“…METHODS: Six hundred and eighty six (686) Aboriginal Australians aged 20 to 74 years free from diabetes at baseline were followed for a median of 11 years. …”
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“…To assess the repeatability of the validated Flinders Calcium Food Frequency Questionnaire (FFQ(CA)) for estimating dietary calcium intake in a sample of community dwelling older Australians. Methods. A test-retest repeatability study involving 100 subjects (≥65 years) living independently in metropolitan Adelaide, Australia. …”
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“…The origin of Aboriginal Australians has been a central question of palaeoanthropology since its inception during the 19th Century. …”
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“…BACKGROUND: Indigenous Australians have an incidence of end stage kidney disease 8-10 times higher than non-Indigenous Australians. …”
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“…In this study we quantify the potential impact of implementing a diabetes prevention program, using screening and either metformin or a lifestyle intervention on individual economic outcomes of pre-diabetic Australians aged 45-64. METHODS: The output of an epidemiological microsimulation model of the reduction in prevalence of diabetes from a lifestyle or metformin intervention, and another microsimulation model, Health&WealthMOD, of health and the associated impacts on labour force participation, personal income, savings, government revenue and expenditure were used to quantify the estimated outcomes of the two interventions. …”
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“…This paper examines these relationships in an Australian sample. METHODS: Using the generic EuroQol (EQ-5D) and disease-specific Parkinson’s Disease Questionnaire-39 Item (PDQ-39), HRQoL was evaluated in a sample of 97 people with PD and their caregivers. …”
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“…CONCLUSIONS: A set of 41 Australian prescribing appropriateness criteria were validated by an expert panel. …”
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“…BACKGROUND: Indigenous Australians are significantly less likely to participate in colorectal cancer (CRC) screening compared to non-Indigenous people. …”
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“…INTRODUCTION: The objectives were: (1) to estimate the prevalence of dementia in older people with hip fracture (HF) and (2) to evaluate the significance of dementia and residential care as risk factors for HF in the Australian Capital Territory (ACT), Australia. METHODS: We performed a prospective study of 555 consecutive patients (≥60 years) with HF (mean age 82.6±7.9 (SD) years; 74.2% women) within 162,608 person-years of observation. …”
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“…BACKGROUND: To date the healthcare experiences of gender diverse Australians have received little attention. Previous international research indicates a range of both negative and positive healthcare experiences amongst this diverse population, with negative experiences being those most frequently reported. …”
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“…This study investigated whether Australian adults recognise this as an important health issue, and hold beliefs and knowledge that are consistent with recommendations concerning dementia risk reduction. …”
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“…Objective: This study assessed the validity of the Older Australian’s FFQ against plasma carotenoids and Vitamin E. …”
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“…Comparable survey data on Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians are highly sought after by policymakers to inform policies aimed at closing ethnic socio-economic gaps. …”
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“…Cross-sectional data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics 2011 Australian Health Survey was analysed. …”
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“…BACKGROUND: Potentially preventable chronic diseases are the greatest contributor to the health gap between Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and non-­Indigenous Australians. Preventive care is important for earlier detection and control of chronic disease, and a number of recent policy initiatives have aimed to enhance delivery of preventive care. …”
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“…BACKGROUND: Effectively addressing health disparities between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal Australians is long overdue. Health services engaging Aboriginal communities in designing and delivering healthcare is one way to tackle the issue. …”
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“…The objective of this study was to determine whether circulating lipids, systemic inflammation, and biomarkers of endothelial cell activation varied with the vitamin D status of older Australians. Methods: One hundred and one participants were proportionately and randomly sampled across tertiles of 25 hydroxy vitamin D (25(OH)D) from a larger cohort of free living older adults (T1 median = 97; T2 median = 74.5; T3 median = 56.8 nmol/L). …”
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“…OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to evaluate the satisfaction of Australian patients who suffer from osteoarthritis (OA) with their health care providers and the perceived helpfulness of treatments and information sources. …”
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“…BACKGROUND: The Aboriginal people of Australia have much poorer health and social indicators and a substantial life expectancy gap compared to other Australians, with premature cardiovascular disease a major contributor to poorer health. …”
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