Sociodemographic, socioeconomic, clinical and behavioural predictors of body mass index vary by sex in rural South African adults-findings from the AWI-Gen study

Sociodemographic, socioeconomic, clinical and behavioural predictors of body mass index vary by sex in rural South African adults-findings from the AWI-Gen study

Background: Despite increasing obesity in South African adults, data on the prevalence and determinants of body mass index (BMI) from rural communities, home to a significant proportion of the population, are scarce. Objectives: To investigate overall and sex-specific determinants of BMI in a rural...

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Main Authors: Ryan G. Wagner, Nigel J. Crowther, F. Xavier Gómez-Olivé, Chodziwadziwa Kabudula, Kathleen Kahn, Memory Mhembere, Zola Myakayaka, Stephen Tollman, Alisha N. Wade, as members of AWI-Gen and the H3Africa Consortium
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2018-11-01
Series:Global Health Action
Subjects:
Obesity
gender
South Africa
BMI
rural
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/16549716.2018.1549436

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/16549716.2018.1549436

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