Diagnostic accuracy of tri-ponderal mass index and body mass index in estimating overweight and obesity in South African children

Background: Prevalence of obesity in youths has drastically increased in both industrialised and non-industrialised countries, and this transition resulted in an increased prevalence of chronic diseases. Aim: The study aimed to comparatively examine prevalence of overweight and obesity status based...

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Main Authors: Violet K. Moselakgomo, Marlise van Staden
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: AOSIS 2019-08-01
Series:African Journal of Primary Health Care & Family Medicine
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Online Access:https://phcfm.org/index.php/phcfm/article/view/1949