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Population monitoring of health risks is critical for resource allocation and planning of health services and preventive interventions. It also enables identification of population groups and regional areas where need may be greater. To support these functions, population monitoring needs to be accurate and reliable over time. With increasing prevalence of obesity over time, the need to monitor high...
Patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) tend to have a poor nutritional status. This study aimed to gather information on body composition in patients with RA in private and public health settings in the City of Cape Town, South Africa (SA). This cross-sectional study evaluated adults with RA. Information on demographics, comorbidities and medication was gathered. Anthropometrical measurements included...
Overweight and obesity are major health problems worldwide. A body mass index of ≥25 has been classified as overweight and of ≥30 as obesity. However, national and epidemiologic data on overweight and obesity are not based on actual measures of body fat because of the difficulty of collecting such data from large groups and especially from the obese. There are now numerous direct and indirect methods...
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