Original article by Roy Morgan Research
Market Research Update – Page: Online : 15-Oct-15

A Roy Morgan Single Source survey has found that the number of Australians aged 18+ diagnosed with some form of diabetes has increased from 915,000 to more than 1.2 million since 2007. This growth was driven primarily by a rise in Type 2 diabetes, which accounts for just over 90 per cent of Australians 18+ diagnosed with diabetes. The survey, which was carried out in the year to June 2015, also shows that people with Type 2 diabetes are twice as likely as the average Australian to be classified as obese (54 per cent vs 26 per cent), and markedly less likely to participate in regular or occasional sport/exercise (34 per cent vs 47 per cent). Meanwhile, 83 per cent of Type 2 diabetics are aged 50 years or older, while more than half of people with the condition are from the less affluent E and FG quintiles.

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