Table 1.
Comparison of the demographic characteristics of SiSU health station users and National Health Survey participants.
| Variable | SiSU health station users (n=180,442), n (%) | NHSa participants (n=15,393), n (%) | P value | |
| Age group (years) | <.001 | |||
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>24 | 42,027 (23.29) | 2499 (16.23) |
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25-34 | 44,360 (24.58) | 2810 (18.26) |
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35-44 | 26,905 (14.91) | 2623 (17.04) |
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45-54 | 23,529 (13.04) | 2530 (16.44) |
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55-64 | 22,878 (12.68) | 2211 (14.36) |
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65-74 | 15,101 (8.37) | 1604 (10.42) |
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≥75 | 6452 (3.58) | 1117 (7.26) |
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| Gender | <.001 | |||
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Male | 79,628 (44.13) | 7586 (49.28) |
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Female | 100,814 (55.87) | 7807 (50.72) |
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| SEIFAb quintile | <.001 | |||
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1 | 26,439 (14.65) | 2961 (19.24) |
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2 | 27,899 (15.46) | 3019 (19.61) |
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3 | 25,197 (13.96) | 3123 (20.29) |
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4 | 36,519 (20.24) | 3172 (20.61) |
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5 | 64,388 (35.68) | 3117 (20.25) |
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| State | <.001 | |||
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New South Wales | 92,636 (51.34) | 4982 (32.37) |
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Victoria | 23,377 (12.96) | 3914 (25.43) |
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Queensland | 35,513 (19.68) | 3039 (19.74) |
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South Australia | 9760 (5.41) | 1113 (7.23) |
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Western Australia | 12,824 (7.11) | 1637 (10.63) |
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Tasmania | 3240 (1.80) | 338 (2.20) |
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Northern Territory | 154 (0.10) | 115 (0.74) |
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Australian Capital Territory | 2938 (1.63) | 254 (1.65) |
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aNHS: National Health Survey.
bSEIFA: socioeconomic indexes for areas.