Open AccessTransitions between body mass index categories, South Africa
Author(s) -
Muchiri E Wandai,
Jens AagaardHansen,
Samuel Manda,
Shane A. Norris
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
bulletin of the world health organization
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.459
H-Index - 168
eISSN - 1564-0604
pISSN - 0042-9686
DOI - 10.2471/blt.20.255703
Subject(s) - body mass index , geography , medicine , environmental health , pathology
To profile the prevalence of the three body mass index (BMI) categories by sociodemographic characteristics, and to calculate the percentage transitioning (or not) from one BMI category to another, to inform South African health policy for the control of obesity and noncommunicable diseases.