Health-related behaviours as predictors of mortality and morbidity in Australian Aborigines.
Prev Med
; 44(2): 135-42, 2007 Feb.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-17069878
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
To examine predictors of coronary heart disease (CHD) and all-cause mortality in Aboriginal Australians.METHOD:
In 1988-89, a survey of Western Australian Aborigines (256 women, 258 men) aged 15-88 years documented diet, alcohol and smoking habits. Linkage to mortality and hospital admissions to the end of 2002 provided longitudinal data for modelling of coronary heart disease endpoints and all-cause mortality using Cox regression.RESULTS:
Coronary heart disease risk increased with smoking (HR 2.62, 95% CI 1.19, 5.75), consumption of processed meats >once/week (HR 2.21, 95% CI 1.05, 4.63), eggs >twice/week (HR 2.59, 95% CI 1.11, 6.04) and using spreads on bread (HR 3.14. 95% CI 1.03, 9.61). All-cause mortality risk was lower with exercise >once/week (HR 0.51, 95% CI 0.26, 1.05), increased in ex-drinkers (HR 3.66, 95% CI 1.08, 12.47), heavy drinkers (HR 5.26, 95% CI 1.46, 7.52) and with consumption of take away foods >nine times/month (HR 1.78, 95% CI 0.96, 3.29). Greater alcohol intake, smoking and adverse dietary choices clustered in 53% of men and 56% of women and increased risk of coronary heart disease (HR 2.1, 95% CI 1.1, 4.0) and all-cause mortality (HR 2.3, 95% CI 1.2, 4.2).CONCLUSION:
Lifestyle in Aboriginal Australians predicts coronary heart disease and all-cause mortality. Clustering of adverse behaviours is common and increases risk of coronary heart disease and death.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Risk-Taking
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Coronary Artery Disease
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Health Behavior
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Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
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Life Style
Type of study:
Etiology_studies
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Observational_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limits:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Aged
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Aged80
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Country/Region as subject:
Oceania
Language:
En
Journal:
Prev Med
Year:
2007
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country: