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1
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What does excessive cholesterol do??

A

Builds up and restricts blood flow

2
Q

How many global deaths is high cholesterol said to cause?

A

2.6 million

3
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Cholesterol and the public health framework: define the problem

A

In NZ, high cholesterol levels display a social gradient that is apparent by age, gender, ethnicity and SEP

4
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Cholesterol and Public health framework: identify risk and protective factors

A
Maori, Polynesian, Indian 
45+ years
Male
Smoker
Type 2 diabetes
Obese
Previous history of CVD
High deprivation level
5
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Cholesterol and Public health framework: develop and test prevention strategies?

A
  • NZ has a set of guidelines to help GPs manage a patient’s risk, according to some determinants of health
  • cholesterol screening for people without CVD, monitoring for people with CVD
6
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Cholesterol and public health framework: Assure widespread adoption

A

Epidemiological analyses to ensure that the population are receiving appropriate levels of treatment

7
Q

Which measurements of inequities have no units?

A

Risk ratio
External quotient

Aka relative measures

8
Q

Which measurements of inequities have units?

A

Risk difference
Range

Aka absolute measures

9
Q

What is risk ratio?

A

EGO/CGO

10
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What is extremal quotient?

A

Highest rate/lowest rate

11
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What is risk difference?

A

EGO-CGO

12
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What is range?

A

Highest rate- lowest rate

13
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Define the inverse care law

A

The availability of good medical care tends to vary inversely with the need of the population served