Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (2004) Physical activity, diet and body weight: results from the 2001 National Health Survey, AIHW, Australian Government, accessed 31 May 2023.
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. (2004). Physical activity, diet and body weight: results from the 2001 National Health Survey. Canberra: AIHW.
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. Physical activity, diet and body weight: results from the 2001 National Health Survey. AIHW, 2004.
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. Physical activity, diet and body weight: results from the 2001 National Health Survey. Canberra: AIHW; 2004.
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare 2004, Physical activity, diet and body weight: results from the 2001 National Health Survey, AIHW, Canberra.
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This data briefing explores self-reported leisure-time physical activity and selected dietary behaviours collected in the 2001 National Health survey and analyses how they vary by weight status for adults aged 20 years and over.
Insufficient physical activity is a risk factor for cardiovascular disease, Type 2 diabetes, some cancers & depression
Over 60% of Australian men and women reported ‘sedentary/very low’ and ‘low’ levels of physical activity
Healthy weight men and women were more likely to report ‘moderate’ and ‘high’ levels of physical activity
Overweight women reported less ‘moderate’ and ‘high’ levels of physical activity compared with overweight men
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