Obesity Epidemiology Study Documents | Western Sydney University

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Western Sydney University
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MEDI 2003 | Clinical Sciences 2
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2024
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2
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Mariam A. A.

Obesity epidemiology • • • • • • In 2017–18, an estimated 2 in 3 (67%) Australians aged 18 and over were overweight or obese (36% were overweight, and 31% were obese), which is about around 12.5 million adults. Overweight and obesity levels in Western Sydney are higher than the NSW average with 34.1% of the population considered overweight and a further 21.8% considered obese. In Australia, around 67% of adults and 25% of children (5–17 years of age) are currently overweight or obese Australia ranks 6th in obesity In Australia in 2017–18 25% of children were classified as either overweight or obese - 17% overweight - 7.7% obese According to ABS 2019 data - overweight increased from 1995 to 2015 gradually increased, but decreased from 20152018 - but obesity just kept increasing Australian bureau of diseases 2015 study found that 8.4% of the disease burden in Australia due to overweight and obesity Maitland et. All 2019 findings • • In western Sydney are higher than the NSW average is 24%, as in south western Sydney it is 28% 33% of boys and 38% of girls from a low socioeconomic (SES) background are overweight or obese, compared to 22% of boys and 24% of girls from a high socioeconomic background