dc.contributor.author | Botha, J. | |
dc.contributor.author | Malan, L. | |
dc.contributor.author | Potgieter, J.C. | |
dc.contributor.author | Steyn, H.S. | |
dc.contributor.author | De Ridder, J.H. | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2014-08-05T13:15:18Z | |
dc.date.available | 2014-08-05T13:15:18Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2012 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Botha, 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.issn | 1608-9677 | |
dc.identifier.issn | 2220-1009 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10394/11034 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://www.jemdsa.co.za/index.php/JEMDSA | |
dc.description.abstract | Background: 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.iso | en | en_US |
dc.publisher | Health & Medical Publishing Group (JEMDSA) | en_US |
dc.subject | Waist circumference | en_US |
dc.subject | anthropometry | en_US |
dc.subject | perception of own health | en_US |
dc.subject | ethnicity | en_US |
dc.title | 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 | en_US |
dc.type | Article | en_US |
dc.contributor.researchID | 10060871 - Malan, Leoné | |
dc.contributor.researchID | 10176527 - Steyn, Hendrik Stefanus | |
dc.contributor.researchID | 10067310 - De Ridder, Johannes Hendrik | |