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Table 3 Age and sex-standardised prevalence, prevalence ratios and 95% confidence intervals (CI) of health care service use, by Aboriginal status

From: Inequalities in the social determinants of health of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People: a cross-sectional population-based study in the Australian state of Victoria

Health care service

Prevalence (%)

Prevalence ratio (95% CI)

Age-adjusted

Crude

Non-Aboriginal

Aboriginal

Aboriginal

Non-Aboriginal

Aboriginal (95% CI)

p value

Had a blood pressure checka

79.6

83.0

79.3

1.00

1.0 (1.0-1.1)

0.001

Had a blood cholesterol checka

57.2

59.4

52.1

1.00

1.0 (0.9-1.1)

0.459

Had a blood glucose checka

53.6

56.5

50.9

1.00

1.1 (0.9-1.2)

0.457

Attended a public hospitalb

47.1

50.3

52.0

1.00

1.1 (0.9-1.3)

0.372

Saw professional for mental healthb

11.3

19.2

20.0

1.00

1.7 (1.1-2.4)

0.008

Ever saw an eye health professional

77.6

75.2

69.8

1.00

1.0 (0.9-1.1)

0.975

Bowel examination for bowel cancera

29.7

36.1

34.9

1.00

1.2 (0.9-1.7)

0.300

  1. aIn preceding two years.
  2. bIn preceding 12months.