The health and nutrition of young indigenous women in north Queensland – intergenerational implications of poor food quality, obesity, diabetes, tobacco smoking and alcohol use
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15092574 |
|---|---|
| Authors | R Mcdermott (0009-0004-6636-658X, University of South Australia, corresponding author), Sandra Campbell (0000-0001-5720-992X, University of South Australia), Ming Li (0000-0001-7109-5084, University of South Australia), Brad McCulloch (Queensland Health) |
| Year | 2009 |
| Volume | 12 |
| Issue | 11 |
| Pages | 2143-2149 |
| Publication date | 2009-11-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Public Health Nutrition (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1368-9800 • E-ISSN: 1475-2727 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s1368980009005783 |
| PMID | 19519970 |
| OpenAlex | W2101397642 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 10 |
| References cited | 33 |
Objective To document nutritional status and health behaviours of young indigenous women of childbearing age in rural communities in north Queensland. Design Cross-sectional survey of 424 Aboriginal and 232 Torres Strait Islander (TSI) women aged 15–34 years, conducted in twenty-three rural and remote communities of far north Queensland in 1999–2000, with follow-up of a smaller cohort ( n 132) in 2006–2007. Main outcome measures Weight, waist circumference, intake of fruit and vegetables, smoking, alcohol intake, fasting blood glucose, blood pressure, HDL cholesterol, γ-glutamyltransferase, red cell folate (RCF), interval weight and waist gain and incidence of diabetes. Results Forty-one per cent of Aboriginal and 69 % of TSI had central obesity, 62 % were smokers, 71 % drank alcohol regularly and of those, 60 % did so at harmful levels. One third of Aboriginal and 16 % of TSI women had very low RCF levels. In the group followed up, there was a mean annual waist gain of 1·6 cm in Aboriginal women and 1·2 cm in TSI, 0·5 kg/m 2 in BMI and 1·5 kg in weight. Incidence of new type 2 diabetes mellitus in this cohort was 29·1 per 1000 person-years (py) (95 % CI 14·0, 52·8) in Aboriginal women and 13·9 per 1000 py (95 % CI 5·6, 28·5) among TSI. Conclusions High prevalence and incidence of central obesity and diabetes, poor nutrition, high rates of alcohol use and tobacco smoking together with young maternal age, provide a poor intra-uterine environment for many indigenous Australian babies, and contribute to high perinatal morbidity and future disability. Community level interventions to improve pre-pregnancy nutrition and health behaviours in young women are urgent
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| Citations per year | 0.71 |
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| Citation span | 2012 - 2025 (14) |
| Highly cited | No |