and obesity who are Islander males were by obese, age overweight (34%) compared Indigenous with Aboriginal and Torres status, age Strait Islander females (24%), however, Aboriginal rates, and Torres Strait Islander rate ratios females were more likely to and rate be obese than Aboriginal differences and Torres Strait Islander males (34% compared with (HPF#2.26) 28%). Level of Proportion 24.0 30.0 27.0 33.0 39.0 36.0 The proportion of sedentary physical of persons Aboriginal and Torres Strait activity: whose level Islander people aged 15 proportion of of physical years and over increased Indigenous activity is between 2001 and Australian low in from 37% to 47%. The adult proportion reporting a high population areas, age level of physical activity classified as remained unchanged over having
and obesity by Indigenous status, age rates, rate ratios and rate differences (HPF#2.26) who are obese, age Islander males were overweight (34%) compared with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander females (24%), however, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander females were more likely to be obese than Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander males (34% compared with 28%). Level of physical activity: proportion of Indigenous Australian adult population classified as having Proportion of persons whose level of physical activity is low in areas, age 24.0 30.0 27.0 33.0 39.0 36.0 The proportion of sedentary Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people aged 15 years and over increased between 2001 and from 37% to 47%. The proportion reporting a high level of physical activity remained unchanged over
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