Overweight and obesity by socioeconomic disadvantage,
persons aged 16 to 24 years, NSW, 1997-2007
persons aged 16 to 24 years, NSW, 1997-2007
| Sex | Year | 1st Quintile % (95% CI) | 2nd Quintile % (95% CI) | 3rd Quintile % (95% CI) | 4th Quintile % (95% CI) | 5th Quintile % (95% CI) | NSW % (95% CI) |
| Males | 1997 | 22.9 (13.9-32.0) | 28.4 (20.3-36.4) | 28.3 (20.8-35.8) | 30.3 (22.2-38.3) | 33.7 (25.9-41.6) | 28.8 (25.2-32.5) |
| 1998 | 20.4 (12.4-28.3) | 21.8 (12.4-31.2) | 31.2 (22.6-39.8) | 23.6 (16.5-30.6) | 28.6 (20.2-37.0) | 25.3 (21.5-29.0) | |
| 2002 | 26.0 (13.7-38.4) | 22.2 (10.3-34.0) | 27.7 (15.6-39.8) | 46.3 (35.3-57.2) | 24.7 (14.5-34.9) | 30.8 (25.4-36.1) | |
| 2003 | 14.6 (3.4-25.7) | 24.9 (14.2-35.5) | 22.2 (14.4-30.0) | 33.6 (24.4-42.8) | 32.5 (22.2-42.8) | 26.6 (22.2-31.1) | |
| 2004 | 35.9 (20.0-51.9) | 19.5 (9.3-29.7) | 44.9 (31.3-58.4) | 37.8 (23.5-52.1) | 28.4 (14.0-42.8) | 33.9 (27.3-40.4) | |
| 2005 | 25.8 (14.2-37.5) | 30.2 (19.0-41.3) | 35.9 (24.2-47.6) | 27.6 (14.7-40.4) | 36.0 (22.8-49.1) | 31.4 (26.1-36.7) | |
| 2006 | 28.3 (13.3-43.3) | 31.2 (17.1-45.2) | 29.4 (16.6-42.3) | 36.2 (21.3-51.0) | 30.5 (16.0-45.1) | 31.3 (25.0-37.7) | |
| 2007 | 17.8 (2.1-33.4) | 28.5 (12.4-44.7) | 32.6 (18.9-46.3) | 33.9 (17.3-50.5) | 40.3 (25.1-55.6) | 30.7 (23.9-37.5) | |
| Females | 1997 | 11.8 (5.1-18.5) | 22.6 (13.9-31.3) | 18.6 (12.7-24.5) | 11.1 (6.6-15.7) | 16.0 (9.7-22.4) | 16.3 (13.2-19.3) |
| 1998 | 8.7 (3.3-14.1) | 14.2 (6.7-21.6) | 16.7 (10.3-23.0) | 18.8 (12.2-25.4) | 20.4 (12.4-28.4) | 15.3 (12.3-18.3) | |
| 2002 | 6.5 (0.0-15.5) | 9.3 (3.4-15.2) | 13.5 (7.6-19.5) | 17.3 (10.8-23.8) | 18.6 (11.1-26.1) | 13.7 (10.6-16.8) | |
| 2003 | 11.7 (3.1-20.4) | 20.9 (12.3-29.5) | 30.6 (21.8-39.3) | 20.0 (12.4-27.6) | 19.5 (10.2-28.8) | 21.3 (17.4-25.3) | |
| 2004 | 22.1 (7.9-36.2) | 14.3 (6.1-22.4) | 21.2 (10.3-32.1) | 23.8 (13.6-34.1) | 21.0 (10.8-31.2) | 20.2 (15.3-25.0) | |
| 2005 | 20.4 (10.1-30.7) | 20.2 (11.4-29.0) | 21.8 (10.0-33.5) | 19.2 (10.4-27.9) | 23.7 (14.3-33.1) | 21.6 (17.2-26.0) | |
| 2006 | 17.2 (6.0-28.4) | 20.8 (8.3-33.3) | 19.3 (9.5-29.2) | 36.0 (22.3-49.6) | 31.1 (17.8-44.4) | 24.4 (18.9-29.9) | |
| 2007 | 5.5 (0.0-12.0) | 20.7 (9.1-32.2) | 19.0 (10.2-27.9) | 23.7 (10.0-37.5) | 35.9 (21.9-49.9) | 21.4 (16.0-26.7) | |
| Persons | 1997 | 17.2 (11.5-22.9) | 25.6 (19.7-31.5) | 23.7 (18.8-28.6) | 21.0 (16.1-25.8) | 25.4 (20.2-30.7) | 22.8 (20.3-25.2) |
| 1998 | 14.4 (9.6-19.3) | 17.8 (11.8-23.7) | 24.6 (18.9-30.3) | 21.2 (16.3-26.0) | 25.0 (19.1-30.8) | 20.4 (18.0-22.9) | |
| 2002 | 17.3 (9.0-25.6) | 15.1 (8.6-21.6) | 20.9 (13.8-28.0) | 32.9 (25.6-40.3) | 21.8 (15.3-28.2) | 22.5 (19.2-25.8) | |
| 2003 | 13.2 (6.0-20.4) | 22.9 (16.0-29.9) | 26.5 (20.6-32.5) | 26.7 (20.7-32.7) | 26.6 (19.5-33.6) | 24.4 (21.4-27.4) | |
| 2004 | 30.3 (19.1-41.4) | 16.9 (10.3-23.4) | 35.6 (26.0-45.3) | 30.2 (21.5-39.0) | 24.3 (15.6-33.0) | 27.4 (23.2-31.5) | |
| 2005 | 23.2 (15.4-30.9) | 25.0 (18.0-32.1) | 29.1 (20.8-37.4) | 23.2 (15.4-30.9) | 29.4 (21.3-37.6) | 26.4 (23.0-29.9) | |
| 2006 | 22.8 (13.4-32.3) | 26.0 (16.6-35.5) | 24.7 (16.3-33.0) | 36.1 (25.8-46.4) | 30.8 (20.9-40.8) | 28.1 (23.8-32.4) | |
| 2007 | 11.6 (2.9-20.2) | 24.8 (14.6-35.0) | 25.7 (17.4-34.0) | 29.6 (18.5-40.7) | 37.9 (27.7-48.2) | 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 |