MORE than 11.2 million
Australians are overweight or obese
up by 7% since 1995, according to a
new health report by the Australian
Bureau of Statistics (ABS).
The incidence of hypertension
(defined as systolic or diastolic
blood pressure equal to or greater
than 140/90 mmHg) has increased
from 21.5% of adults in 2011-12 to
23% in 2014-15.
Mental and behavioural conditions
dominate the major long-term
health conditions experienced in
Australia in 2014-15 at 17.5% or 4.0
million people, followed by arthritis
at 15.3% and asthma at 10.8%.
Rates of daily smoking have
continued to drop, to 14.5%
(2.6 million) of adults presently
smoking, compared with 22.4% in
2001 with more men than women
smoking daily (16.9% and 12.1%,
respectively).
Smoking rates for young adults
(18-44 years) have dropped to
16.3% from 28.2% in 2001.The above article was sent to subscribers in Pharmacy Daily's issue from 29 Mar 16 To see the full newsletter, see the embedded issue below or CLICK HERE to download Pharmacy Daily from 29 Mar 16
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