Technical Report - Donegal Traveller's Project

Health Survey FindingsTable 255: Self-report of high blood pressure and high cholesterol in the AITHS respondents,and the SLAN 2002 and 2007 medical card holders 4IllnessROI and NITravellers whoreported havingblood pressureor cholesterolscreeningAll ROI and NITravellers whoanswered theadult healthquestionnaireSLAN 2002medical cardholdersSLAN 2007medical cardholdersSelf-report of high blood n=647 n=1,904 n=1,637 n=2,838pressureUnder 30 years 17.9% 3.6% 5.3% 5.2%30-44 years 31.3% 10.4% 9.7% 9.2%45-64 years 49.3% 26.3% 24.0% 35.1%Over 65 54.1% 38.5% 31.0% 36.0%Total 36.5% 12.4% 23.3% 28.3%Self-report of highn=669 n=1,869 n=1,637 n=2,657cholesterolUnder 30 years 11.6% 2.4% 1.3% 1.9%30-44 years 21.4% 7.7% 7.3% 13.0%45-64 years 39.8% 22.6% 19.6% 30.3%Over 65 46.1% 34.0% 15.0% 26.3%Total 28.0% 10.0% 13.4% 22.8%4The data items from which these measurements are derived vary between the studies. For the AITHS, thenumbers presented are the persons who reported having undergone screening in the last 12 months and whoreceived a diagnosis of high blood pressure or high cholesterol, and these numbers are then presented as apercentage of all AITHS respondents in that age group. For SLAN 2002, the numbers presented represent thepersons who reported doctor diagnosed high blood pressure or cholesterol at any time. For SLAN 2007, thenumbers presented represent the persons who reported doctor diagnosed high blood pressure or cholesterol inthe last 12 months.211