High blood pressure, high blood cholesterol, overweight and diabetes
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Living
dangerously: Australians with multiple risk factors for cardiovascular disease
Released 24 Feb 2005
A rising epidemic: obesity
in Australian children and adolescents
Released Oct 2004
Health,
wellbeing and body weight: characteristics of overweight and obesity in
Australia, 2001
Released 4 Mar 2004
Obesity
trends in older Australians
Released 12 Feb 2004
Are all
Australians gaining weight? Differentials in overweight and obesity among
adults, 1989-90 to 2001
Released 10 Dec 2003
A growing
problem. Trends and patterns in overweight and obesity among adults in
Australia, 1980 to 2001
Released 12 Sep 2003
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 Australia's health 2008 |
 Australia's welfare 2007 |
| Age group (years) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Risk factor | Sex | 25-34 | 35-54 | 55-74 | 75+ | 25+ (ASR)(a) |
| High blood pressure(b) | Males | 7.1 | 21.6 | 58.5 | 78.8 | 32.3 |
| Females | 3.4 | 14.9 | 55.8 | 74.6 | 27.2 | |
| Persons | 5.2 | 18.3 | 57.1 | 76.3 | 29.7 | |
| High blood cholesterol(c) | Males | 32.2 | 58.0 | 58.3 | 49.3 | 51.5 |
| Females | 31.2 | 46.5 | 72.5 | 65.4 | 51.0 | |
| Persons | 31.7 | 52.2 | 65.7 | 58.8 | 51.5 | |
| Overweight(d) | Males | 61.1 | 68.1 | 74.1 | 63.6 | 67.4 |
| Females | 35.0 | 51.5 | 67.8 | 52.0 | 51.9 | |
| Persons | 48.5 | 59.9 | 70.8 | 56.8 | 59.6 | |
| Diabetes | Males | 0.1 | 4.5 | 18.4 | 23.6 | 8.7 |
| Females | 0.4 | 3.8 | 12.5 | 22.7 | 6.7 | |
| Persons | 0.3 | 4.1 | 15.4 | 23.0 | 7.6 | |
(a) Age-standardised rate (ASR) standardised to the 2001 Australian
population.
(b) High blood pressure is defined as systolic blood pressure of 140 mmHg or
more;
or diastolic blood pressure of 90 mmHg or more; or taking anti-hypertensive
medication.
(c) High blood cholesterol is defined as total cholesterol of 5.5 mmol/L or
more.
(d) Overweight is defined as a body mass index of 25 or more.
Note: Based on measured data.
Source: AIHW analysis of the 1999-2000 Australian Diabetes, Obesity and
Lifestyle Study.