STATS CORE 1

Question 1

ATIS - 
Life expectancy: 
Infant mortality rate: 
Diabetes:
Smoking (risk behavior): 
Psychological distress: 
CVD mortality:

Answer 1

Life expectancy: - 10 years
Infant mortality rate: 3 x higher
Diabetes: 3 x more likely to be diagnosed
Smoking (risk behavior): 2.7 x more likely to smoke.
Psychological distress: 2.7 x more likely
CVD mortality: 2 x death

Question 2

Socioeconomically disadvantaged -

Smoking (risk behavior):
Obesity:
CVD incidence:
Diabetes mortality rate:

Answer 2

Smoking (risk behavior): 2.3 x more likely to smoke
Obesity: 1/3 more of women
CVD mortality: 2.1 x mortality, 2.2 incidence.
Diabetes mortality: 2x more likely to die.

Question 3

National Tobacco Strategy Success

Answer 3

2012 - 2018: smokers dropped by 100,000.

- success equal amongst all socioeconomic groups.

Question 4

‘Close The Gap’

Answer 4

Aim: to achieve health equality for ATSI by 2030.

Question 5

Groups at risk of cancer

Answer 5

ATSI: Stage 4 cancer is more prevalent.
Elderly: Weaker immune system, insufficient DNA repair. - Lung cancer: (80-85% more likely)
Males: 20 x more likely.
Smokers: 10 x more likely to develop cancer.

Question 6

Most common cancer for men

prevalence

Answer 6

prostate, colorectal (rectum), skin, lung

Question 7

Most common cancer or women

prevalence

Answer 7

breast, colorectal, skin, lung.

Question 8

Cancer Trends

Answer 8

Lung cancer highest mortality for both genders.
Increasing as: people are living longer + population is increasing.

Death rates falling for both genders; more rapidly for men.

Lung cancer is the second leading cause of death for both genders.

Question 9

Cardiovascular disease

Answer 9

Circulatory disease that causes a NARROWING, BLOCKAGE or HARDENING of blood vessels.

Question 10

Mortality for CVD (general)

Answer 10

Leading cause of death

Mortality and morbidity decreasing for both genders.

Question 11

Groups at risk for CVD STAT

Answer 11

ATSI - 2 x more likely to die, 1.6 x higher incidence

Socioeconomically disadvantaged 2.1 x dying
2.2 x more incidence

Remote areas: 1.4 x mortality
Elderly: burden increases post 45 year

Question 12

Define diabetes

Answer 12

A chronic disease that affects the bodies ability to absorb glucose into the body.

Hyp;/er: inability to regulate and use insulin.
Hypo: inability to produce a sufficient amount of insulin for blood levels.
Chronic

Question 13

Stats for diabetes prevelance/ mortality

Answer 13

Prevalence doubled

Mortality rates are steady.

Question 14

Groups at risk for diabetes.

Answer 14

ATSI: 3 x higher
Socio econ 2x more likely to die.
More common in men.
More prevalent among elderly: 15% of people above 65.