TABLE 2—
Overweight and Obesity Rates by Race and Sex: South African National Youth Risk Behaviour Survey, 2002 and 2008
| 2002 |
2008 |
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| Race | Adolescent Boys (n = 4184), % (SE) | Adolescent Girls (n = 5338), % (SE) | Total (n = 9522), % (SE) | Adolescent Boys (n = 4565), % (SE) | Adolescent Girls (n = 4806), % (SE) | Total (n = 9371), % (SE) |
| Overweight | ||||||
| Black | 4.7 (0.5) | 25.0 (2.2) | 16.2 (1.3) | 9.1** (0.9) | 30.1** (1.4) | 20.0** (1.2) |
| Coloreda | 8.0 (1.7) | 16.6 (1.9) | 12.6 (1.1) | 12.7 (2.3) | 22.5 (2.6) | 17.8 (1.8) |
| White | 19.6 (3.0) | 25.5 (2.7) | 22.8 (2.1) | 27.0 (4.8) | 27.5 (2.9) | 27.2 (3.1) |
| Total | 6.3 (0.7) | 24.3 (1.9) | 16.4 (1.1) | 11.0** (1.0) | 29.0** (1.3) | 20.2** (1.1) |
| Obesity | ||||||
| Black | 1.2 (0.2) | 5.0 (0.5) | 3.3 (0.3) | 2.5** (0.8) | 7.6** (1.1) | 5.1** (0.9) |
| Coloreda | 2.4 (1.1) | 3.6 (0.9) | 3.1 (0.7) | 2.6 (0.6) | 6.7* (1.2) | 4.7 (0.8) |
| White | 4.1 (1.7) | 7.0 (1.7) | 5.7 (1.5) | 9.8 (2.8) | 10.5 (1.8) | 10.4 (1.9) |
| Total | 1.6 (0.3) | 5.0 (0.5) | 3.5 (0.3) | 3.3** (0.8) | 7.5** (1.0) | 5.5** (0.8) |
Note. All analyses controlled for hierarchical data structure and for age, sex, and race where applicable (i.e., total columns and rows).
a
Mixed Black and White descent.
*P < .05; **P < .01 (rates significantly different in 2002 and 2008).