Browsing Public Health by Subject "Overweight"

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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 ...
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 ...

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