Table 4 Medical and surgical history of Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal participants by sex
Aboriginal participants | Non-aboriginal participants | Odds ratio for Aboriginal participants vs non-Aboriginal participants | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
(n = 1939) | (n = 259984) | |||
% (n) | % (n) | Adjusted for age and sex | Adjusted for age, sex, income, education | |
History of a | ||||
Heart Disease | 13 (246) | 12 (30848) | 1.5 (1.3–1.7) | 1.5 (1.3–1.8) |
High Blood Pressureb | 38 (729) | 36 (92403) | 1.3 (1.2–1.4) | 1.4 (1.2–1.5) |
Stroke | 4 (80) | 3 (8090) | 1.9 (1.5–2.4) | 1.8 (1.4–2.3) |
Diabetes | 17 (336) | 9 (23048) | 2.5 (2.2–2.8) | 2.1 (1.8–2.4) |
Thrombosis | 7 (132) | 5 (11939) | 1.7 (1.4–2.0) | 1.7 (1.3–2.1) |
Asthma* | 15 (292) | 10 (26371) | 1.5 (1.4–1.7) | 1.4 (1.2–1.6) |
Depression* | 23 (441) | 13 (33637) | 1.8 (1.6–2.0) | 1.6 (1.4–1.8) |
Anxiety* | 14 (269) | 8 (21796) | 1.6 (1.4–1.9) | 1.4 (1.2–1.6) |
Melanoma | 5 (104) | 5 (14215) | 1.2 (1.0–1.4) | 1.2 (1.0–1.5) |
Skin Cancer (excluding melanoma) | 16 (305) | 26 (66594) | 0.7 (0.6–0.8) | 0.8 (0.7–0.9) |
Prostate Cancer (males) | 5 (44) | 6 (7609) | 1.2 (0.9–1.7) | 1.4 (0.9–1.9) |
Enlarged Prostate (males) | 10 (85) | 17 (20540) | 0.8 (0.7–1.0) | 0.9 (0.7–1.2) |
Breast Cancer (females) | 5 (55) | 5 (7521) | 1.0 (0.8–1.3) | 1.2 (0.9–1.7) |
Other Cancer | 8 (149) | 6 (16430) | 1.5 (1.3–1.7) | 1.3 (1.1–1.6) |
Parkinson’s disease | 0.5 (10) | 0.6 (1617) | 1.3 (0.7–2.2) | 1.1 (0.5–2.3) |
None of these | 16 (305) | 19 (50002) | 0.6 (0.6–0.7) | 0.7 (0.6–0.8) |
Multiple morbidity ( No . of conditions) c | ||||
0 | 25 (493) | 27 (71399) | 1.0 | 1.0 |
1-2 | 50 (961) | 52 (135344) | 1.2 (1.1–1.4) | 1.2 (1.1–1.4) |
3-4 | 18 (357) | 17 (43772) | 1.8 (1.5–2.1) | 1.6 (1.4–1.9) |
5-6 | 5 (96) | 3 (7932) | 3.1 (2.5–3.9) | 2.6 (2.1–3.4) |
7 or more | 2 (32) | 0.6 (1537) | 4.8 (3.3–7.0) | 3.8 (2.6–5.6) |
Currently treated for a | ||||
Heart attack or angina | 4 (86) | 3 (6655) | 2.9 (2.3–3.6) | 2.3 (1.8–3.0) |
Other heart disease | 3 (63) | 3 (7179) | 1.7 (1.3–2.2) | 1.5 (1.1–2.0) |
High blood pressureb | 28 (534) | 24 (63149) | 1.5 (1.4–1.7) | 1.5 (1.3–1.6) |
High blood cholesterol | 16 (311) | 15 (39378) | 1.3 (1.1–1.4) | 1.2 (1.1–1.4) |
Blood clotting problems | 3 (51) | 2 (4934) | 1.9 (1.5–2.6) | 1.3 (0.9–1.9) |
Asthma | 9 (179) | 5 (12083) | 2.2 (1.9–2.6) | 1.8 (1.5–2.2) |
Osteoarthritis | 10 (189) | 8 (20868) | 1.6 (1.4–1.9) | 1.5 (1.2–1.8) |
Thyroid problems | 6 (124) | 5 (12911) | 1.4 (1.2–1.7) | 1.4 (1.1–1.7) |
Osteoporosis or low bone density | 5 (89) | 6 (14848) | 1.1 (0.9–1.4) | 1.0 (0.8–1.3) |
Depression or anxiety | 16 (44) | 8 (2946) | 2.0 (1.5–2.8) | 1.5 (1.1–2.3) |
Cancer | 3 (61) | 3 (7229) | 1.5 (1.1–1.9) | 1.4 (1.1–1.9) |
None of these | 35 (676) | 43 (112656) | 0.6 (0.5–0.6) | 0.7 (0.6–0.8) |
Past operations a | ||||
Heart or coronary artery bypass surgeryd | 6 (114) | 6 (15320) | 1.6 (1.3–1.9) | 1.3 (1.0–1.7) |
Gallbladder removed | 12 (230) | 10 (26280) | 1.4 (1.2–1.6) | 1.3 (1.1–1.6) |
Removal of skin cancer | 18 (342) | 27 (69157) | 0.7 (0.6–0.8) | 0.8 (0.7–0.9) |
Hip replacement | 2 (44) | 3 (8368) | 1.1 (0.8–1.5) | 1.3 (0.9–1.8) |
Knee replacement | 4 (75) | 4 (11034) | 1.4 (1.1–1.8) | 1.4 (1.1–1.8) |
Hysterectomy (females) | 35 (387) | 28 (39038) | 1.6 (1.4–1.8) | 1.5 (1.3–1.8) |
Bilateral oophorectomy (females) | 14 (154) | 10 (13572) | 1.8 (1.5–2.1) | 1.8 (1.5–2.2) |
Tubal ligation | 34 (373) | 26 (36729) | 1.4 (1.2–1.6) | 1.4 (1.2–1.6) |
Repair of prolapsed bladder, womb or bowel (females) | 15 (162) | 11 (15750) | 1.7 (1.4–2.0) | 1.6 (1.3–1.9) |
Vasectomy (males) | 21 (174) | 24 (29563) | 0.6 (0.5–0.8) | 0.8 (0.6–0.9) |
Part of prostate removed (males) | 2 (20) | 6 (6953) | 0.7 (0.5–1.1) | 0.9 (0.5–1.4) |
Whole of prostate removed (males) | 3 (21) | 4 (4347) | 1.0 (0.7–1.6) | 1.2 (0.7–1.9) |