Trends in cardiovascular risk factors in Australia: Results from the National Heart Foundation's Risk Factor Prevalence Study, 1980‐1989

Public Perceptions and Self-Reported Prevalence of Osteoporosis in South Australia

“…', was 3.2%. The prevalence of osteoporosis amongst the women and men was 4.8 (95% CI: 3.7-5.8) and 1.4% (95% CI: 0.8-2.0) respectively and is compared in Table 2 with the selfreported prevalence of several cardiovascular risk factors assessed in the SAHOS and with the findings in the National Heart Foundation's Risk Factor Prevalence Study (NHFRFS) 1980-1989 [7], which surveyed Australians 25-65 years old. The NHFRFS was included to assess the validity of self-reported prevalence in the SAHOS with previous estimates of true prevalence for the same conditions.…”

Pattern of blood pressure in Australian adults: Results from a National Blood Pressure Screening Day of 13,825 adults

“…If truly reflective of the BP profile of all Australian adults, these data suggest that after a period of declining BP at the population level during the 1980s to 1990s [5][6][7][8], BP levels have returned to alarming heights in the 21st Century. At the international level, this result is consistent with an increasing prevalence of HT.…”

“…Measurements of height and weight for calculation of body mass index (BMI, kg/m 2 ) were performed using a linear height scale imprinted on the rear wall of the screening stations and digital weighing scales. Before being weighed, participants removed their shoes and heavy garments and as in previous population surveys [7], 1 kg in weight was subtracted to prevent overestimation due to clothing. Participants were classified by BMI as normal weight (b 25 kg/m 2 ), overweight (25 to b 30 kg/m 2 ) and obese (≥ 30 kg/m 2 ) according to the National Health and Medical Research Council classifications [14].…”

“…During the 1980s, the prevalence of high BP in Australia reportedly declined from 38% to 26% but steadily rose again in the 1990s and early 21st Century [5][6][7][8]. The population is ageing and rates of obesity and metabolic disorders are rising [9] which may contribute to increasing rates of HT.…”

Measurement error and ethnic comparisons of measures of abdominal obesity

“…The third Australian Risk Factor Prevalence Study conducted in 1989 by the National Heart Foundation of Australia (Bennett and Magnus, 1994) recruited residents aged 20-69 years who, were registered on the Commonwealth electoral rolls of December 1988 from nine metropolitan cities across Australia: North Sydney, South Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide, Darwin, Hobart, Perth and Canberra. Subjects were chosen by systematic probability sampling of sex and 5 year age groups.…”