Trends in Cardiovascular Disease Based on data from 2017 – 2018: 34% of Australian adults had high pressure. This includes 23% of uncontrolled blood pressure and 11% of whose blood pressure is controlled with blood pressure medications. Men 25% and women 20%. The proportion of adults with uncontrolled high blood pressure increases with age: 7.5% 18 to 34 years old. Peak of 47% at 85. 2022 reports on high blood pressure: 11.6% of Australians have reported having high blood pressure, an increase from 2011-2012 where it was 10.2%. Males 11.7% and females 11.6%. 45.2% of patients with hypertension are 75 years old and over. 57% of Australian adults have three of more modifiable risk factors for cardiovascular diseases. 16% of Australian adults with heart, stroke and vascular disease also had diabetes. 2023 data on obesity in Australia: 66.9% of Australians are either overweight (35.6%) or obese (31.3%). In the outer regional remote Australia, the prevalence of being overweight and obesity. The prevalence of obesity among Australian men aged 65 to 74 years is 42.2%. A 2022 report found that 8.4% of Australians have high cholesterol which is an increase from 2011-2012 were the prevalence was 6.8%. A 2022 study found that almost 1 in 10 (29%) of people aged over 75 and over had a high cholesterol. 29.3% of people in western Sydney are obese compared to the national average of 27.5%. This can be attributed to: Lower health literacy. Obesogenic environments: high prevalence of fast-food outlets. Low socioeconomic status.