Trends in body mass index and obesity prevalence in Western Australian adults, 2002 to 2015

Merema, Matt R.; O'Connell, Emily; Joyce, Sarah; Woods, Joanne; Sullivan, Denise

doi:10.1002/hpja.56

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“…Whilst food insecurity is recognised as being underestimated [40], the high level of self-reporting of running out of money for food as an indication of economic access within these participants is concerning. Prevalence of food insecurity in WA shows that one in fifteen adults (6.5%) reported that someone in their household had eaten less than they should because they could not afford enough food in the past 12 months in 2017 [41]. Our results would indicate that food insecurity is much higher in subgroups in the population and the association with employment and education, as indicators of socio-economic status supports this conclusion.…”

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Examining the Association between Food Literacy and Food Insecurity

Begley

Paynter

Butcher³

et al. 2019

Nutrients

112

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Poor food literacy behaviours may contribute to food insecurity in developed countries. The aim of this research was to describe the apparent prevalence of food insecurity in adults at enrolment in a food literacy program and to examine the relationship between food insecurity and a range of independent variables. Individuals attending the Food Sensations® for Adults program in Western Australia from May 2016 to April 2018 completed a pre-program questionnaire (n = 1433) indicating if they had run out of money for food in the past month (food insecurity indicator), frequency of food literacy behaviours, selected dietary behaviours, and demographic characteristics. The level of food insecurity reported by participants (n = 1379) was 40.5%. Results from multiple logistic regression demonstrated that behaviours related to planning and management, shopping, preparation, and cooking were all statistically independently associated with food insecurity, in addition to soft/soda drink consumption, education, employment status, and being born in Australia. The results are salient as they indicate an association between food literacy and food insecurity. The implications are that food insecure participants may respond differently to food literacy programs. It may be necessary to screen people enrolling in programs, tailor program content, and include comprehensive measures in evaluation to determine effect on the impact of food literacy programs on different subgroups.

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confidence: 61%

Examining the Association between Food Literacy and Food Insecurity

Begley

Paynter

Butcher³

et al. 2019

Nutrients

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105

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“…People from lower socioeconomic areas are more likely to use tobacco products, with a prevalence of 18.9% in the most disadvantaged areas of Western Australia (WA) compared with 7.2% in the most advantaged. 6 Tobacco use is disproportionately high among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, with 41% of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in WA smoking daily, and this is often compounded by socioeconomic disadvantage. 7 This intersects with a much higher density per capita of tobacco retailers in lower socioeconomic areas 2 and higher prevalence of tobacco-related disease 8 inWA.…”

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Tobacco mythbusting—tobacco is not a major driver of foot traffic in low socio-economic small retail stores

Gazey

2021

Tob Control

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BackgroundOne of the opposing arguments to restricting or banning the sale of tobacco products stem from a perception that this would adversely impact on small retail stores that rely on tobacco sales for viability. It has also been argued that purchases of tobacco leads to unplanned purchasing of other items that yield income for small store owners. This study tested the veracity of these arguments in the Australian context.MethodsConsumer intercept surveys (n=1487) were conducted outside a comprehensive sample of small stores (n=136) selling tobacco in lower socioeconomic suburbs. Data were collected over a 2-hour period outside each store using the same methodology (36% consumer response rate). Descriptive statistics examined the proportion of tobacco and non-tobacco purchases and most common products purchased.ResultsPurchasing tobacco was the primary motivation for store visits for only 3% of consumers. The vast majority of products purchased (92%) were not tobacco, with hot food, groceries and lottery tickets most frequent. Only 8% of consumers purchased tobacco. When unplanned purchasing patterns were compared, consumers’ who purchased tobacco were no more likely to buy other products.ConclusionTobacco purchasing was rarely the reason for store visits, indicating that it is not a key driver of consumer foot traffic for small retailers. There was also no evidence that tobacco contributes to spontaneous purchases of other products that might bring retailers profit. Findings suggest that restricting the retail availability of tobacco would be unlikely to have a pronounced negative impact on small retail stores.

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“…This has been seen as a gradual rise in the prevalence of overweight and obesity in different age groups. 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 In a systematic review performed by Ng et al, 6 the prevalence of overweight or obesity was reported to be approximately 47% among children worldwide. Among the different factors that have contributed to this increase is a decline in physical activity levels.…”

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Association between tracking of extracurricular sports practice and weight status during childhood: a prospective cohort study

et al. 2021

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BACKGROUND: Overweight and obesity have reached epidemic prevalences. Obesity control involves many factors and needs to begin early in childhood. OBJECTIVES: To ascertain the association between tracked extracurricular sports practice and weight status; and to analyze tracking of overweight and obesity among school-aged children. DESIGN AND SETTING: Prospective cohort study conducted in 13 public schools in Cianorte, Paraná, in 2012-2016. METHODS: The sample comprised 2459 schoolchildren in Cianorte, of mean age 6.3 years at baseline and 9.4 years at follow-up. Body mass index was calculated from body mass and height measurements. The children were grouped as normal weight, overweight or obese. Information on extracurricular sports practice was collected through the dichotomous question “Do you participate in any extracurricular sports?” (“yes” or “no”). RESULTS: Tracking of weight status showed that 75.5% maintained this, with kappa of 0.530. Tracking of extracurricular sports practice showed that 80.9% maintained this, with low concordance (kappa of 0.054). Weight status correlation between baseline and follow-up showed that overweight or obese individuals were 4.65 times (CI: 4.05-5.34) more likely to maintain the same classification or move from overweight to obese at follow-up. Correlation of extracurricular sports practice with overweight or obesity at follow-up was not significant. CONCLUSIONS: These results demonstrated that overweight or obese children were at higher risk of gaining weight than were normal-weight children. In addition, the proportion of these children who maintained extracurricular sports practices over the years was low. Maintenance of this variable was not associated with weight status.

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Trends in body mass index and obesity prevalence in Western Australian adults, 2002 to 2015

Cited by 7 publications

References 12 publications

Examining the Association between Food Literacy and Food Insecurity

Examining the Association between Food Literacy and Food Insecurity

Tobacco mythbusting—tobacco is not a major driver of foot traffic in low socio-economic small retail stores

Association between tracking of extracurricular sports practice and weight status during childhood: a prospective cohort study

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