Obesity in South Africa: The South African Demographic and Health Survey

dc.contributor.authorPuoane, Thandi
dc.contributor.authorSteyn, Krisela
dc.contributor.authorBradshaw, Debbie
dc.contributor.authorLaubscher, Ria
dc.contributor.authorFourie, Jean
dc.contributor.authorLambert, Vicki
dc.contributor.authorMbanangwa, Nolwazi
dc.date.accessioned2011-12-21T10:37:08Z
dc.date.available2011-12-21T10:37:08Z
dc.date.issued2002
dc.description.abstractTo ascertain the anthropometric profile and determinants of obesity in South Africans who participated in the Demographic and Health Survey in 1998. RESEARCH METHODS AND PROCEDURES: A sample of 13,089 men and women (age, _15 years) were randomly selected and then stratified by province and urban and nonurban areas. Height, weight, mid-upper arm circumference, and waist and hip circumference were measured. Body mass index (BMI) was used as an indicator of obesity, and the waist/hip ratio (WHR) was used as an indicator of abdominal obesity. Multivariate regression identified sociodemographic predictors of BMI and waist circumference in the data. RESULTS: Mean BMI values for men and women were 22.9 kg/m2 and 27.1 kg/m2, respectively. For men, 29.2% were overweight or obese (_25 kg/m2) and 9.2% had abdominal obesity (WHR _1.0), whereas 56.6% of women were overweight or obese and 42% had abdominal obesity (WHR _0.85). Underweight (BMI _18.5 kg/m2) was found in 12.2% of men and 5.6% of women. For men, 19% of the variation of BMI and 34% of the variation in waist circumference could be explained by age, level of education, population group, and area of residence. For women, these variables explained 16% of the variation of BMI and 24% of the variation in waist circumference. Obesity increased with age, and higher levels of obesity were found in urban African women. DISCUSSION: Overnutrition is prevalent among adult South Africans, particularly women. Determinants of overnutrition include age, level of education, ethnicity, and area of residence.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipSouth African National Department of Health, the medical Research Council of South Africa and United States Agency for International Developmenten_US
dc.identifier.citationPuoane, T., et al. (2002). Obesity in South Africa: The South African Demographic and Health Survey. Obesity, 10 (10): 1038-1048en_US
dc.identifier.issn1930-7381
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10566/291
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.privacy.showsubmittertrue
dc.publisherNature Publishing Groupen_US
dc.rightsCopyright retained by Authors.
dc.source.urihttp://dx.doi.org/10.1038/oby.2002.141
dc.status.ispeerreviewedtrue
dc.subjectBody Mass Index (BMI)en_US
dc.subjectWaist-to-hip ratioen_US
dc.subjectObesityen_US
dc.subjectDeveloping countriesen_US
dc.titleObesity in South Africa: The South African Demographic and Health Surveyen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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