Assessment of cardiovascular disease risk factors and diabetes mellitus in Australian prisons: is the prisoner population unhealthier than the rest of the Australian population?
D'Souza, Rennie; Butler, Tony; Petrovski, Nikolai
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Introduction: This paper compares the prevalence estimates of diabetes and cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors in the Indigenous and non-Indigenous New South Wales (NSW) prisoner population in 1996 and 2001, and also compares the 2001 prevalence estimates with Australian population data. Methods: In 1996 and 2001, 789 and 916 prisoners, respectively, in NSW underwent a face-to-face interview covering behavioural risks and physical and mental health. Weight, height and blood pressure were...[Show more]
Collections | ANU Research Publications |
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Date published: | 2005 |
Type: | Journal article |
URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/1885/81530 |
Source: | Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health |
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