North Coast, obesity by age,
persons aged 16 years and over, NSW, 2008
persons aged 16 years and over, NSW, 2008
| North Coast | NSW | |||||
| Age (years) | Males % (95% CI) | Females % (95% CI) | Persons % (95% CI) | Males % (95% CI) | Females % (95% CI) | Persons % (95% CI) |
| 16-24 | 12.4 (0.0-30.6) | 17.3 (3.0-31.6) | 14.8 (3.1-26.4) | 8.9 (5.2-12.7) | 8.4 (4.8-12.1) | 8.7 (6.1-11.3) |
| 25-34 | 30.7 (3.2-58.3) | 19.9 (4.9-34.9) | 25.6 (9.0-42.3) | 15.5 (10.3-20.7) | 15.4 (11.2-19.5) | 15.4 (12.1-18.8) |
| 35-44 | 24.4 (9.8-39.0) | 22.3 (10.4-34.3) | 23.4 (13.9-33.0) | 18.7 (14.4-23.1) | 18.1 (14.6-21.6) | 18.4 (15.6-21.2) |
| 45-54 | 21.2 (10.9-31.5) | 17.5 (9.8-25.1) | 19.3 (12.9-25.8) | 21.2 (17.2-25.2) | 23.9 (20.4-27.4) | 22.5 (19.9-25.2) |
| 55-64 | 22.6 (13.8-31.5) | 20.9 (14.3-27.6) | 21.8 (16.3-27.3) | 28.2 (24.2-32.2) | 27.8 (24.6-31.0) | 28.0 (25.4-30.6) |
| 65-74 | 25.5 (16.4-34.6) | 23.5 (14.3-32.6) | 24.5 (18.0-31.0) | 17.8 (14.0-21.5) | 29.0 (25.5-32.4) | 23.6 (21.0-26.2) |
| 75+ | 13.0 (4.3-21.8) | 13.2 (6.0-20.3) | 13.1 (7.5-18.7) | 13.0 (9.5-16.4) | 13.3 (10.4-16.1) | 13.1 (10.9-15.3) |
| All | 21.8 (16.1-27.5) | 19.3 (15.4-23.2) | 20.6 (17.1-24.1) | 18.0 (16.3-19.7) | 19.1 (17.7-20.6) | 18.6 (17.4-19.7) |
| Note: | Estimates are based on 1,079 respondents in North Coast and 8,225 in NSW. For this indicator 54 (4.77%) were 'not stated' (Don't know or Refused) in North Coast and 390 (4.53%) were 'not stated' (Don't know or Refused) in NSW. The indicator includes those who are obese: that is, with a Body Mass Index (BMI) of 30 or higher. The questions used to define the indicator were: How tall are you without shoes? 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 2008 (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 March 2009 |