Table 3 Prevalence and annual average rate of change (AARC) of metabolic syndrome and major risk factors by remoteness and population group in Australia.
Remoteness | Population group | Survey year | Metabolic syndrome (%; 95% CI)a | Central obesity (%; 95% CI)a | Type 2 diabetes (%; 95% CI)a | Hypertension (%; 95% CI)a | High cholesterol (%; 95% CI)a |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Major cities | Non-Indigenous | NHS 2014–2015 | 5.1 (4.57, 5.64) | 37.1 (35.89, 38.3) | 4.6 (4.13, 5.15) | 13.2 (12.37, 14) | 8.8 (8.17, 9.52) |
NHS 2017–2018 | 4.3 (3.87, 4.75) | 38.4 (37.3, 39.59) | 4.5 (4.03, 4.93) | 12.6 (11.9, 13.38) | 7.6 (7.02, 8.19) | ||
AARC | −5.47 | 1.21 | −1.16 | −1.39 | −4.92 | ||
Indigenous | NATSIHS 2012–2013 | 2.5 (1.78, 3.66) | 52.0 (48.55, 55.41) | 8.3 (6.74, 10.12) | 7.4 (5.83, 9.39) | 3.8 (2.84, 5.16) | |
NATSIHS 2018–2019 | 5.9 (4.52, 7.81) | 55.3 (51.02, 59.55) | 7.5 (5.88, 9.52) | 11.5 (9.34, 14.08) | 7.6 (5.97, 9.67) | ||
AARC | 15.17 | 1.04 | −1.62 | 7.57 | 12.1 | ||
Regional | Non-Indigenous | NHS 2014–2015 | 6.8 (5.98, 7.84) | 47.6 (45.54, 49.68) | 6.2 (5.33, 7.19) | 18.4 (16.9, 19.93) | 10.0 (8.96, 11.2) |
NHS 2017–2018 | 5.4 (4.66, 6.19) | 47.5 (45.66, 49.35) | 5.7 (4.96, 6.49) | 16.8 (15.51, 18.13) | 8.7 (7.76, 9.67) | ||
AARC | −7.79 | −0.07 | −2.88 | −2.97 | −4.71 | ||
Indigenous | NATSIHS 2012–2013 | 3.8 (2.73, 5.29) | 58.4 (54.81, 61.97) | 10.4 (8.47, 12.64) | 7.4 (5.88, 9.36) | 4.2 (3.1, 5.65) | |
NATSIHS 2018–2019 | 7.9 (6.32, 9.75) | 59.7 (56.26, 62.98) | 10.6 (8.95, 12.59) | 15.0 (12.84, 17.54) | 8.0 (6.39, 9.91) | ||
AARC | 12.85 | 0.35 | 0.41 | 12.47 | 11.32 | ||
Inner regional | Non-Indigenous | NHS 2014–2015 | 7.1 (6.02, 8.44) | 46.4 (43.86, 49.02) | 6.0 (4.99, 7.21) | 19.7 (17.81, 21.73) | 10.2 (8.9, 11.77) |
NHS 2017–2018 | 5.3 (4.39, 6.28) | 47.2 (44.94, 49.51) | 5.2 (4.41, 6.22) | 17.1 (15.57, 18.85) | 9.0 (7.89, 10.31) | ||
AARC | −9.69 | 0.56 | −4.41 | −4.51 | −4.13 | ||
Indigenous | NATSIHS 2012–2013 | 3.3 (2.04, 5.18) | 57.8 (52.83, 62.54) | 9.5 (7.17, 12.4) | 6.8 (4.95, 9.34) | 4.5 (2.99, 6.61) | |
NATSIHS 2018–2019 | 8.1 (6.24, 10.41) | 61.1 (56.4, 65.63) | 10.6 (8.39, 13.44) | 15.0 (12.18, 18.26) | 7.5 (5.67, 9.78) | ||
AARC | 16.33 | 0.94 | 1.98 | 14 | 8.98 | ||
Outer regional | Non-Indigenous | NHS 2014–2015 | 6.3 (5.01, 7.85) | 50.0 (46.49, 53.38) | 6.6 (5.06, 8.46) | 15.7 (13.58, 18.15) | 9.6 (7.96, 11.48) |
NHS 2017–2018 | 5.6 (4.49, 7.07) | 48.1 (45.08, 51.22) | 6.65 (5.36, 8.23) | 15.9 (13.92, 18.16) | 7.9 (6.5, 9.46) | ||
AARC | −3.52 | −1.2 | 0.45 | 0.42 | −6.35 | ||
Indigenous | NATSIHS 2012–2013 | 4.4 (2.77, 7.03) | 59.2 (53.84, 64.38) | 11.4 (8.49, 15.18) | 8.1 (5.77, 11.34) | 3.9 (2.44, 6.11) | |
NATSIHS 2018–2019 | 7.6 (5.26, 10.92) | 58.0 (53.03, 62.79) | 10.6 (8.26, 13.53) | 15.1 (11.82, 19.14) | 8.5 (6.03, 11.99) | ||
AARC | 9.42 | −0.35 | −1.2 | 10.89 | 14.08 | ||
Remote | Non-Indigenous | NHS 2014–2015 | 4.5 (2.27, 8.92) | 41.3 (33.64, 49.48) | 6.4 (3.4, 11.71) | 14.3 (9.58, 20.87) | 8.1 (4.41, 14.57) |
NHS 2017–2018 | 7.1 (3.86, 12.56) | 48.5 (41.27, 55.73) | 7.5 (4.32, 12.87) | 13.1 (9.31, 18.26) | 6.4 (3.49, 11.38) | ||
AARC | 15.77 | 5.44 | 5.72 | −2.8 | −7.8 | ||
Indigenous | NATSIHS 2012–2013 | 7.9 (6.87, 9.2) | 55.5 (53.18, 57.86) | 11.9 (10.59, 13.37) | 17.0 (15.44, 18.76) | 7.0 (6.03, 8.09) | |
NATSIHS 2018–2019 | 7.8 (6.47, 9.37) | 56.5 (53.69, 59.25) | 13.0 (11.26, 14.99) | 16.0 (14.15, 18.05) | 6.5 (5.46, 7.78) | ||
AARC | −0.34 | 0.29 | 1.48 | −1.02 | −1.12 |
