Predicting the impact of current obesity and diabetes trends on future prevalence of cardiovascular disease in Australia [ 2012 - 2014 ]

Research Grant

Researchers: Prof Anna Peeters (Principal investigator) ,  A/Pr Christopher Stevenson ,  A/Pr Dianna Magliano ,  A/Pr Thomas Briffa ,  Dr Haider Mannan

Brief description Obesity and diabetes are both strong risk factors for cardiovascular disease. As their prevalence has more than doubled over the past decades we need to know the likely effect on future rates of cardiovascular disease. Here we propose to create projection models for cardiovascular disease in Australia to estimate the future impact of trends in obesity and diabetes.

Funding Amount $AUD 222,762.84

Funding Scheme NHMRC Project Grants

Notes Standard Project Grant