Research Article

Determinants of obesity in an urban township of South Africa

Published in: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition
Volume 21 , issue 4 , 2008 , pages: 315–320

DOI: 10.1080/16070658.2008.11734173

Author(s): R Malhotra Department of Community and Family Medicine, USA , C Hoyo Department of Community and Family Medicine, USA , T Østbye Department of Community and Family Medicine, USA , G Hughes Departments of Family Medicine and Surgery, Brody School of Medicine, USA , D Schwartz Department of Community and Family Medicine, USA , L Tsolekile School of Public Health, South Africa , J Zulu School of Public Health, South Africa , T Puoane School of Public Health, South Africa

Keywords: Body Mass Index , waist circumference , gender , physical activity , marital status , South Africa

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Abstract

Objective: To estimate the prevalence of overweight and obesity, and identify factors associated with Body Mass Index (BMI) and waist circumference (WC) among adults residing in an urban township in South Africa.

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