Risk factors to health

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Last updated: 07 Aug 2017

Author: AIHW

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Australian Institute of Health and Welfare 2017. Risk factors to health. Canberra: AIHW. Viewed 05 July 2020, https://pp.aihw.gov.au/reports/risk-factors/risk-factors-to-health

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Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. (2017). Risk factors to health. Retrieved from https://pp.aihw.gov.au/reports/risk-factors/risk-factors-to-health

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Risk factors to health. Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, 07 August 2017, https://pp.aihw.gov.au/reports/risk-factors/risk-factors-to-health

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Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. Risk factors to health [Internet]. Canberra: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, 2017 [cited 2020 Jul. 5]. Available from: https://pp.aihw.gov.au/reports/risk-factors/risk-factors-to-health

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Health risk factors are attributes, characteristics or exposures that increase the likelihood of a person developing a disease or health disorder. Behavioural risk factors are those that individuals have the most ability to modify. Biomedical risk factors are bodily states that are often influenced by behavioural risk factors.

Findings from this report:

1 in 5 Australian adults (18%) consumed more than 2 standard drinks per day in 2016—a decrease from 22% in 2007
Over 1 in 3 Australian adults (34%) had high blood pressure in 2014–15—a slight rise from 32% in 2011–12
Almost 2 in 3 Australian adults (63%) had abnormal blood lipids in 2011–12
3.1% of Australian adults had impaired fasting glucose in 2011–12

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