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dc.contributor.authorBotha, J.
dc.contributor.authorMalan, L.
dc.contributor.authorPotgieter, J.C.
dc.contributor.authorSteyn, H.S.
dc.contributor.authorDe Ridder, J.H.
dc.date.accessioned2014-08-05T13:15:18Z
dc.date.available2014-08-05T13:15:18Z
dc.date.issued2012
dc.identifier.citationBotha, J.C. et al. 2012. Association of waist circumference with perception of own health in urban African males and females: the Sympathetic Activity and Ambulatory Blood Pressure in Africans (SABPA) study. Journal of endocrinology metabolism and diabetes of South Africa, 17(2):106-112. [http://www.jemdsa.co.za/index.php/JEMDSA]en_US
dc.identifier.issn1608-9677
dc.identifier.issn2220-1009
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10394/11034
dc.identifier.urihttp://www.jemdsa.co.za/index.php/JEMDSA
dc.description.abstractBackground: Current waist circumference (WC) cut-points of the Joint Statement Consensus (JSC) (male ≥ 94 cm, female ≥ 80 cm) were compared with a recently proposed WC cut-point (RPWC) (male ≥ 90 cm, female ≥ 98 cm). In this study, we aimed to compare the two cut-points to assess the association between central obesity and perception of own health. Method: We determined blood pressure and fasting bloods [glucose, high-density lipoprotein (HDL) and triglycerides] as metabolic syndrome markers for 171 urban teachers. Perception of own health was determined via the General Health Questionnaire-28 (GHQ-28) to indicate probable psychological distress or a psychiatric disorder or caseness (≥ 4). Results: The RPWC was an improved discrimination between the WC groups on perception of own health as reflected in the GHQ-28 subscales. In the male group, higher scores were found in the RPWC high WC group (≥ 90 cm) with regard to somatic symptoms, social dysfunction and GHQ-28 caseness, compared to those of the low WC groups (< 90 cm). Compared to the RPWC high WC females (≥ 98 cm), the low WC (< 98 cm) reflected significantly higher anxiety and sleeplessness subscale scores. Conclusion: Our results suggest that the RPWC (men 90 cm, women 98 cm), (determined in this African cohort when adding GHQ-28 caseness as a discriminatory variable between WC cut-point), distinguished better between WC groups based on their perception of own health than the JSC cut-point.en_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherHealth & Medical Publishing Group (JEMDSA)en_US
dc.subjectWaist circumferenceen_US
dc.subjectanthropometryen_US
dc.subjectperception of own healthen_US
dc.subjectethnicityen_US
dc.titleAssociation of waist circumference with perception of own health in urban African males and females: the Sympathetic Activity and Ambulatory Blood Pressure in Africans (SABPA) studyen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
dc.contributor.researchID10060871 - Malan, Leoné
dc.contributor.researchID10176527 - Steyn, Hendrik Stefanus
dc.contributor.researchID10067310 - De Ridder, Johannes Hendrik


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