Indicator 3.16 People with diabetes who achieve the target level for weight / Body Mass Index
Overview
In 2017–18, 13% of adults with self-reported diabetes met the target level of having a Body Mass Index (BMI) of less than 25, based on measured data from the National Health Survey (NHS).
Trends
There was no difference in the proportion of adults with self-reported diabetes who met the target level for weight between 2007–08 and 2017–18 (14% and 13%, respectively) (Figure 3.16.1).
Age and sex
In 2017–18, the proportion of adults with diabetes who met the target for weight was lowest among those aged 45–54 (8%) and highest among those aged 75 and over (21%) (Figure 3.16.1). Among adults with diabetes, a lower percentage of men (9%) than women (17%) met the target for weight.
Population groups
There was no difference in the proportion of adults with self-reported diabetes who met the target level for weight either by remoteness or socioeconomic areas in 2017–18 (Figure 3.16.2). Due to small numbers, age-standardised proportions were not derived.
State and territory
Among the states and territories, there were no differences in the proportions of adults with self-reported diabetes who met the target level for weight in 2017–18 (Figure 3.16.2). Due to small numbers, age-standardised proportions were not derived.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people
In 2018–19, 11% of Indigenous adults with self-reported diabetes met the target for body weight, based on measured data from the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Survey (NATSIHS). There was no difference in the proportion meeting the target for weight between Indigenous men and women. Based on estimates from the 2018–19 NATSIHS and 2017–18 NHS, the age-standardised proportion of Indigenous adults meeting the target level for weight was similar to non-Indigenous adults (10% compared with 12%, respectively) (Figure 3.16.2).
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