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. 2020 Jul 30;17(15):5505. doi: 10.3390/ijerph17155505

Table A4.

Sensitivity analysis on the agreement between recorded diagnosis dates based on a 14-day grace period for ARF episodes and a 90-day grace period for RHD diagnosis by Indigenous status, jurisdiction and Indigenous regions.

Indigenous Status ARF RHD
Episodes
on Both
Sources
Agreeing Dates Time Difference of Non-Agreeing Dates (Days) Diagnosis
on Both
Sources
Agreeing Dates Time Difference of Non-Agreeing Dates (Days)
Indigenous Total n % Mean Median IQR Total n % Mean Median IQR
Jurisdiction NT 979 944 96% 38 30 41 881 765 87% 982 718 992
SA 19 17 89% 20 20 2 14 12 86% 400 400 269
QLD 279 275 99% 28 28 4 319 246 77% 692 497 727
WA 186 185 99% 17 17 0 131 115 88% 581 495 528
Total 1463 1421 97% 35 28 27 1345 1138 85% 843 594 893
Indigenous Regions (IREGs) NT Top End 733 712 97% 44 33 33 666 583 88% 919 727 995
NT Central 246 232 94% 27 17 8 215 182 85% 1140 612 1031
SA Other 13 12 92% 22 22 0 9 8 89% 131 131 0
SA Metro 6 5 83% 18 18 0 5 <5 80% 668 668 0
QLD North 244 241 99% 29 28 7 273 210 77% 687 385 747
QLD Other 23 23 100% 21 18 86% 1205 1267 642
QLD Metro 12 11 92% 27 27 0 25 18 72% 523 530 118
WA North 135 134 99% 17 17 0 105 95 90% 600 495 471
WA Other 32 32 100% 18 12 67% 550 450 551
WA Metro 19 19 100% 8 8 100%
Non-Indigenous
Jurisdiction NT 13 12 92% 23 23 0 19 16 84% 492 452 407
SA <5 <5 100% 7 6 86% 232 232 0
QLD 58 57 98% 25 25 0 116 104 90% 772 466 1190
WA <5 <5 100% <5 <5 100%
Total 76 74 97% 24 24 1 143 127 89% 686 434 968