Association of waist circumference with perception of own health in urban African males and females: the Sympathetic Activity and Ambulatory Blood Pressure in Africans (SABPA) study
Citation DB
- Date
- 2012-01-01
- Language
- English
- Media Type
- research article
- Pages
- 106-112
- Keywords
- Africans, Urbanisation, Urban Africans, Urban environment, obesity, Waist circumference, SABPA study, JSC, Cut-points measurements, Joint Statement Concensus, Recently proposed waist circumference cut-point, RPWC, Sympathetic Activity and Ambulatory Blood Pressure in Africans study
- Authors
- Steyn, H.S., Malan, L., De Ridder, J.H., POTGIETER, J.C.
- Journal Title
- Journal of endocrinology metabolism and diabetes of South Africa JEMDSA
- Volume
- 17
- ISSN
- 1608-9677
- Description
- Reports on a study undertaken on the association of waist circumference with perception of own health in urban African males and females. Compares two cut-points measurements relating to central obesity, namely Joint Statement Concensus (JSC) and the recently proposed waist circumference cut-point (RPWC).
- Subject
- PUBLIC HEALTH, MEDICINE, DISEASE