OBJECTIVE: To investigate predictors of @entity4806 in @entity3004 . DESIGN: Cross-sectional study. Height, weight and waist circumference were measured using standard procedures. Overweight and @entity28 in adolescents aged 10-17 years were assessed using the International Obesity Taskforce cut-offs, while the WHO adult cut-offs were used for @entity1 aged 18-20 years. Waist-to-height ratio of >0.5 @entity1144 in those at Tanner stages 3-5. Linear and logistic regression analysis was used to evaluate risk factors. SETTING: Agincourt sub-district, @entity3004 . SUBJECTS: @entity1 (n 1848) were aged 10-20 years. RESULTS: Combined overweight and @entity28 was higher in @entity1 (15 %) than @entity1 (4 %), as was @entity1144 (15 % and 2 %, respectively). With regard to overweight/ @entity28 , fourfold higher odds were observed for @entity1 and twofold higher odds were observed for @entity1 from households with the highest socio-economic status (SES). The odds for overweight/ @entity28 were 40 % lower if the household head had not completed secondary level education. For @entity1144 , the odds increased 10 % for each unit increase in age; @entity1 had sevenfold higher odds v. @entity1 ; post-pubertal @entity1 had threefold higher odds v. pubertal @entity1 ; those with older mothers aged 50+ years had twofold higher odds v. those whose mothers were aged 35-49 years; those in highest SES households had twofold higher odds v. those in lowest SES households. CONCLUSIONS: In @entity3004 , adolescent females are most at risk of @entity28 which increases with age and appears to be associated with higher SES. To intervene effectively, it is essential to understand how household factors influence food choice, diet and exercise.

Predictors of adolescent weight status and @entity1144 in XXXX .

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['participants', 'Participants', 'girls', 'boys'] @entity28 :: ('MESH:D009765', 'Disease') :: ['obesity'] @entity4806 :: ('MESH:D063766', 'Disease') :: ['adolescent obesity'] @entity1144 :: ('MESH:D056128', 'Disease') :: ['defined central obesity', 'central obesity'] @entity3004 :: ('MESH:C537904', 'Disease') :: ['rural South Africa']
@entity3004 :: (MESH:C537904,Disease) :: ['rural South Africa']
