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Associations between behavioural risk factors and overweight and obesity among adults in population-based samples from 31 countries

Pengpid, Supa; Peltzer, Karl (Obesity Research and Clinical Practice, 2017)

Concern about overweight and obesity is growing worldwide, and more research to examine behaviours associated with the risk for increased weight in adult populations is needed. The aim of this study was to estimate ...
Diagnostic comparison of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and International Obesity Task Force criteria for obesity classification in South African children

Moselakgomo, Violet Kankane; Van Staden, Marlise (African Journal of Primary Health Care & Family Medicine, 2017)

Background: This study was designed to estimate overweight and obesity in school children by using contrasting definitions recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the International Obesity ...
Parental misperception of child's weight and related factors within family norms

Hong, S.; Peltzer, K. (Springer International Publishing Switzerland, 2017)

Purpose Parental perception of their child’s weight may be a crucial factor in parental ability for action with regard to their child’s weight problem. This aim of this study was to investigate parental perception of their ...
Predictors of obesity and cardiometabolic disease risk in South African children

Moselakgomo, V.; Van Staden, M. (SAJCH South African Journal of Child Health, 2017)

Background. Obesity is a major public health problem in developed countries, and is also a growing concern in developing nations. This study assessed the predictors of overweight and obesity in South African (SA) children ...
Regional and sex-specific variation in BMI distribution in four sub-Saharan African countries : the H3Africa AWI-Gen study

Ramsay, Michèle; Crowther, Nigel J.; Agongo, Godfred; Ali, Stuart A.; Asiki, Gershim; Boua, Romuald P.; Gómez-Olivé, F. Xavier; Kahn, Kathleen; Christopher Khayeka-Wandabwa, Christopher; Mashinya, Felistas; Micklesfield, Lisa; Mukomana, Freedom; Nonterah, Engelbert A. (Taylor & Francis, 2018)

Background: African populations are characterised by diversity at many levels including: demographic history, genetic ancestry, language, wealth, socio-political landscape, culture and behaviour. Several of these have a ...
Sleep duration, sleep quality, body mass index, and waist circumference among young adults from 24 Low- and Middle-income and Two high-Income countries

Peltzer, Karl; Pengpid, Supa (International journal of Environmental research and public health, 2017-05-26)

Obesity and its comorbidities have emerged as a leading public health concern. The aim of this study was to explore the relationship between body mass index (BMI), waist circumference (WC) and sleep patterns, including ...

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