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“an increasing trend”

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p<0.09

Listed by Hankins (2013) · Otte et al. (2022)

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Although it is highly prevalent in children from urban areas, this is also an increasing trend in children from the rural areas. 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 According to Reddy et al., the national prevalence of overweight children is at 17% and obesity is at 5% among South African school children. 8 , 9 , 10 Several factors contribute to being overweight and obese including dietary intake, urbanisation, industrialisation and socioeconomic status of the family.
Generally, although various studies showed that the estimated prevalence of overweight and obesity differs worldwide and may vary according to the definition of the population under study, definitions of obesity and overweight, sample size, and sampling methods, most studies have shown an increasing trend in prevalence [ 2 , 26 ].