Table 1 Age Adjusted Chronic disease prevalence in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples vs. Total Population ^a

Chronic lower respiratory conditions

WA/SA^d

21.0% vs. 13.7%

1·53

1·36–1·73

WA/SA/NT/QLD^e

18.2% vs. 13.6%

1·34

1·23–1·46

All Australia

30.0% vs. 13.4%

2·23

2·11–2·36

Smoking

WA/SA

44.0% vs. 19.1%

2·40

2·21–2·60

WA/SA/NT/QLD

46.2% vs. 18.4%

2·41

2·28–2·55

All Australia

43.3% vs.17.3%

2·50

2·39–2·61

Diabetes mellitus

WA/SA

18.9% vs. 5.5%

3·40

2·91–3·98

WA/SA/NT/QLD

16.9% vs. 5.0%

3.36

2·98–3·75

All Australia

21.6% vs. 5.4%

4·04

3·73–4·38

Obesity

WA/SA

4.9% vs. 2.9%

2.40

1.69-4.05

WA/SA/NT/QLD

6.4% vs. 3.4%

1.98

1.86-2.82

All Australia

8.5% vs. 3.5%

2·45

2·13–2·82

Renal disease

WA/SA

2.8% vs. 1.7%

1.67

1·16–2.39

WA/SA/NT/QLD

2.7% vs. 1.4%

1.99

1·52–2.60

All Australia

4.5% vs. 1.0%

4·43

3·66–5·35

Cardiac disease

WA/SA

10.1% vs. 4.7%

1·99

1·52–2·60

WA/SA/NT/QLD

7.4% vs. 4.4%

2.17

1·78–2.64

All Australia

10.2% vs. 4.8%

2·13

1·92–2·36