Healthy weight, health behaviours and quality of life among Aboriginal children living in regional Victoria
Abstract Objective: To report the prevalence of healthy weight and related behaviours among Victorian Aboriginal and non‐Aboriginal children and explore associations between these factors and health‐related quality of life (HRQoL). Methods: Analysis of cross‐sectional data from two cluster randomise...
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| author | Jennifer Browne Denise Becker Liliana Orellana Joleen Ryan Troy Walker Jill Whelan Laura Alston Mikaela Egan Brittney Johnson Amy Rossignoli Nicholas Crooks Andrew D. Brown Kristy A. Bolton Penny Fraser Ha Le Colin Bell Josh Hayward Andrew Sanigorski Kathryn Backholer Steven Allender Claudia Strugnell |
| author_facet | Jennifer Browne Denise Becker Liliana Orellana Joleen Ryan Troy Walker Jill Whelan Laura Alston Mikaela Egan Brittney Johnson Amy Rossignoli Nicholas Crooks Andrew D. Brown Kristy A. Bolton Penny Fraser Ha Le Colin Bell Josh Hayward Andrew Sanigorski Kathryn Backholer Steven Allender Claudia Strugnell |
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| description | Abstract Objective: To report the prevalence of healthy weight and related behaviours among Victorian Aboriginal and non‐Aboriginal children and explore associations between these factors and health‐related quality of life (HRQoL). Methods: Analysis of cross‐sectional data from two cluster randomised controlled trials using logistic and linear mixed models. The sample included Aboriginal (n=303) and non‐Aboriginal (n=3,026) children aged 8–13 years. Results: More than two‐thirds of Aboriginal children met guidelines for fruit (75.9%), sweetened drinks (66.7%), sleep (73.1%), screen time (67.7%) and objectively measured physical activity (83.6%); and 79.1% reported consuming take‐away foods less than once per week. Aboriginal children were more likely to meet vegetable consumption guidelines (OR=1.42, 95%CI: 1.05, 1.93), but less likely to have a healthy weight (OR=0.66, 95%CI: 0.52, 0.85) than non‐Aboriginal children. Mean HRQoL scores were significantly higher among non‐Aboriginal children and both Aboriginal and non‐Aboriginal children meeting health guidelines. Conclusions: Most Aboriginal children in this study met guidelines for fruit, physical activity, screen time and sleep, and those meeting these guidelines had significantly higher HRQoL. Implications for public health: Promoting nutrition, physical activity and sleep is likely to benefit all children. Aboriginal community‐controlled organisations can use these data to design culturally‐specific programs that may improve disparities in healthy weight and HRQoL. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-1082292436b745b8b9c8c8f2a79717952023-08-02T07:35:14ZengElsevierAustralian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health1326-02001753-64052022-10-0146559560310.1111/1753-6405.13271Healthy weight, health behaviours and quality of life among Aboriginal children living in regional VictoriaJennifer Browne0Denise Becker1Liliana Orellana2Joleen Ryan3Troy Walker4Jill Whelan5Laura Alston6Mikaela Egan7Brittney Johnson8Amy Rossignoli9Nicholas Crooks10Andrew D. Brown11Kristy A. Bolton12Penny Fraser13Ha Le14Colin Bell15Josh Hayward16Andrew Sanigorski17Kathryn Backholer18Steven Allender19Claudia Strugnell20Global Obesity Centre (GLOBE), Institute for Health Transformation, School of Health and Social Development, Faculty of Health Deakin University Geelong VictoriaBiostatistics Unit, Faculty of Health Deakin University Geelong VictoriaBiostatistics Unit, Faculty of Health Deakin University Geelong VictoriaSchool of Health and Social Development, Faculty of Health Deakin University Geelong VictoriaGlobal Obesity Centre (GLOBE), Institute for Health Transformation, School of Health and Social Development, Faculty of Health Deakin University Geelong VictoriaGlobal Obesity Centre (GLOBE), Institute for Health Transformation, School of Health and Social Development, Faculty of Health Deakin University Geelong VictoriaGlobal Obesity Centre (GLOBE), Institute for Health Transformation, School of Health and Social Development, Faculty of Health Deakin University Geelong VictoriaVictorian Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation Melbourne VictoriaVictorian Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation Melbourne VictoriaVictorian Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation Melbourne VictoriaGlobal Obesity Centre (GLOBE), Institute for Health Transformation, School of Health and Social Development, Faculty of Health Deakin University Geelong VictoriaGlobal Obesity Centre (GLOBE), Institute for Health Transformation, School of Health and Social Development, Faculty of Health Deakin University Geelong VictoriaGlobal Obesity Centre (GLOBE), Institute for Health Transformation, School of Health and Social Development, Faculty of Health Deakin University Geelong VictoriaGlobal Obesity Centre (GLOBE), Institute for Health Transformation, School of Health and Social Development, Faculty of Health Deakin University Geelong VictoriaGlobal Obesity Centre (GLOBE), Institute for Health Transformation, School of Health and Social Development, Faculty of Health Deakin University Geelong VictoriaGlobal Obesity Centre (GLOBE), Institute for Health Transformation, School of Health and Social Development, Faculty of Health Deakin University Geelong VictoriaGlobal Obesity Centre (GLOBE), Institute for Health Transformation, School of Health and Social Development, Faculty of Health Deakin University Geelong VictoriaGlobal Obesity Centre (GLOBE), Institute for Health Transformation, School of Health and Social Development, Faculty of Health Deakin University Geelong VictoriaGlobal Obesity Centre (GLOBE), Institute for Health Transformation, School of Health and Social Development, Faculty of Health Deakin University Geelong VictoriaGlobal Obesity Centre (GLOBE), Institute for Health Transformation, School of Health and Social Development, Faculty of Health Deakin University Geelong VictoriaGlobal Obesity Centre (GLOBE), Institute for Health Transformation, School of Health and Social Development, Faculty of Health Deakin University Geelong VictoriaAbstract Objective: To report the prevalence of healthy weight and related behaviours among Victorian Aboriginal and non‐Aboriginal children and explore associations between these factors and health‐related quality of life (HRQoL). Methods: Analysis of cross‐sectional data from two cluster randomised controlled trials using logistic and linear mixed models. The sample included Aboriginal (n=303) and non‐Aboriginal (n=3,026) children aged 8–13 years. Results: More than two‐thirds of Aboriginal children met guidelines for fruit (75.9%), sweetened drinks (66.7%), sleep (73.1%), screen time (67.7%) and objectively measured physical activity (83.6%); and 79.1% reported consuming take‐away foods less than once per week. Aboriginal children were more likely to meet vegetable consumption guidelines (OR=1.42, 95%CI: 1.05, 1.93), but less likely to have a healthy weight (OR=0.66, 95%CI: 0.52, 0.85) than non‐Aboriginal children. Mean HRQoL scores were significantly higher among non‐Aboriginal children and both Aboriginal and non‐Aboriginal children meeting health guidelines. Conclusions: Most Aboriginal children in this study met guidelines for fruit, physical activity, screen time and sleep, and those meeting these guidelines had significantly higher HRQoL. Implications for public health: Promoting nutrition, physical activity and sleep is likely to benefit all children. Aboriginal community‐controlled organisations can use these data to design culturally‐specific programs that may improve disparities in healthy weight and HRQoL.https://doi.org/10.1111/1753-6405.13271Aboriginal healthIndigenous healthnutritionhealthy weightquality of life |
| spellingShingle | Jennifer Browne Denise Becker Liliana Orellana Joleen Ryan Troy Walker Jill Whelan Laura Alston Mikaela Egan Brittney Johnson Amy Rossignoli Nicholas Crooks Andrew D. Brown Kristy A. Bolton Penny Fraser Ha Le Colin Bell Josh Hayward Andrew Sanigorski Kathryn Backholer Steven Allender Claudia Strugnell Healthy weight, health behaviours and quality of life among Aboriginal children living in regional Victoria Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health Aboriginal health Indigenous health nutrition healthy weight quality of life |
| title | Healthy weight, health behaviours and quality of life among Aboriginal children living in regional Victoria |
| title_full | Healthy weight, health behaviours and quality of life among Aboriginal children living in regional Victoria |
| title_fullStr | Healthy weight, health behaviours and quality of life among Aboriginal children living in regional Victoria |
| title_full_unstemmed | Healthy weight, health behaviours and quality of life among Aboriginal children living in regional Victoria |
| title_short | Healthy weight, health behaviours and quality of life among Aboriginal children living in regional Victoria |
| title_sort | healthy weight health behaviours and quality of life among aboriginal children living in regional victoria |
| topic | Aboriginal health Indigenous health nutrition healthy weight quality of life |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1111/1753-6405.13271 |
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