Differential associations of cardio-metabolic diseases by population group, gender and adiposity in South Africa.

AIMS:To describe the distribution and examine the associations of diabetes, hypertension and hypercholesterolaemia across and within population groups, gender and body mass index (BMI) categories. METHODS:This national cross-sectional study was conducted in 2013 among ≥18-year-old black African, col...

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Main Authors: Nasheeta Peer, Yusentha Balakrishna, Anniza de Villiers, Pamela Naidoo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC6160009?pdf=render