scholarly journals Development of a chronic disease risk factor index and identifying population subgroups at risk using New South Wales Adult Health Survey 2002 data

2005 ◽  
Vol 16 (10) ◽  
pp. 141 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factor ◽  
Chronic Disease ◽  
Disease Risk ◽  
New South ◽  
Adult Health ◽  
Disease Risk Factor ◽  
Chronic Disease Risk ◽  
South Wales ◽  
Factor Index ◽  
Chronic Disease Risk Factor

scholarly journals Making Every Contact Count (MECC) – Chronic Disease Risk Factor and Brief Advice Recording

2017 ◽  
Vol 17 (5) ◽  
pp. 159
Author(s):  
Jacinta Mulroe ◽  
Claire Collins ◽  
John Cuddihy ◽  
Ronan Fawsitt ◽  
Mairead Gleeson ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factor ◽  
Chronic Disease ◽  
Disease Risk ◽  
Disease Risk Factor ◽  
Chronic Disease Risk ◽  
Brief Advice ◽  
Chronic Disease Risk Factor

Prevalence of chronic disease risk factors in 35- to 44-year-old humanitarian arrivals to New South Wales (NSW), Australia

2019 ◽  
Vol 25 (1) ◽  
pp. 19 ◽  
Author(s):  
Meena Chandra ◽  
Anthea Duri ◽  
Mitchell Smith
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Chronic Disease ◽  
Disease Risk ◽  
New South ◽  
New South Wales ◽  
Indigenous Populations ◽  
Indigenous Australian ◽  
Australian Health ◽  
Chronic Disease Risk ◽  
South Wales

The aim of this study is to compare the prevalence of chronic disease risk factors in humanitarian arrivals to Sydney, New South Wales (NSW) with the Australian Indigenous and non-Indigenous populations aged 35–44 years. Data on risk factors collected from 237 refugees presenting to the NSW Refugee Health Service (RHS) from January 2015 to August 2016 were retrospectively analysed and compared with data from the Australian Health Surveys, 2011–13 for the Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australian populations. This study found significantly higher levels of triglycerides (z=3; 95% CI, 0.16–0.26); hypertension (z=3.2; 95% CI, 0.17–0.29); and smoking (z=3.5; 95% CI, 0.27–0.33) in refugees compared with the general Australian population. The Indigenous population had significantly higher levels of triglycerides (z=4; 95% CI, 0.16–0.26); body mass indexes (BMIs) (z=3.3; 95% CI 0.58–0.72); and smoking (z=5.4; 95 CI 0.27–0.33) compared with refugees. Based on the study findings, screening for chronic disease risk factors from age 35 years may be warranted in all humanitarian arrivals to Australia, along with dietary and lifestyle advice.

scholarly journals Low fruit and vegetable consumption in Mozambique: results from a WHO STEPwise approach to chronic disease risk factor surveillance

2011 ◽  
Vol 107 (3) ◽  
pp. 428-435 ◽  
Author(s):  
Patrícia Padrão ◽  
Olga Laszczyńska ◽  
Carla Silva-Matos ◽  
Albertino Damasceno ◽  
Nuno Lunet
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factor ◽  
Disease Risk ◽  
Vegetable Consumption ◽  
Fruit And Vegetable Consumption ◽  
Fruit And Vegetable ◽  
Disease Risk Factor ◽  
Stepwise Approach ◽  
Chronic Disease Risk ◽  
Risk Factor Surveillance ◽  
Chronic Disease Risk Factor

Monitoring food consumption and its determinants over time is essential for defining and implementing health promotion strategies, but surveillance is scarce in Africa. The present study aimed to describe fruit and vegetable consumption in Mozambique according to socio-demographic characteristics and place of residence (urban/rural). A national representative sample (n 3323) of subjects aged 25–64 years was evaluated in 2005 following the WHO Stepwise Approach to Chronic Disease Risk Factor Surveillance, which included an assessment of usual fruit and vegetable consumption (frequency and quantity). Crude prevalence and age-, education- and family income-adjusted prevalence ratios (PR) with 95 % CI were computed. Less than 5 % of the subjects reported an intake of five or more daily servings of fruits/vegetables. Both fruits and vegetables were more often consumed by women and in rural settings. In urban areas, the prevalence of fruit intake ( ≥ 2 servings/d) increased with education ( ≥ 6 years v. < 1 year: women, adjusted PR = 3·11, 95 % CI 1·27, 7·58; men, adjusted PR = 3·63, 95 % CI 1·22, 10·81), but not with income. Conversely, vegetable consumption ( ≥ 2 servings/d) was less frequent in more educated urban men ( ≥ 6 years v. < 1 year: adjusted PR = 0·30, 95 % CI 0·10, 0·94) and more affluent rural women ( ≥ $801 US dollars (USD) v. $0–64: adjusted PR = 0·32, 95 % CI 0·13, 0·81). The very low intake of these foods in this setting supports the need for fruit and vegetable promotion programmes that target the whole population, despite the different socio-demographic determinants of fruit and vegetable intake.

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