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Table 3 Unadjusted prevalence of long term risk of harm from alcohol, soft drink consumption, and obesity by age, sex, and socio-economic status, 2004 to 2013

From: Ten-year trends in major lifestyle risk factors using an ongoing population surveillance system in Australia

  

Year; prevalence, % (95% CI)

Relative change % (absolute change)

Pvalue for trend

  

2004-2005

2006-2007

2008-2009

2010-2011

2012-2013

  

Long-term risk of harm from alcohol

        

Overall

 

3.9 (3.5-4.3)

3.8 (3.4-4.3)

4.1 (3.6-4.6)

3.8 (3.3-4.2)

3.9 (3.4-4.4)

0 (0)

0.833

Sex

Males

3.9 (3.3-4.5)

4.4 (3.8-5.1)

4.6 (3.9-5.4)

4.2 (3.5-4.9)

4.2 (3.4-5.0)

7.7 (0.3)

0.691

Females

4.0 (3.3-4.5)

3.2 (2.7-3.8)

3.6 (3.0-4.2)

3.4 (2.9-4.0)

3.6 (3.0-4.2)

-10.0 (-0.4)

0.473

Age (y)

18 - 39

4.4 (3.6-5.3)

4.3 (3.3-5.1)

4.6 (3.6-5.7)

4.0 (3.0-5.0)

3.4 (2.4-4.5)

-22.7 (-1.0)

0.033

40 - 64

4.3 (3.7-4.9)

4.2 (3.6-4.8)

4.6 (3.9-5.2)

4.4 (3.8-5.0)

5.0 (4.3-5.8)

16.3 (0.7)

0.074

65 and over

2.2 (1.7-2.7)

2.2 (1.7-2.7)

2.2 (1.8-2.7)

2.1 (1.7-2.5)

2.1 (1.7-2.5)

-4.5 (-0.1)

0.768

SES

Low/lowest quintile

3.7 (3.1-4.4)

3.9 (3.2-4.6)

4.0 (3.2-4.8)

4.2 (3.4-5.1)

3.7 (2.9-4.5)

-2.6 (-0.1)

0.835

Middle quintile

4.2 (3.2-5.1)

3.5 (2.6-4.4)

3.9 (2.9-4.9)

3.9 (3.0-4.8)

4.1 (2.8-5.4)

-2.4 (-0.1)

0.848

High/highest quintile

3.9 (3.3-4.6)

3.9 (3.2-4.7)

4.3 (3.5-5.0)

3.3 (2.7-3.9)

3.9 (3.2-4.6)

0 (0)

0.454

Soft drink consumption (?500 ml/day)

        

Overall

   

11.8 (10.9-12.7)

9.4 (8.6-10.1)

7.7 (6.8-8.5)

-34.7 (-4.1)

<0.001

Sex

Males

  

15.9 (14.3-17.4)

12.4 (11.2-13.7)

10.3 (8.7-11.9)

-35.2 (-5.6)

<0.001

Females

  

7.8 (6.9-8.8)

6.4 (5.6-7.3)

5.2 (4.4-6.0)

-33.3 (-2.6)

<0.001

Age (y)

18 - 39

  

17.9 (15.8-20.1)

13.1 (11.4-14.8)

10.1 (8.0-12.1)

-43.6 (-7.8)

<0.001

40 - 64

  

10.1 (9.1-11.1)

9.1 (8.1-10.1)

8.0 (6.9-9.1)

-20.8 (-2.1)

<0.001

65 and over

  

4.0 (3.3-4.7)

3.3 (2.8-3.9)

3.3 (2.5-3.5)

-17.5 (-0.7)

0.062

SES

Low/lowest quintile

  

15.7 (14.0-17.5)

12.2 (10.7-13.6)

10.0 (8.4-11.7)

-36.3 (-5.7)

<0.001

Middle quintile

  

11.0 (8.9-13.2)

9.0 (7.4-10.7)

8.1 (6.0-10.2)

-26.4 (-2.9)

0.001

High/highest quintile

  

8.8 (7.6-10.0)

7.1 (6.1-8.0)

5.3 (4.3-6.3)

-39.8 (-3.5)

<0.001

Obesity

        

Overall

 

17.3 (16.6-18.1)

19.3 (18.4-20.1)

20.0 (19.1-20.9)

22.5 (21.5-23.5)

21.9 (20.8-23.0)

26.6 (4.6)

<0.001

Sex

Males

17.1 (16.0-18.3)

19.4 (18.1-20.8)

19.9 (18.5-21.3)

22.0 (20.5-23.6)

21.9 (20.1-23.7)

28.1 (4.8)

<0.001

Females

17.6 (16.5-18.6)

19.1 (18.0-20.2)

20.1 (18.9-21.2)

22.9 (21.6-24.2)

21.9 (20.5-23.3)

24.4 (4.3)

<0.001

Age (y)

18 - 39

12.6 (11.3-14.0)

14.3 (12.7-15.9)

15.4 (13.4-17.2)

16.6 (14.7-18.5)

15.8 (13.4-18.3)

25.4 (3.2)

<0.001

40 - 64

22.2 (20.9-23.4)

24.9 (23.5-26.2)

25.0 (23.7-26.3)

28.3 (26.7-29.8)

27.0 (25.4-28.6)

21.6 (4.8)

<0.001

65 and over

15.6 (14.3-16.9)

16.2 (14.9-17.5)

17.4 (16.3-18.6)

20.1 (18.9-21.3)

20.8 (19.7-22.0)

33.3 (5.2)

<0.001

SES

Low/lowest quintile

21.6 (20.1-23.0)

22.9 (21.4-24.5)

25.0 (23.4-26.7)

27.0 (25.2-28.8)

27.4 (25.4-29.5)

26.9 (5.8)

<0.001

Middle quintile

16.9 (15.2-18.6)

18.6 (16.8-20.4)

20.6 (18.6-22.6)

22.6 (20.4-24.8)

20.4 (18.2-22.7)

20.7 (3.5)

<0.001

High/highest quintile

14.0 (12.9-15.2)

16.5 (15.2-17.8)

15.5 (14.3-16.7)

18.5 (17.1-19.9)

17.6 (16.0-19.1)

25.7 (3.6)

<0.001