A17075 The two-year longitudinal relationships between changes in body composition and changes in selected metabolic risk factors (abdominal obesity and blood pressure) among adolescents from Potchefstroom in the North West Province of South Africa

Objectives: To determine the longitudinal relationship between changes in body composition and selected metabolic risk factors (abdominal obesity and BP) among adolescents from the Tlokwe Municipality in the North West Province of South Africa Methods: 289 adolescent boys and girls aged 14.9 ± 0.76 years participated in the study. Body composition was measured following the International Society of the Advancement of Kinanthropometry (ISAK)...