Body mass index of 16-year olds in urban Maseru, Lesotho | Zendy

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Body mass index of 16-year olds in urban Maseru, Lesotho

Author(s) -

Louise van den Berg,

Lisemelo Seheri,

Jacques Raubenheimer

Publication year - 2014

Publication title -

african journal of primary health care and family medicine

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.654

H-Index - 20

eISSN - 2071-2936

pISSN - 2071-2928

DOI - 10.4102/phcfm.v6i1.618

Subject(s) - overweight , medicine , body mass index , obesity , environmental health , added sugar , childhood obesity , demography , gerontology , pathology , sociology

Overweight and/or obesity amongst children and adolescents is a global epidemic with health consequences that track into adulthood. No data are currently available regarding overweight/obesity amongst adolescents in Lesotho.Aim and setting: To assess the prevalence of overweight and/or obesity and the associated risk factors amongst 16-year olds in urban Maseru, Lesotho.

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