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 | 4.5 (2.3-6.7) | 7.0 (4.0-10.0) | 5.2 (3.4-7.0) |
| 1998 | 2.5 (1.0-4.0) | 5.4 (2.5-8.3) | 3.3 (2.0-4.7) | |
| 2002 | 6.3 (2.7-9.9) | 4.3 (1.6-7.1) | 5.7 (3.0-8.5) | |
| 2003 | 5.6 (2.7-8.5) | 11.0 (6.3-15.7) | 7.2 (4.7-9.6) | |
| 2004 | 7.2 (3.0-11.5) | 5.3 (1.6-9.0) | 6.7 (3.4-10.0) | |
| 2005 | 7.5 (4.0-10.9) | 12.5 (6.6-18.5) | 8.8 (5.7-11.8) | |
| 2006 | 10.0 (5.0-15.1) | 11.7 (5.0-18.4) | 10.5 (6.4-14.6) | |
| 2007 | 6.0 (1.7-10.3) | 11.1 (4.1-18.1) | 7.5 (3.8-11.2) | |
| Females | 1997 | 1.8 (0.7-2.9) | 5.2 (3.3-7.0) | 2.7 (1.8-3.7) |
| 1998 | 3.8 (1.8-5.8) | 4.7 (2.3-7.0) | 4.0 (2.4-5.6) | |
| 2002 | 2.3 (0.8-3.8) | 6.6 (3.2-9.9) | 3.5 (2.1-4.9) | |
| 2003 | 7.3 (4.1-10.4) | 7.5 (3.9-11.1) | 7.3 (4.8-9.8) | |
| 2004 | 4.2 (0.6-7.9) | 10.9 (5.4-16.4) | 6.1 (3.0-9.1) | |
| 2005 | 4.4 (1.5-7.2) | 10.4 (5.6-15.2) | 6.0 (3.5-8.4) | |
| 2006 | 5.9 (2.4-9.4) | 11.1 (4.9-17.3) | 7.3 (4.3-10.4) | |
| 2007 | 8.8 (3.9-13.7) | 12.6 (6.0-19.2) | 9.9 (5.9-13.8) | |
| Persons | 1997 | 3.2 (1.9-4.4) | 6.1 (4.3-7.9) | 4.0 (3.0-5.0) |
| 1998 | 3.1 (1.9-4.4) | 5.1 (3.2-7.0) | 3.7 (2.6-4.7) | |
| 2002 | 4.4 (2.4-6.4) | 5.4 (3.2-7.5) | 4.7 (3.1-6.2) | |
| 2003 | 6.6 (4.4-8.8) | 9.4 (6.4-12.5) | 7.4 (5.6-9.1) | |
| 2004 | 5.8 (3.0-8.6) | 8.0 (4.7-11.3) | 6.4 (4.2-8.6) | |
| 2005 | 5.9 (3.6-8.1) | 11.4 (7.6-15.2) | 7.3 (5.4-9.3) | |
| 2006 | 8.1 (5.0-11.2) | 11.4 (6.8-16.0) | 9.0 (6.4-11.6) | |
| 2007 | 7.4 (4.1-10.7) | 11.8 (7.0-16.7) | 8.7 (6.0-11.4) |
| 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 obese ie with a Body Mass Index (BMI) of 30 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). |
| 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 |