Research Article

Body composition in stunted, compared to non-stunted, black South African children, from two rural communities

Published in: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition
Volume 25 , issue 2 , 2012 , pages: 62–66

DOI: 10.1080/16070658.2012.11734407

Author(s): Bs. Motswagole Centre of Excellence for Nutrition, , Hs Kruger Centre of Excellence for Nutrition, , M. Faber Nutritional Intervention Research Unit, , Kd Monyeki Chronic Diseases of Lifestyle Unit,

Keywords: Body composition , stunting , obesity , children , South Africa

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Abstract

Background: The objective was to compare the body composition of black stunted, and non-stunted, children, from two rural communities in South Africa, and investigate whether increased total and central adiposity is found in stunted children. The design was a cross-sectional study. The setting was two study populations of children in rural South Africa. The subjects were 351 children aged 10–15 years old [Transition and Health during Urbanisation of South Africans (THUSA BANA) study], and 1 760 children aged 6–13 years old [Ellisras Longitudinal Growth and Health Study (ELS)].

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