As at March 2003, there were 1,783 Tasmanians on the Diabetes Register, with 45.5% of these from the Greater Hobart-Southern Region, another 24.1% from the Northern Region, and a further 30.4% from the Mersey-Lyell Region.
Of all Tasmanians on the register, about a third had a diagnostic age of 20 years or less. Diagnostic age is important because anyone diagnosed before 20 years of age would be more likely to have insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus.
REGISTRANTS ON TASMANIAN INSULIN TREATED DIABETES REGISTER, Tasmanian regions(a) - March 2003 |
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| | | Greater
Hobart-Southern | Northern | Mersey-Lyell | Tasmania |
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| | | no. | no. | no. | no. |
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Registrants with a diagnostic age of less than 20 years | 325 | 147 | 161 | 633 |
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Sex | | | | | |
| Males | | 427 | 241 | 285 | 953 |
| Females | | 385 | 188 | 257 | 830 |
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Current age of registrants | | | | |
| 0-20 years | 123 | 39 | 53 | 215 |
| 21-64 years | 505 | 264 | 340 | 1,109 |
| 65 years and over | 184 | 126 | 149 | 459 |
Total registered diabetics |
812
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429
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542
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1,783
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(a) Registration is voluntary. The Menzies Centre estimates that 85-90% of those on insulin in Tasmania are registered.
Source: Tasmanian Insulin Treated Diabetes Register, Menzies Centre for Population Health Research, University of Tasmania. |