Predictors of obesity and cardiometabolic disease risk in South African children

Background. Obesity is a major public health problem in developed countries, and is also a growing concern in developing nations. This study assessed the predictors of overweight and obesity in South African (SA) children and adolescents, and examined the extent to which these dependent measures correlate with cardiometabolic disease (CMD) risk. null Objectives. To assess the predictors of overweight and obesity in SA children and adolescents....