Variations in HS: Indigenous and Non Indigenous Australians

Indigenous Australians experience (a)   health status than the rest of the population with almost all health indicators.

What is syndrome X/metabolic syndrome

• A combination of diseases/unhealthy factors. Including: high blood pressure, strokes, type 2 diabetes

• A combination of protective factors. Including: high blood pressure, strokes, type 2 diabetes

• An immune system disease

• An kidney disease

Variations in biological factors for Indigenous Australians include:

• Lower blood pressure, impaired glucose regulation, more likely to be obese, more likely to give birth to low BW baby.

• Higher blood pressure, impaired glucose regulation, more likely to be obese, more likely to give birth to low BW baby.

• Harder to access health care, lower SES, social exclusion, early life experiences

Indigenous Australians often feel socially excluded from society, due to things such as discrimination. This relates to the sociocultural factor of:

(a)  

Indigenous Australians and more likely to live in overcrowded houses placing strain on kitchens, bathrooms etc. This relates to what factors

• Biological- housing

• Environmental- housing

• Sociocultural- SES

Indigenous Australians have a life expectancy of about (a)   years less than other population groups