4727.0.55.001 - Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Survey: First Results, Australia, 2012-13
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EXCEEDED GUIDELINES, SINGLE OCCASION RISK(a), Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people—2012–13 CHANGE OVER TIME Lifetime risk Between 2001 and 2012–13, the proportion of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people aged 18 years and over who exceeded the lifetime risk guidelines did not change significantly (19% and 20% respectively). Single occasion risk It is not possible to assess change over time using the 2009 NHMRC single occasion risk guidelines, as questions on the frequency of consumption of more than four standard drinks were not asked in earlier ABS Health Surveys. HOW DO THESE RATES COMPARE WITH THE RATES FOR NON-INDIGENOUS PEOPLE? Lifetime risk After adjusting for differences in age structure between the two populations, the proportions of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people aged 15 years and over and non-Indigenous people aged 15 and over who were exceeding the lifetime risk guidelines were similar (rate ratio of 1.0). This was true for both males and females (both rate ratios of 1.0). Similar proportions of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and non-Indigenous people of the same age and sex were exceeding the lifetime risk guidelines, apart from women aged 55 years and over. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women in this age group were significantly less likely than non-Indigenous women to be exceeding the lifetime risk guidelines for alcohol consumption (7% compared with 10%). Single occasion risk After adjusting for differences in age structure between the two populations, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people aged 15 years and over were more likely than non-Indigenous people to have exceeded the alcohol consumption threshold for single occasion risk (rate ratio of 1.1). The difference between age standardised rates was statistically significant for females (rate ratio of 1.2), but not males (rate ratio of 1.1). Similar proportions of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander and non-Indigenous males in all age groups under 55 years had exceeded the threshold for single occasion risk. However, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander men aged 55 years and over were significantly more likely than non-Indigenous men in this age group to have exceeded the single occasion risk threshold (46% compared with 37%). , by Indigenous status and age.gif) Footnote(s): (a) NHMRC 2009 Guidelines for reducing health risks associated with alcohol consumption. (b) Difference between Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander and non-Indigenous rate is not statistically significant. Source(s): 2012-13 Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Survey and 2011–12 Australian Health Survey Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women aged 35 years and over were significantly more likely than non-Indigenous women in this age range to have exceeded the threshold for single occasion risk. Differences between the rates for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander and non-Indigenous females for younger age groups were not statistically significant. , by Indigenous status and age.gif) Footnote(s): (a) NHMRC 2009 Guidelines for reducing health risks associated with alcohol consumption. (b) Difference between Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander and non-Indigenous rate is not statistically significant. Source(s): 2012–13 Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Survey and 2011–12 Australian Health Survey ENDNOTES 2. National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC), 2009. Australian guidelines to reduce health risks from drinking alcohol, Canberra: NHMRC. Available from http://www.nhmrc.gov.au/_files_nhmrc/publications/attachments/ds10-alcohol.pdf
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