Abbreviations & symbols
Abbreviations
ABS Australian Bureau of Statistics
ACR albumin/creatinine ratio
ACT Australian Capital Territory
AHS Australian Health Survey
AIHW Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
AKI acute kidney injury
APC NMDS Admitted Patient Care National Minimum Data Set
ASR age-standardised rate
ASGS Australian Statistical Geography Standard
BMI body mass index
CHD coronary heart disease
CI confidence interval
CKD chronic kidney disease
CVD cardiovascular disease
DA Diabetes Australia
eGFR estimated glomerular filtration rate
ERP estimated resident population
Esri Environmental System Research Institute
GIS geographical information software
HbA1c glycated haemoglobin
HSVD heart, stroke and vascular disease
ICD-10 International Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, 10th revision
ICD-10-AM International Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, 10th revision, Australian Modification
IDDM insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus
IRSD Index of Relative Socio-economic Disadvantage
LHN Local Hospital Network
MB Mesh Block (ASGS unit)
NDAC National Aged Care Data Clearinghouse
NDI National Death Index
NHMD National Hospital Morbidity Database
NHMS National Health Measures Survey
NHS National Health Survey
NIDDM non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus
NMD National Mortality Database
NMDS national minimum data set
NNPAS National Nutrition and Physical Activity Survey
NSW New South Wales
NT Northern Territory
PHA Population Health Area
PHIDU Public Health Information Development Unit
PHN Primary Health Network
Qld Queensland
RBDM Registrar of Births, Deaths and Marriages
RR rate ratio
SA South Australia
SA1 Statistical Area Level 1
SA2 Statistical Area Level 2
Tas Tasmania
Vic Victoria
WA Western Australia
Symbols
— nil or rounded to zero
. . not applicable
n.a. not available
n.p. not publishable because of small numbers, confidentiality or other concerns about the quality of the data