9-1.2) | 0.789 |
| Risky drinker at least monthly | 31.1 | 29.7 | 31.8 | 1.00 | 1.0 (0.7-1.3) | 0.769 |
| Risky drinker at least weekly | 17.6 | 15.7 | 16.9 | 1.00 | 0.9 (0.6-1.6) | 0.788 |
| Obeseb | 17.6 | 24.7 | 24.6 | 1.00 | 1.5 (1.1-2.0) | 0.020 |
| Overweight or obesec | 51.5 | 57.2 | 53.7 | 1.00 | 1.1 (0.9-1.2) | 0.395 |
| Smoker | 19.1 | 30.4 | 33.9 | 1.00 | 1.6 (1.2-2.1) | <0.001 |
| Inadequate physical activity | 34.3 | 35.8 | 33.9 | 1.00 | 1.1 (0.8-1.3) | 0.696 |
| Inadequate fruit intake | 51.5 | 63.5 | 66.1 | 1.00 | 1.3 (1.1-1.5) | <0.001 |
| Inadequate vegetable intake | 91.8 | 90.4 | 90.1 | 1.00 | 1.0 (0.9-1.0) | 0.153 |
| Hypertensive | 26.0 | 25.6 | 21.5 | 1.00 | 1.0 (0.8-1.3) | 0.971 |
aAt short-term risk of alcohol-related harm.
bBody mass index (BMI) ≥30 kg/m2.
cBMI ≥25 kg/m2.