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Overweight (%)

DefinitionChildren:
Proportion of children with weight for height over 2 standard deviations from the norm (reference population median).

Adults:
Percentage of people with body mass index (BMI) of 25-29.9 kg/m2. BMI is weight in kg divided by the square of height in m.
ReferenceLabadarios D, editor. The National Food Consumption Survey (NFCS): Children aged 1-9 years, South Africa, 1999. Pretoria: Department of Health; 2000.
Ref. URLhttp://www.sun.ac.za/nutrition/nfcs.html
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Indicator Type: -> Health Status -> Nutrition

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ECFSGPKZNLPMPNCNWWCZA
Overweight (%) [Definition]
1998 female25.726.026.627.424.024.924.925.825.9[1] 26.1
1998 female - rural---------[2] 26.2
1998 female - urban---------[3] 26.0
1998 female 65+---------[4] 26.5
1998 male20.516.321.121.416.016.614.415.425.3[5] 19.8
1998 male - rural---------[6] 15.6
1998 male - urban---------[7] 22.2
1998 male 65+---------[8] 28.5
1999 age 1-9 years[9] 7.9[10] 6.4[11] 5.6[12] 6.5[13] 3.7[14] 16.7[15] 4.4[16] 0.9[17] 5.2[18] 6.0
2002 NYRBS17.114.318.522.910.517.012.311.921.5[19] 17.2
2003 female28.223.328.233.024.225.921.625.125.9[20] 27.5
2003 male16.513.520.231.911.016.313.817.523.6[21] 21.0
2004 boys 6-13 years---------[22] 10.8
2004 girls 6-13 years---------[23] 13.0
2005 age 1-9 years6.11.46.46.32.43.4-4.93.3[24] 4.8
2005 female 16-35 years32.124.528.926.721.127.520.820.726.0[25] 26.6
EC: Eastern Cape  FS: Free State  GP: Gauteng  KZN: KwaZulu-Natal  LP: Limpopo  MP: Mpumalanga  NC: Northern Cape  NW: North West  WC: Western Cape  ZA: South Africa  

Notes and References

  1. SADHS 1998: Department of Health, Medical Research Council & Measure DHS+. South Africa Demographic and Health Survey 1998, Full Report. Pretoria: Department of Health; 2002. http://www.doh.gov.za/facts/1998/sadhs98/
    Local copy: http://www.hst.org.za/indicators/SADHS_1998_Full.pdf
  2. SADHS 1998: Department of Health, Medical Research Council & Measure DHS+. South Africa Demographic and Health Survey 1998, Full Report. Pretoria: Department of Health; 2002. http://www.doh.gov.za/facts/1998/sadhs98/
    Local copy: http://www.hst.org.za/indicators/SADHS_1998_Full.pdf
  3. SADHS 1998: Department of Health, Medical Research Council & Measure DHS+. South Africa Demographic and Health Survey 1998, Full Report. Pretoria: Department of Health; 2002. http://www.doh.gov.za/facts/1998/sadhs98/
    Local copy: http://www.hst.org.za/indicators/SADHS_1998_Full.pdf
  4. SADHS 1998: Department of Health, Medical Research Council & Measure DHS+. South Africa Demographic and Health Survey 1998, Full Report. Pretoria: Department of Health; 2002. http://www.doh.gov.za/facts/1998/sadhs98/
    Local copy: http://www.hst.org.za/indicators/SADHS_1998_Full.pdf
  5. SADHS 1998: Department of Health, Medical Research Council & Measure DHS+. South Africa Demographic and Health Survey 1998, Full Report. Pretoria: Department of Health; 2002. http://www.doh.gov.za/facts/1998/sadhs98/
    Local copy: http://www.hst.org.za/indicators/SADHS_1998_Full.pdf
  6. SADHS 1998: Department of Health, Medical Research Council & Measure DHS+. South Africa Demographic and Health Survey 1998, Full Report. Pretoria: Department of Health; 2002. http://www.doh.gov.za/facts/1998/sadhs98/
    Local copy: http://www.hst.org.za/indicators/SADHS_1998_Full.pdf
  7. SADHS 1998: Department of Health, Medical Research Council & Measure DHS+. South Africa Demographic and Health Survey 1998, Full Report. Pretoria: Department of Health; 2002. http://www.doh.gov.za/facts/1998/sadhs98/
    Local copy: http://www.hst.org.za/indicators/SADHS_1998_Full.pdf
  8. SADHS 1998: Department of Health, Medical Research Council & Measure DHS+. South Africa Demographic and Health Survey 1998, Full Report. Pretoria: Department of Health; 2002. http://www.doh.gov.za/facts/1998/sadhs98/
    Local copy: http://www.hst.org.za/indicators/SADHS_1998_Full.pdf
  9. CI: 5.2-10.6
  10. CI: 3.0-9.8
  11. CI: 3.3-7.8
  12. CI: 4.2-8.7
  13. CI: 1.7-5.8
  14. CI: 10.5-22.8
  15. CI: 0.9-8.0
  16. CI: 0.0-2.1
  17. CI: 2.8-7.7
  18. Food Consumption Survey 1999: Labadarios D, editor. The National Food Consumption Survey (NFCS): Children aged 1-9 years, South Africa, 1999. Pretoria: Department of Health; 2000. http://www.sun.ac.za/nutrition/nfcs.html
    Local copy: http://www.hst.org.za/indicators/Nutrition/NFCS/
    CI: 5.1-6.9
  19. NYRBS 2002: Reddy SP, Panday S, Swart D, Jinabhai CC, Amosun SL, James S, et al. Umthenthe Uhlaba Usamila The South African Youth Risk Behaviour Survey 2002. Cape Town: South African Medical Research Council; 2003. http://www.mrc.ac.za/healthpromotion/reports.htm
    Local copy: http://www.hst.org.za/indicators/Behaviour/NYRBS_2002.pdf
  20. SADHS 2003: Department of Health, Medical Research Council, OrcMacro. South Africa Demographic and Health Survey 2003. Pretoria: Department of Health; 2007. http://www.doh.gov.za/docs/misc/sadhs-f.html
    Local copy: http://www.hst.org.za/indicators/SADHS_2003_full.pdf
    Of respondents age 15 and above.
  21. SADHS 2003: Department of Health, Medical Research Council, OrcMacro. South Africa Demographic and Health Survey 2003. Pretoria: Department of Health; 2007. http://www.doh.gov.za/docs/misc/sadhs-f.html
    Local copy: http://www.hst.org.za/indicators/SADHS_2003_full.pdf
    Of respondents age 15 and above.
  22. SAMJ 96(439-44): Armstrong MEG, Lambert MI, Sharwood KA, Lambert EV. Obesity and overweight in South African primary school children - the Health of the Nation Study. S Afr Med J. 2006; 96: 439-44. Conducted during the Health of the Nation Survey (2001-2004).
    Local copy: http://www.hst.org.za/indicators/Journals/samj_v96_n5_439.pdf
    Data collected during 2001-2004. Defined as the percentage classified as overweight but not obese, with predicted Body Mass Index (BMI) =>25kg/m2 at 18 years, according to curves developed by Cole et al (Cole TJ, Bellizzi MC, Flega KM, Dietz WH. Establishing a standard definition for child overweight and obesity worldwide: international survey. BMJ 2000; 320: 1240-1243.)
  23. SAMJ 96(439-44): Armstrong MEG, Lambert MI, Sharwood KA, Lambert EV. Obesity and overweight in South African primary school children - the Health of the Nation Study. S Afr Med J. 2006; 96: 439-44. Conducted during the Health of the Nation Survey (2001-2004).
    Local copy: http://www.hst.org.za/indicators/Journals/samj_v96_n5_439.pdf
    Data collected during 2001-2004. Defined as the percentage classified as overweight but not obese, with predicted Body Mass Index (BMI) =>25kg/m2 at 18 years, according to curves developed by Cole et al (Cole TJ, Bellizzi MC, Flega KM, Dietz WH. Establishing a standard definition for child overweight and obesity worldwide: international survey. BMJ 2000; 320: 1240-1243.)
  24. Food Consumption Survey 2005: Labadarios D, editor. The National Food Consumption Survey-Fortification Baseline (NFCS-FB): South Africa, 2005. Stellenbosch: Department of Health; 2007.
    Local copy: -
  25. Food Consumption Survey 2005: Labadarios D, editor. The National Food Consumption Survey-Fortification Baseline (NFCS-FB): South Africa, 2005. Stellenbosch: Department of Health; 2007.
    Local copy: -
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