Table 3: Prevalence of chronic diseases as reported by the 1999 AusDiab study.
| Females% | Males% | Overall% | |
| BMI, kg/m2 | |||
| - Overweight (25-29.9) | 30.2% | 48.2% | 39.1% |
| - Obesity (≥ 30) | 21.8% | 19.1% | 20.5% |
| IFG/IGT | 15.3% | 17.3% | 16.3% |
| Type 2 diabetes | 7.0% | 8.0% | 7.5% |
| Hypertension ≥ 140/90 mmHg | 27.1% | 30.6% | 28.8% |
| Cholesterol ≥ 5.5 mmol/l | 51.2% | 51.1% | 52.2% |
| GFR, ml/min/1.73 m2 | |||
| < 60 ml/min/1.73 m2 | 9.3% | 13.0% | 11.2% |
| 30-59 ml/min/1.73 m2 | 9.1% | 12.6% | 10.9% |
| < 30 ml/min/1.73 m2 | 0.3% | 0.4% | 0.3% |
AusDiab: The Australian Diabetes, Obesity and Lifestyle Study; BMI: Body Mass Index; IFG: Impaired Fasting Glucose;
IGT: Impaired Glucose Tolerance; GFR: Glomerular Filtration Rate.