Nutrition and Coronary Heart Disease
Table C-1: Population estimates in the SWSAHS for each Setting
TARGET POPULATION (25-74)
|
High risk individuals |
Male |
Female |
|
Obese |
17,590* |
18,141* |
|
Inadequate physical activity |
100,0672 |
103,2002 |
|
high cholesterol |
56,6793 |
46,3593 |
|
Very high cholesterol |
23,4533 |
20,1563 |
|
Hypertension |
33,2254 |
50,3914 |
|
High risk groups | ||
|
Low SES areas |
124,7065 |
128,6 IO5 |
|
Selected migrant groups |
54,0236 |
53,2316 |
|
Aboriginal & TSI |
3,2757 |
3,5077 |
|
Mass Media |
195,4448 |
201,5628 |
|
HospitalZRehab |
3,3329 |
1,4289 |
The incidence of CHD in the SWSAHS was derived using the CHD rates per 100,000 population.
The actual rates were derived from various sources. Some estimates use the overall SWSAHS
CHD death rate as a basis to calculate the increased risk for certain populations and individuals.
1 NSW Health; Report of the ChiefHealth Officer,: TheHealth of the People of NSW, 1997 pp64.
Estimated that 9% of both men and women over the age of 18 were obese (Obesity = BM1>3O).
2 NSW Health; Food and Nutrition in NSW, 1994 pp 283.
Approximately 46% of men and 49% of women undertook inadequate physical exercise.
3 NSW Health; Food and Nutrition in NSW, 1994 pp 258.
Based on Western Sydney figures, which estimate that 41 % of men and 32% of women have high cholesterol and that around 11%
of women and 13% of men have very high levels of cholesterol. Note: these figures are estimates of people who have high levels of
cholesterol, rather than reported levels.
4 NSW Health; Food and Nutrition in NSW, 1994 pp 267.,
Approximately 17% of men and 25% of women have high blood pressure in the SWS.
5 SWSAHS Epidemiological Profile, B-I.
The LGAs of Liverpool, Campbelltown and Fairfield belong to the lowest quintile of all NSW LGA, according to the Jarman 8 Index
of Social Disadvantage and deprivation. Note that this does not mean that all individuals are in the lowest quintile.
6 NSW Health; Report of the ChiefHealth Officer,: The Health of the People of NSW, 1997 ppi 16 and SWS Epidemiological
Profile.
Selection of ethnic groups experiencing higher CHD death rates and/or high representation in the SWS than the NSW average.
Countries selected were: Fiji, FYR, India, Italy, Lebanon, Malta, New Zealand, Poland, U.K., Vietnam, China. The population figure
was taken from the SWS Epidemiological Profile and adjusted for age using the ABS Community Profiles '91.
7 SWSAHS Epidemiological Profile
8 ABS web page; www.statistics.gov.au
9 SWSAHS, Coronary Heart Disease, A Strategic Plan for Improving Health.
Figure based on number of CHD hospital separations and adjusted for age.
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