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Rapid increases in overweight and obesity among South African adolescents: Comparison of data from the South African national youth risk behaviour survey in 2002 and 2008

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  • Reddy, S.P.
  • Resnicow, K.
  • James, S.
  • Funani, I.N.
  • Kambaran, N.S.
  • Omardien, R.G.
  • Masuka, P.
  • Sewpaul, R.
  • Vaughan, R.D.
  • Mbewu, A.

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Objectives. To aid future policy and intervention initiatives, we studied the prevalence and correlates of overweight and obesity among participants in the South African National Youth Risk Behaviour Survey in 2002 and 2008. Methods. The survey collected data from nationally representative crosssectional samples of students in grades 8 through 11 (n=9491 in 2002 and 9442 in 2008) by questionnaire and measurement of height and weight. We stratified data on overweight and obesity rates by age, socioeconomic status, and race/ ethnicity. Results. Among male adolescents, overweight rates increased from 6.3% in 2002 to 11.0% in 2008 (P

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  • Reddy, S.P. & Resnicow, K. & James, S. & Funani, I.N. & Kambaran, N.S. & Omardien, R.G. & Masuka, P. & Sewpaul, R. & Vaughan, R.D. & Mbewu, A., 2012. "Rapid increases in overweight and obesity among South African adolescents: Comparison of data from the South African national youth risk behaviour survey in 2002 and 2008," American Journal of Public Health, American Public Health Association, vol. 102(2), pages 262-268.
    • Handle: RePEc:aph:ajpbhl:10.2105/ajph.2011.300222_9
    DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2011.300222
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    1. Stella K Muthuri & Claire E Francis & Lucy-Joy M Wachira & Allana G LeBlanc & Margaret Sampson & Vincent O Onywera & Mark S Tremblay, 2014. "Evidence of an Overweight/Obesity Transition among School-Aged Children and Youth in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Systematic Review," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 9(3), pages 1-26, March.
    2. Alice P. Okeyo & Eunice Seekoe & Anniza de Villiers & Mieke Faber & Johanna H. Nel & Nelia P. Steyn, 2020. "Dietary Practices and Adolescent Obesity in Secondary School Learners at Disadvantaged Schools in South Africa: Urban–Rural and Gender Differences," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 17(16), pages 1-18, August.
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