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OPIC (Obesity Prevention in Communities) Baseline Data Report

This comprehensive report includes baseline data collected for the Pacific OPIC project in Australia, New Zealand, Fiji, and Tonga. Information was collected from 17,150 high schol students, including self-completed surveys and anthropometric measurements.

 

Data are reported in the following categories:

  • Body size and attitudes
  • Food and Nutrition Behaviours
  • Physical Activity and Leisure Time Activities
  • Family and Home Environment
  • School Environment
  • Neighbourhoods and Communities
  • Quality of Life Indicators

The report also describes the project's study deisgn and methodology

Citation:

Utter J, Faemani G, Malakellis M, Vanualailai N, Kremer P, Scragg R, Swinburn B LIFESTYLE AND OBESITY IN SOUTH PACIFIC YOUTH: Baseline Results from the Pacific Obesity Prevention in Communities (OPIC) Project in New Zealand, Fiji, Tonga and Australia. Auckland: University of Auckland, 2008.

 

How to access the resource:

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Please note the link to the document is broken at the moment and being fixed. Full link to be reinstated soon.

Age group:

12 to 18 years

Key topics:

Nutrition, Physical activity, Anthropometry / weight status, Knowledge / attitudes, Environments, Other

Origin:

International

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