Table 2.
Relative risk and population attributable fraction for weight-related diseases in South Africa
| Disease | Overweight |
Obesity |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| RR | PAF, % | RR | PAF, % | |
| Cancers | ||||
| Breast | 1.080 | 1.790 | 1.130 | 3.360 |
| Prostate | 1.140 | 3.090 | 1.050 | 1.320 |
| Cervix | 1.350 | 7.380 | 1.720 | 16.150 |
| Colorectum | 1.480 | 9.840 | 1.810 | 17.720 |
| CVDs/Endocrine | ||||
| Myocardial infarction | 1.700 | 13.740 | 2.330 | 26.240 |
| Diabetes | 2.840 | 29.510 | 8.120 | 65.570 |
| Hypertension | 1.470 | 9.660 | 2.130 | 23.210 |
| Stroke | 1.190 | 4.140 | 1.500 | 11.800 |
| IHD | 1.300 | 6.390 | 1.670 | 15.200 |
| Musculoskeletal Dis. | ||||
| Arthritis | 2.280 | 22.550 | 3.080 | 35.750 |
| Respiratory Diseases | ||||
| Asthma | 1.230 | 4.970 | 1.610 | 13.930 |
| Digestive Diseases | ||||
| Gallbladder/gallstone | 1.270 | 5.790 | 1.880 | 19.050 |
RR: relative risk; PAF: population attributable fraction.