National Indigenous Reform Agreement: P06-Levels of obesity - Body Mass Index, 2010
Identifying and definitional attributes | |
Metadata item type:![]() | Indicator |
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Indicator type:![]() | Indicator |
Short name:![]() | Levels of obesity - Body Mass Index, 2010 |
METEOR identifier:![]() | 396448 |
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Description:![]() | Prevalence of obesity among Australians, by Indigenous status. |
Rationale:![]() | High body mass accounted for 7.5% of burden of disease in 2003. Obesity is closely associated with risk factors for the main causes of morbidity and mortality among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. |
Indicator set:![]() | National Indigenous Reform Agreement (2010) Community Services (retired), Superseded 04/04/2011 |
Outcome area:![]() | Indigenous people remain healthy and free of preventable disease Indigenous, Standard 21/07/2010 |
Quality statement:![]() | National Indigenous Reform Agreement: P06-Levels of obesity - Body Mass Index, 2010 QS Community Services (retired), Superseded 04/04/2011 |
Collection and usage attributes | |
Population group age from:![]() | 18 years |
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Computation description:![]() | Presentation: Number and percentage (crude and age standardised), rate ratios and rate difference including confidence intervals and relative standard errors for percentages. |
Computation:![]() | 100 x (Numerator ÷ Denominator) |
Numerator:![]() | People aged 18 years or over with a Body Mass Index (BMI) greater than 30 (obese) |
Numerator data elements:![]() | |
Denominator:![]() | Total population of people aged 18 years or over |
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Comments:![]() | Disaggregation: National and state/territory by Indigenous status Most recent data available for 2010 CRC baseline report: 2004-05 NATSIHS / NHS |
Representational attributes | |
Representation class:![]() | Percentage |
Data type:![]() | Real |
Unit of measure:![]() | Person |
Format:![]() | NN.N |
Indicator conceptual framework | |
Framework and dimensions:![]() | Person-related Factors |
Data source attributes | |
Data sources:![]() | ABS 2004-05 National Health Survey (NHS) Frequency Every 3 years Data custodian Australian Bureau of Statistics ABS 2004-05 National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Survey (NATSIHS) Frequency Every 6 years Data custodian Australian Bureau of Statistics |
Accountability attributes | |
Organisation responsible for providing data:![]() | In the provision of data and quality statement the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) will have regard the data quality assessments in the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Performance Framework (HPF) that are relevant to this indicator. |
Further data development / collection required:![]() | Specification: Long-term There is a need for a national measure of height and weight for children and analysis of appropriate BMI cut-offs. Data is required on the body mass index of Indigenous children. Increased frequency of surveys with measured BMI data for Indigenous adults is needed. |
Source and reference attributes | |
Relational attributes | |
Related metadata references:![]() | See also National Healthcare Agreement: P05-Proportion of persons obese, 2010
Has been superseded by National Indigenous Reform Agreement: PI 06-Levels of obesity - Body Mass Index, 2011
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