Indicator 3.1 People with diabetes who achieve the target level for blood pressure
Overview
In 2017–18, more than one third (38%) of Australian adults aged 18 and over with self-reported diabetes achieved the target level for blood pressure (<130/80 mmHg), based on measured blood pressure data from the National Health Survey (NHS).
Trends
After adjusting for age, there was no significant difference in the proportion of Australian adults who achieved the target level for blood pressure in 2011–12, 2014–15 and 2017–18 (34%, 45% and 37%, respectively) (Figure 3.1.1).
Population groups
There were no differences by socioeconomic or remoteness areas in 2017–18 (Figure 3.1.2). Due to small numbers, age-standardised proportions were not derived.
State and territory
There were no differences in the proportion of Australian adults who achieved the target level for blood pressure between states and territories in 2017–18 (Figure 3.1.2). Due to small numbers, age-standardised proportions were not derived.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people
An estimated 2 in 5 (40%) Indigenous adults with self-reported diabetes met the blood pressure target in 2018–19, based on estimates from the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Survey (NATSIHS) (Figure 3.1.2).
Based on measured data from the 2018–19 NATSIHS and 2017–18 NHS, the age-standardised proportion of people with diabetes meeting the blood pressure target was slightly higher for Indigenous adults compared with non-Indigenous adults, but the differences were not statistically significant (44% and 37%, respectively) (Figure 3.1.2).
About the data
It should be noted that the estimates obtained from the National Health Surveys are based on relatively small numbers and are associated with large sampling error. The lack of statistical significance does not necessarily mean that there is no difference between the estimates being compared.
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