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Table 1 Socio-demographic situation, risk factors, chronic diseases and mental health comparison

From: Increasing gaps in health inequalities related to non-communicable diseases in South Australia; implications towards behavioural risk factor surveillance systems to provide evidence for action

 

2002/4

2013/15

Cmp 2002/4 and 2013/15

n

% (95% CI)

P valuea

n

% (95% CI)

P valueb

P valuec

Demograpic Variables

 Educational attainment

  No schooling to secondary

7932

62.8 (62.0–63.6)

 

7969

47.7 (47.0–48.5)

 

< 0.001

  Trade, certificate, diploma

3112

24.6 (23.9–25.4)

 

5602

33.5 (32.8–34.3)

  

  Degree or higher

1587

12.6 (12.0–13.2)

 

3132

18.7 (18.2–19.3)

  

 Household money situation

  Unable to save

4238

33.5 (32.7–34.3)

 

4654

27.8 (27.1–28.5)

 

< 0.001

  Can save

7974

63.0 (62.2–63.9)

 

11,152

66.6 (65.9–67.3)

  

  Not stated

438

3.5 (3.2–3.8) *

 

930

5.6 (5.2–5.9)

  

Risk Factors

 Overweight/Obesity

6487

54.9 (54.0–55.8)

 

9570

60.8 (60.1–61.6)

 

< 0.001

  No schooling to secondary

4104

56.1 (55.0–57.2)

< 0.001

4569

61.9 (60.8–63.0)

< 0.001

< 0.001

  Trade, certificate, diploma

1655

55.9 (54.1–57.7)

 

3445

65.0 (63.7–66.3)

 

< 0.001

  Degree or higher

720

47.5 (45.0–50.0)

 

1548

51.0 (49.2–52.8)

 

0.03

  Unable to save

2280

58.3 (56.8–59.9)

< 0.001

2764

63.2 (61.8–64.7)

.001

< 0.001

  Can save

4033

53.6 (52.5–54.8)

 

6383

60.4 (59.5–61.4)

 

< 0.001

 Obese

2270

19.2 (18.5–20.0)

 

4165

26.5 (25.8–27.2)

 

< 0.001

  No schooling to secondary

1516

20.7 (19.8–21.7)

< 0.001

2085

28.2 (27.2–29.3)

< 0.001

< 0.001

  Trade, certificate, diploma

555

18.8 (17.4–20.2)

 

1521

28.7 (27.5–30.0)

 

< 0.001

  Degree or higher

198

13.1 (11.5–14.9)

 

557

18.3 (17.0–19.8)

 

< 0.001

  Unable to save

911

23.3 (22.0–24.7)

< 0.001

1370

31.3 (30.0–32.7)

< 0.001

< 0.001

  Can save

1300

17.3 (16.5–18.2)

 

2626

24.9 (24.1–25.7)

 

< 0.001

 Sufficient fruit consumption

5026

39.7 (38.9–40.6)

 

7062

42.3 (41.6–43.1)

 

< 0.001

  No schooling to secondary

3070

38.7 (37.6–39.8)

< 0.001

3224

40.6 (39.5–41.7)

< 0.001

0.02

  Trade, certificate, diploma

1202

38.6 (36.9–40.3)

 

2302

41.1 (39.9–42.4)

 

0.02

  Degree or higher

744

46.9 (44.4–49.4)

 

1526

48.7 (47.0–50.5)

 

0.23

  Unable to save

1466

34.6 (33.2–36.0)

< 0.001

1653

35.6 (34.3–37.0)

< 0.001

0.31

  Can save

3386

42.5 (41.4–43.6)

 

5024

45.1 (44.2–46.0)

 

< 0.001

Chronic Conditions

 Diabetes

875

6.9 (6.5–7.4)

 

1516

9.1 (8.6–9.5)

 

< 0.001

  No schooling to secondary

609

7.7 (7.1–8.3)

< 0.001

822

10.3 (9.7–11.0)

< 0.001

< 0.001

  Trade, certificate, diploma

184

5.9 (5.1–6.8)

 

507

9.1 (8.3–9.8)

 

< 0.001

  Degree or higher

80

5.1 (4.1–6.2)

 

184

5.9 (5.1–6.7)

 

0.25

  Unable to save

343

8.1 (7.3–9.0)

< 0.001

524

11.3 (10.4–12.2)

< 0.001

< 0.001

  Can save

513

6.4 (5.9–7.0)

 

916

8.2 (7.7–8.7)

 

< 0.001

 Current mental health condition

1987

15.7 (15.1–16.4)

 

3364

20.1 (19.5–20.7)

 

< 0.001

  No schooling to secondary

1240

15.6 (14.8–16.4)

0.74

1659

20.8 (19.9–21.7)

< 0.001

< 0.001

  Trade, certificate, diploma

501

16.1 (14.9–17.4)

 

1209

21.6 (20.5–22.7)

 

< 0.001

  Degree or higher

243

15.3 (13.6–17.2)

 

494

15.8 (14.5–17.1)

 

0.68

  Unable to save

1007

23.8 (22.5–25.1)

< 0.001

1411

30.3 (29.0–31.7)

< 0.001

< 0.001

  Can save

918

11.5 (10.8–12.2)

< 0.001

1790

16.0 (15.4–16.7)

 

< 0.001

 Psychological distress

1533

12.1 (11.5–12.7)

 

1678

10.1 (9.6–10.6)

 

< 0.001

  No schooling to secondary

1058

13.3 (12.6–14.1)

< 0.001

841

10.7 (10.0–11.4)

< 0.001

< 0.001

  Trade, certificate, diploma

318

10.2 (9.2–11.3)

 

633

11.3 (10.5–12.2)

 

0.11

  Degree or higher

152

9.6 (8.2–11.1)

 

203

6.5 (5.7–7.4)

 

< 0.001

  Unable to save

876

20.7 (19.5–21.9)

< 0.001

826

17.9 (16.8–19.0)

< 0.001

0.001

  Can save

607

7.6 (7.0–8.2)

 

778

7.0 (6.5–7.5)

 

0.11

 At least one Chronic Condition

5063

40.0 (39.2–40.9)

 

6664

39.8 (39.1–40.6)

 

0.73

  No schooling to secondary

3407

42.9 (41.9–44.0)

< 0.001

3537

44.4 (43.3–45.5)

< 0.001

0.07

  Trade, certificate, diploma

1175

37.8 (36.1–39.5)

 

2194

39.2 (37.9–40.4)

 

0.20

  Degree or higher

471

29.7 (27.5–32.0)

 

924

29.5 (27.9–31.1)

 

0.91

  Unable to save

1891

44.6 (43.1–46.1)

< 0.001

2133

45.8 (44.4–47.3)

< 0.001

0.26

  Can save

3025

37.9 (36.9–39.0)

 

4189

37.6 (36.7–38.5)

 

0.60

 Two or more Chronic Conditions

1538

12.2 (11.6–12.8)

 

2172

13.0 (12.4–13.6)

 

0.04

  No schooling to secondary

1111

14.0 (13.3–14.8)

< 0.001

1326

16.6 (15.8–17.5)

< 0.001

0.001

  Trade, certificate, diploma

320

10.3 (9.3–11.4)

 

639

11.4 (10.6–12.3)

 

0.11

  Degree or higher

104

6.5 (5.4–7.9)

 

204

6.5 (5.7–7.4)

 

0.98

  Unable to save

614

14.5 (13.5–15.6)

< 0.001

815

17.5 (16.5–18.6)

< 0.001

< 0.001

  Can save

890

11.2 (10.5–11.9)

 

1240

11.1 (10.5–11.7)

 

0.92

  1. Note a – p values are associated with chi-squared test of risk factor/chronic condition and educational attainment/household money situation for 2002/4 only; b: p values are associated with chi-squared test of risk factor/chronic condition and educational attainment/household money situation for 2013/15 only; c: p values are associated with chi-squared test for trend between two time points, 2002/4 and 2013/15 for corresponding risk factor/chronic condition, and for each category of educational attainment/household money situation by risk factor/chronic condition