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Table 5 Health indicators estimate comparisons by year, NSWPHS

From: Inclusion of mobile telephone numbers into an ongoing population health survey in New South Wales, Australia, using an overlapping dual-frame design: impact on the time series

Health indicators

2011 NSWPHS

2012 NSWPHS Dual-frame

2012 NSWPHS Landline frame

Prevalence difference

2012 NSWPHS (dual frame) minus 2011 NSWPHS

2012 NSWPHS (landline frame) minus 2011 NSWPHS

%

SE %

%

SE %

%

SE %

Prev diff % (95%CI)

p-value

 

Prev diff % (95%CI)

p-value

Five or more drinks of alcohol in a day

11.3

1.10

11.1

0.59

9.4

0.81

-0.2 (0.4,-0.8)

0.432

 

-1.9 (-1.6, -2.2)

0.083

 

More than two alcoholic drinks in a day

29.6

0.74

27.6

0.87

27.1

1.23

-2.0 (-2.14, -1.9)

0.092

 

-2.5 (-3.0, -2.0)

0.042

#

Recommended fruit intake

50.4

0.74

53.4

0.98

55.9

1.27

3.0 (2.75, 3.3)

0.016

*

5.5 (5.0, 6.0)

<0.001

*

Recommended vegetable intake

8.4

0.35

10.0

0.60

12.3

0.94

1.6 (1.2, 2.0)

0.026

*

3.9 (3.2, 4.6)

<0.001

*

Current smoking

14.7

0.55

17.1

0.75

14.4

0.92

2.4 (2.2, 2.6)

0.011

*

-0.3 (-0.7, 0.1)

0.373

 

Adequate physical activity

54.6

0.75

56.2

0.99

56.8

1.30

1.6 (1.4, 1.9)

0.224

 

2.2 (1.7, 2.7)

0.069

 

Positive self-reported health status

80.3

0.56

82.4

0.60

80.6

0.95

2.1 (2.1, 2.2)

0.010

*

0.3 (-0.1, 0.7)

0.381

 

Current asthma

11.3

0.46

10.1

0.52

12.6

0.97

-1.2 (-1.3, -1.1)

0.079

 

1.3 (0.7, 1.9)

0.122

 

Ever diagnosed with diabetes

8.1

0.31

8.4

0.44

8.6

0.54

0.3 (0.1, 0.5)

0.573

 

0.5 (0.2, 0.9)

0.215

 

Overweight or obese

52.2

0.76

49.7

1.00

53.9

1.35

-2.5 (-2.8,-2.3)

0.047

#

1.7 (1.1, 2.3)

0.138

 
  1. NOTE *significantly (p < 0.05) higher than comparison group; #significantly (p < 0.05) lower than comparison group.