Obesity in South Africa: The South African Demographic and Health Survey

Obesity Research

Volumn 10, Issue 10, 2002, Pages 1038-1048

  Puoane, Thandi ^a,c   Steyn, Krisela ^a   Bradshaw, Debbie ^a   Laubscher, Ria ^b   Fourie, Jean ^a   Lambert, Vicki ^d   Mbananga, Nolwazi ^a  

^a SOUTH AFRICAN MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF THE WESTERN CAPE   (South Africa)

^d University of the Western Cape ^*

Author keywords

Body mass index; Developing countries; Overweight; Waist to hip ratio

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY CONSTITUTION; BODY MASS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OBESITY; PHYSIOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RURAL POPULATION; SOCIOECONOMICS; SOUTH AFRICA; URBAN POPULATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BODY CONSTITUTION; BODY MASS INDEX; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OBESITY; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RURAL POPULATION; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SOUTH AFRICA; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 0036778013     PISSN: 10717323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/oby.2002.141     Document Type: Article

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