(HPF#1.05 Australians, it has also and 1.23) declined for non-Indigenous Australians, there is no further closing of the gap (NSW, Qld, WA, SA and NT). Diabetes: Proportion 11.0 13.0 12.0 4.0 3.0 4.0 After accounting for age (%) of differences between the two Prevalence of persons populations, Aboriginal and diabetes for reporting Torres Strait Islander people Aboriginal diabetes were more than three times and Torres as likely as non-Indigenous Strait /high sugar Australians to report some Islander levels form of diabetes. For people– by Aboriginal and Torres Strait age, sex, Islander people, diabetes remoteness, problems start in younger population age groups with higher rates of self-reported diabetes and emerging from 25 years of particular age onwards. health
(HPF#1.05 and 1.23) Australians, it has also declined for non-Indigenous Australians, there is no further closing of the gap (NSW, Qld, WA, SA and NT). Diabetes: Prevalence of diabetes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people– by age, sex, remoteness, population and particular health Proportion (%) of persons reporting diabetes /high sugar levels 11.0 13.0 12.0 4.0 3.0 4.0 After accounting for age differences between the two populations, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people were more than three times as likely as non-Indigenous Australians to report some form of diabetes. For Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, diabetes problems start in younger age groups with higher rates of self-reported diabetes emerging from 25 years of age onwards.
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