Overweight and obesity by region,
persons aged 16 to 24 years, NSW, 1997-2007
persons aged 16 to 24 years, NSW, 1997-2007
| Sex | Year | Urban % (95% CI) | Rural % (95% CI) | NSW % (95% CI) |
| Males | 1997 | 27.3 (22.8-31.9) | 32.7 (26.8-38.5) | 28.8 (25.2-32.5) |
| 1998 | 25.2 (20.4-30.0) | 25.4 (20.0-30.9) | 25.3 (21.5-29.0) | |
| 2002 | 30.5 (24.1-36.9) | 31.5 (21.5-41.4) | 30.8 (25.4-36.1) | |
| 2003 | 23.5 (17.9-29.1) | 34.4 (27.6-41.1) | 26.6 (22.2-31.1) | |
| 2004 | 36.8 (28.5-45.0) | 25.9 (17.3-34.5) | 33.9 (27.3-40.4) | |
| 2005 | 30.1 (23.6-36.6) | 35.2 (26.8-43.6) | 31.4 (26.1-36.7) | |
| 2006 | 31.6 (23.8-39.4) | 30.5 (20.1-41.0) | 31.3 (25.0-37.7) | |
| 2007 | 25.8 (17.7-33.8) | 42.8 (30.5-55.1) | 30.7 (23.9-37.5) | |
| Females | 1997 | 16.0 (12.0-20.0) | 17.0 (13.0-20.9) | 16.3 (13.2-19.3) |
| 1998 | 14.3 (10.6-18.1) | 17.9 (13.1-22.8) | 15.3 (12.3-18.3) | |
| 2002 | 11.9 (8.1-15.7) | 18.5 (13.2-23.7) | 13.7 (10.6-16.8) | |
| 2003 | 19.7 (14.9-24.4) | 26.2 (19.4-32.9) | 21.3 (17.4-25.3) | |
| 2004 | 17.8 (11.9-23.7) | 26.4 (18.5-34.2) | 20.2 (15.3-25.0) | |
| 2005 | 17.9 (12.7-23.1) | 31.8 (24.5-39.1) | 21.6 (17.2-26.0) | |
| 2006 | 25.0 (18.0-32.0) | 23.0 (15.3-30.6) | 24.4 (18.9-29.9) | |
| 2007 | 18.8 (12.3-25.3) | 28.0 (19.0-37.0) | 21.4 (16.0-26.7) | |
| Persons | 1997 | 21.9 (18.8-24.9) | 25.0 (21.4-28.7) | 22.8 (20.3-25.2) |
| 1998 | 19.8 (16.8-22.9) | 21.9 (18.2-25.6) | 20.4 (18.0-22.9) | |
| 2002 | 21.4 (17.5-25.3) | 25.4 (19.3-31.4) | 22.5 (19.2-25.8) | |
| 2003 | 22.1 (18.4-25.8) | 30.5 (25.7-35.3) | 24.4 (21.4-27.4) | |
| 2004 | 27.8 (22.5-33.1) | 26.1 (20.3-32.0) | 27.4 (23.2-31.5) | |
| 2005 | 23.9 (19.7-28.1) | 33.5 (27.9-39.0) | 26.4 (23.0-29.9) | |
| 2006 | 28.5 (23.2-33.8) | 27.0 (20.3-33.8) | 28.1 (23.8-32.4) | |
| 2007 | 22.3 (17.1-27.5) | 35.6 (27.8-43.3) | 26.1 (21.7-30.5) |
| Note: | Estimates are based on the following numbers of respondents for NSW: 1997 (1,757), 1998 (1,599), 2002 (1,098), 2003 (1,184), 2004 ( 765), 2005 ( 895), 2006 ( 607), 2007 ( 556). The indicator includes those who are overweigh or obese ie with a Body Mass Index (BMI) of 25 or higher. The questions used to define the indicator were: How tall are you without shoes? and How much do you weigh without clothes or shoes? BMI is calculated as follows: BMI = weight (kg)/height²(m). Categories for this indicator include overweight (BMI from 25 to 29.9) and obese (BMI of 30 and over). |
| Source: | New South Wales Population Health Survey 2007 (HOIST). Centre for Epidemiology and Research, NSW Department of Health. |
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| Produced by: | Centre for Epidemiology and Research, Population Health Division, NSW Department of Health. |
| Last updated on: | 1 June 2008 |