Differential prevalence and associations of overweight and obesity by gender and population group among school learners in South Africa: a cross-sectional study

Abstract

Overweight/obesity is highly prevalent among school learners in Western Cape (South Africa), with being female or Black African increasing the odds. That overweight/obesity is also associated with adverse cardio-metabolic risk profile aggravates the problem and suggests worse cardiovascular outcomes in South African young adults in the future.