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Table 2 Relative odds of self-reported cardiovascular disease* by socioeconomic status for Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australian adults aged 18-64 years, 2004-05†

From: Socioeconomic disparities in self-reported cardiovascular disease for Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australian adults: analysis of national survey data

 

Indigenous

Non-Indigenous

 

Adjusted for age and sex

OR (95% CI)‡

Adjusted for age, sex and smoking

OR (95% CI)‡

Adjusted for age and sex

OR (95% CI)‡

Adjusted for age, sex and smoking

OR (95% CI)‡

Highest year of school completed

    

   Year 10 or more

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

   <Year 10§

1.4 (1.1-1.8)

1.4 (1.1-1.7)

1.3 (1.2-1.5)

1.4 (1.2-1.5)

Has nonschool qualifications

    

   Yes

0.8 (0.6-1.0)

0.8 (0.6-1.0)

1.0 (0.9-1.1)

1.0 (0.9-1.1)

   No

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

Employment status

    

   Employed

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

   Unemployed

1.0 (0.6-1.7)

1.0 (0.6-1.6)

0.9 (0.6-1.2)

0.9 (0.7-1.2)

   Not in labor force

1.4 (1.1-1.8)

1.4 (1.1-1.8)

1.5 (1.3-1.7)

1.5 (1.3-1.7)

Housing tenure

    

   Owner/purchaser

0.8 (0.6-1.0)

0.8 (0.6-1.1)

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   Renter/other tenure

1.0

1.0

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Equivalized household income quintile||

    

   1 (lowest)

1.5 (1.1-2.0)

1.5 (1.1-2.0)

1.4 (1.2-1.6)

1.4 (1.3-1.6)

   2

1.8 (1.2-2.5)

1.7 (1.2-2.5)

1.4 (1.2-1.6)

1.4 (1.2-1.6)

   3-5 (highest)

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

   Not known/not stated

1.3 (0.9-1.8)

1.2 (0.8-1.8)

0.8 (0.7-1.0)

0.8 (0.7-1.0)

SEIFA quintile**

    

   1 (most disadvantaged)

1.0 (0.5-2.0)

1.0 (0.5-1.9)

1.6 (1.4-2.0)

1.7 (1.4-2.0)

   2

0.8 (0.4-1.7)

0.8 (0.4-1.7)

1.5 (1.2-1.7)

1.5 (1.2-1.8)

   3

0.8 (0.4-1.8)

0.8 (0.4-1.7)

1.3 (1.1-1.5)

1.3 (1.1-1.5)

   4

0.8 (0.4-1.8)

0.8 (0.4-1.8)

1.2 (1.0-1.4)

1.2 (1.0-1.4)

   5 (least disadvantaged)

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

Remoteness category

    

   Major cities

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

   Inner regional

1.3 (0.9-1.9)

1.3 (0.9-2.0)

1.2 (1.0-1.3)

1.2 (1.0-1.3)

   Outer regional

1.0 (0.7-1.4)

1.0 (0.7-1.4)

0.9 (0.8-1.1)

0.9 (0.8-1.1)

   Remote/very remote

1.4 (1.0-1.9)

1.4 (1.0-1.9)

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  1. *Includes: rheumatic heart disease; heart attack; stroke; angina; high blood pressure or hypertension; low blood pressure or hypotension; hardening of the arteries, atherosclerosis, or arteriosclerosis; fluid problems, fluid retention, or edema; high cholesterol; rapid or irregular heartbeats, tachycardia, or palpitations; heart murmur or heart valve disorder; hemorrhoids (nonremote areas only); varicose veins (nonremote areas only); and other relevant conditions as reported by participants [18].
  2. †Source: Weighted data from the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Survey 2004-05 confidentialized unit record file (CURF) [17].
  3. ‡OR, odds ratio. CI, confidence interval.
  4. § Includes those who never went to school.
  5. || Gross weekly equivalized cash income of household, using the OECD scale [18]. Quintiles are based on national figures. That is, the same categories were used for both Indigenous and non-Indigenous respondents.
  6. ** SEIFA, Socioeconomic Index for Areas, Index of Relative Disadvantage. Quintiles are based on national figures. That is, the same categories were used for both Indigenous and non-Indigenous respondents.
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