Rapidly increasing body mass index among children, adolescents and young adults in a transitioning population, South Africa, 2008–15 | Zendy

Benn Sartorius | Zendy; Kurt Sartorius | Zendy; Myra Taylor | Zendy; Jens AagaardHansen | Zendy; Natisha Dukhi | Zendy; Candy Day | Zendy; Noluthando Ndlovu | Zendy; Rob Slotow | Zendy; Karen Hofman | Zendy

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Rapidly increasing body mass index among children, adolescents and young adults in a transitioning population, South Africa, 2008–15

Author(s) -

Benn Sartorius,

Kurt Sartorius,

Myra Taylor,

Jens AagaardHansen,

Natisha Dukhi,

Candy Day,

Noluthando Ndlovu,

Rob Slotow,

Karen Hofman

Publication year - 2017

Publication title -

international journal of epidemiology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 3.406

H-Index - 208

eISSN - 1464-3685

pISSN - 0300-5771

DOI - 10.1093/ije/dyx263

Subject(s) - body mass index , overweight , obesity , socioeconomic status , demography , medicine , young adult , environmental health , population , low and middle income countries , index (typography) , nutrition transition , pediatrics , gerontology , developing country , economic growth , pathology , sociology , world wide web , computer science , economics

There is a global epidemic of overweight and obesity; however, this rate of increase is even greater in some low- and middle-income countries (LMIC). South Africa (SA) is undergoing rapid socioeconomic and demographic changes that have triggered a rapid nutrition transition. The paper focuses on the recent rate of change of body mass index (BMI) among children, adolescents and young adults, further stratified by key sociodemographic factors.

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