Table 4.
Age and sex-standardised prevalence, and prevalence ratios and 95% confidence intervals (CI) of health outcomes, by Aboriginal status
| Health outcome | Prevalence (%) | Prevalence ratio (95% CI) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age-adjusted | Crude | |||||
| Non-Aboriginal | Aboriginal | Aboriginal | Non-Aboriginal | Aboriginal (95% CI) | p value | |
| Fair or poor self-reported health | 18.1 | 28.0 | 26.5 | 1.00 | 1.5 (1.1-2.1) | 0.006 |
| Cancera | 6.4 | 11.8 | 7.3 | 1.00 | 1.7 (1.0-2.7) | 0.042 |
| Depression or anxietya | 19.7 | 34.8 | 35.2 | 1.00 | 1.7 (1.4-2.2) | <0.001 |
| Depression or anxiety - malesa | 14.8 | 34.9 | 35.7 | 1.00 | 2.5 (1.8-3.7) | <0.001 |
| Depression or anxiety - femalesa | 24.4 | 35.7 | 34.7 | 1.00 | 1.4 (1.0-1.9) | 0.028 |
| Ever had asthmaa | 21.2 | 29.3 | 31.2 | 1.00 | 1.4 (1.1-1.8) | 0.018 |
| Currently has asthmab | 10.7 | 16.4 | 16.7 | 1.00 | 1.6 (1.1-2.3) | 0.023 |
| Arthritisa | 20.1 | 23.5 | 17.8 | 1.00 | 1.1 (0.9-1.4) | 0.342 |
aEver diagnosed by a doctor.
bDiagnosed by a doctor and experienced symptoms in last 12 months.