PMID- 26792310
OWN - NLM
STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE
DCOM- 20160324
LR  - 20181023
IS  - 0256-9574 (Print)
VI  - 106
IP  - 1
DP  - 2015 Dec 16
TI  - The relationship between stunting and overweight among children from South 
      Africa: Secondary analysis of the National Food Consumption Survey--Fortification 
      Baseline I.
PG  - 65-9
LID - 10.7196/SAMJ.2016.v106i1.9839 [doi]
AB  - BACKGROUND: Globally, in children the prevalence of overweight and obesity is 
      increasing, and this is associated with an increased risk of non-communicable 
      diseases in adulthood. There is a need to examine the growing trends of 
      overweight and obesity in children and their consequences in low- and 
      middle-income countries. OBJECTIVES: To describe the prevalence of, and determine 
      the relationship between, stunting and overweight among children in two provinces 
      of South Africa. METHODS: Secondary data analysis was conducted on anthropometric 
      measurements of 36-119-month-old children from Gauteng and Mpumalanga provinces 
      (N=519) participating in the South African National Food Consumption 
      Survey--Fortification Baseline I (2005). The International Obesity Task Force 
      (IOTF) body mass index (BMI) reference percentiles were used to determine 
      overweight and obesity. The World Health Organization standards were used to 
      derive z-scores. RESULTS: The prevalence of overweight was 12.0% (IOTF BMI>/=25 
      kg/m2), including 3.7% obesity (IOTF BMI>/=30 kg/m2). The predominantly urban 
      Gauteng Province had a significantly higher prevalence of overweight children 
      (14.1%) compared with Mpumalanga (6.3%) (p=0.0277). The prevalence of stunting 
      was 17.0% (16.5% Gauteng, 18.2% Mpumalanga; p>0.05). There was a significant 
      correlation (r=-0.32) between BMI and height-for-age z-scores (p<0.0001). In the 
      obese group, 68.4% were stunted, while in the normal and underweight group only 
      13.6% were stunted. CONCLUSIONS: Stunted children were more likely to be obese. 
      Further research is necessary for clarity on the physiological mechanisms of this 
      relationship. In the interim, prevention of stunting requires priority.
FAU - Symington, Elizabeth A
AU  - Symington EA
AD  - Department of Life and Consumer Sciences, College of Agriculture and 
      Environmental Sciences, University of South Africa, Johannesburg, South Africa. 
      syminea@unisa.ac.za.
FAU - Gericke, Gerda J
AU  - Gericke GJ
FAU - Nel, Johanna H
AU  - Nel JH
FAU - Labadarios, Demetre
AU  - Labadarios D
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
DEP - 20151216
PL  - South Africa
TA  - S Afr Med J
JT  - South African medical journal = Suid-Afrikaanse tydskrif vir geneeskunde
JID - 0404520
EDAT- 2016/01/23 06:00
MHDA- 2016/01/23 06:01
CRDT- 2016/01/22 06:00
PHST- 2015/06/12 00:00 [received]
PHST- 2015/11/02 00:00 [accepted]
PHST- 2016/01/22 06:00 [entrez]
PHST- 2016/01/23 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2016/01/23 06:01 [medline]
AID - 10.7196/SAMJ.2016.v106i1.9839 [doi]
PST - epublish
SO  - S Afr Med J. 2015 Dec 16;106(1):65-9. doi: 10.7196/SAMJ.2016.v106i1.9839.