… South Africa (SA) is undergoing rapid socioeconomic and … of obesity in South Africa, particularly
in the urban sector (formal … analysis of 97 prospective cohorts with 18 million participants…

… of urban Black South African adolescents from a rapidly transitioning urban environment that
can be generalised to other African … BP in children and adolescents varies according to age, …

… is flatter among younger cohorts of South African men, and … the social or socioeconomic
gradient in body mass index (BMI)… 2008 in South Africa, obesity grew faster among urban women …

… in body weight differs by childhood socioeconomic status (… SES, upward social mobility and
adult body mass index (BMI), … be more advanced in urban areas in South Africa. Proximity to …

… Socio-economic status was measured using the Youth … , it may not correspond with body
fat percentage in different … as demonstrated in a cohort of African-American youth for whom …

… in these groups based on their body mass index (BMI). BMI of … among adolescents, young
adults, and adults in South Africa … urban and, therefore, this information is missing in this study. …

… with overweight/obesity among urban South African adults. … Body mass index (BMI) was
calculated as weight (kg) divided by … University of Cape Town for permission to use their cohort. …

… , positive relationship between socioeconomic status (SES) … The South African Adult
PURE cohort study showed an … urban and rural adolescents. S Afr Med J. 2015;105:659–663. …

… 2006 body fat reference curves for children and adolescents based … out in South Africa with
the aim of investigating socioeconomic … These studies all found socioeconomic status to be …

… increase in body mass index (BMI), percentage body fat and a … mostly of adolescents from
the high socio-economic families and … of adolescents from the low socio-economic families. …