Demographic, socio-economic and behavioural correlates of BMI in middle-aged black men and women from urban Johannesburg, South Africa
| العنوان: | Demographic, socio-economic and behavioural correlates of BMI in middle-aged black men and women from urban Johannesburg, South Africa |
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| المؤلفون: | Nigel J. Crowther, Juliana Kagura, Lisa K. Micklesfield, Nicole G. Jaff, Richard J. Munthali, Philippe Jean-Luc Gradidge, Shane A. Norris, Michèle Ramsay |
| المصدر: | Global Health Action, Vol 11, Iss 0 (2018) Global Health Action |
| بيانات النشر: | Taylor & Francis Group, 2018. |
| سنة النشر: | 2018 |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: | Adult, Male, Alcohol Drinking, socio-economic status, Health Behavior, Physical activity, physical activity, Black People, 030204 cardiovascular system & hematology, Overweight, Body weight, Body Mass Index, 03 medical and health sciences, BMI, South Africa, 0302 clinical medicine, Risk Factors, Environmental health, medicine, Prevalence, Humans, 030212 general & internal medicine, Obesity, 10. No inequality, Socioeconomic status, Exercise, 2. Zero hunger, Health Policy, lcsh:Public aspects of medicine, Body Weight, Smoking, 1. No poverty, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, nutritional and metabolic diseases, lcsh:RA1-1270, Middle Aged, medicine.disease, 3. Good health, Geography, Socioeconomic Factors, BMI distribution across African communities, Original Article, Female, Health behavior, medicine.symptom, Body mass index |
| الوصف: | Background: There is a high and increasing prevalence of overweight and obesity in South Africans of all ages. Risk factors associated with overweight and obesity must be identified to provide targets for intervention. Objective: To identify the demographic, socio-economic and behavioural factors associated with body mass index (BMI) in middle-aged black South African men and women. Methods: Data on demographic and socio-economic factors were collected via questionnaire on 1027 men and 1008 women from Soweto Johannesburg, South Africa. Weight and height were measured and BMI was determined. Behavioural factors included tobacco use and consumption of alcohol, and physical activity data were collected using the Global Physical Activity Questionnaire. Menopausal status was determined for the women, and HIV status was available for 93.6% of the men and 39.9% of the women. Results: Significantly more women were overweight or obese than men (87.9 vs. 44.9%). Smoking prevalence (current or former) and minutes spent in moderate to vigorous intensity physical activity was significantly different between the sexes (both p |
| اللغة: | English |
| تدمد: | 1654-9880 1654-9716 |
| الوصول الحر: | https://explore.openaire.eu/search/publication?articleId=doi_dedup___::a7f0f812eecda7d89fc360b4e4924dd6Test https://doaj.org/article/28ecbde7e6d04e4ab3b45b525b7dbd6bTest |
| حقوق: | OPEN |
| رقم الانضمام: | edsair.doi.dedup.....a7f0f812eecda7d89fc360b4e4924dd6 |
| قاعدة البيانات: | OpenAIRE |
| تدمد: | 16549880 16549716 |
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