Waist circumference and absolute risks of chronic diseases: evidence for establishing waist circumference cutoffs for Aboriginal Australians

Funding Activity

Website
http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/1025350

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

The gap in life expectancy between Indigenous and other Australians is unacceptable. Cardiovascular disease, diabetes and kidney failure are major diseases contributing to such a gap. Waist circumference is an important risk marker of those chronic diseases for health promotion and intervention. However, cutoff values for Aboriginal Australians are lacking, which limits its use in this population. In this project, we will provide evidence of multiple sources for establishing appropriate cutoff values for Aboriginal people.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2012

End Date: 01-01-2016

Funding Scheme: Project Grants

Funding Amount: $356,978.00

Funder: National Health and Medical Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

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Other Keywords

Aboriginal health | cardiovascular risk | cohort study | diabetes | obesity | population health | renal failure

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