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Reports and Presentations
The following links are from Stage 1 & Stage 2 results:
DETAILED REPORTS (click here for reports)
Stage 1
- Baseline biomedical and self-report data (full report)
- Medicare benefits schedule Health Insurance Commission Data for chronic conditions and risk factors
- Key biomedical findings (full report)
- Summary of key biomedical findings report
- Qualitative investigation of chronic conditions report
- Risk factors and associated chronic conditions report
Stage 2
- Stage 2 Key Findings
BRIEF REPORTS (click here for brief reports)
Stage 1
North West Adelaide Health Study
Relationship between overweight and obesity and other health risk factors: North West Adelaide Health Study 2000
How many South Australians are severely obese?
Stage 2
Chronic Conditions
- Asthma
- COPD
- CVD
- Diabetes
- Mental health condition
- Depression
- Psychological wellbeing
- Renal disease
Musculoskeletal Conditions
- Arthritis
- Back pain
- Foot pain
- Hand pain
- Hip pain
- Knee pain
- Osteoporosis
- Shoulder pain
Risk Factors
- Alcohol
- Blood pressure
- Body mass index
- Cholesterol
- Physical activity
- Smoking
- Waist circumference
- Waist hip ratio
Health Outcomes
- Health service use
- Medications
- Overall health status
- Quality of life
CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS
Please click here to link to all related presentations and posters (from Population Research & Outcome Studies Unit, SA Department of Health), and/or for information on conference dates and locations.
JOURNAL PUBLICATIONS
For a list of journal publications resulting from the North West Adelaide Health Study, click here.
MEDIA
18 December 2006 - The Advertiser "Lies hide obesity facts"
13 December 2006 - Media release "We're telling porkies about out weight"
25 November 2006 - The Age "Is it only the young who suffer from asthma?"
14 November 2006 - Media release "Diabetes call to action for South Australians" World Diabetes Day
April/May/June 2006 - Pen2Paper Port Adelaide Enfield Newsletter, p 8 "Health Study will benefit community"
Participant Demographics
| Gender of Study Participants (n=4060) |
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This graph shows the sex of study participants (by percentage).
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| Age group of study participants (n=4060) |
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This graph shows the age distribution of the people in the cohort (by percentage). People of all ages are needed by the study to provide a representation of the regions.
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| Location (region) of study cohort (n=4060) |
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This graph shows the location (region) of study participants (by percentage).
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