Overweight/obesity and associated cardiovascular risk factors in sub-Saharan African children and adolescents: a scoping review

Choukem, Simeon-Pierre; Tochie, Joel Noutakdie; Sibetcheu, Aurelie T.; Nansseu, Jobert Richie; Hamilton-Shield, Julian P.

doi:10.1186/s13633-020-0076-7

International Journal of Pediatric Endocrinology

Table 3 Prevalence of overweight/obesity in school-aged children for different sub-Saharan African Countries

From: Overweight/obesity and associated cardiovascular risk factors in sub-Saharan African children and adolescents: a scoping review

Survey year	Investigators	Sub-Saharan African Country	Sample Size	Participants’ Ages (years)	Diagnostic criteria	Prevalence rates (%)
Survey year	Investigators	Sub-Saharan African Country	Sample Size	Participants’ Ages (years)	Diagnostic criteria	Overweight	Obesity	Combined overweight/obesity
2009	Manyanga T et al [39]	Benin	2681	13–17	WHO	11.2	0.6	11.8
2008–2009	Dabone C et al [40]	Burkina Faso	649	7–14	WHO	N/A	N/A	2.3
2010	Koueta F et al [41]	Burkina Faso	435	13–25	IOTF	N/A	N/A	8.6
2013	Choukem SP et al [42]	Cameroon	1343	3–13	WHO	9.6	2.9	12.5
2007	Manyanga T et al [39]	Djibouti	1711	13–17	WHO	18.8	5.2	24
2012	Teshome T et al [43]	Ethiopia	559	10–19	WHO and TSFT	11–12.9	2.7–3.8	N/A
2013	Alemu E et al [44]	Ethiopia	800	15–19	CDC	8.6	0.8	9.4
2014	Askal T et al [45]	Ethiopia	845	9–14	CDC	8	1.8	9.8
2014	Gebremichael B et al [46]	Ethiopia	463	10–18	CDC	9.9	2.8	12.7
2014	Shegaze M et al [47]	Ethiopia	456	13–19	WHO	9.7	4.2	13.9
2016	Desalew A et al [48]	Ethiopia	448	11–15	CDC	14.7	5.8	20.5
2006	Manyanga T et al [39]	Ghana	6156	13–17	WHO	8.7	1.0	9.7
2008	Kyallo F et al [49]	Ghana	344	9–14	WHO	N/A	N/A	19
2010	Morge V et al [50]	Ghana	218	5–14	WHO	N/A	N/A	17.4
2010	Kumah DB et al [51]	Ghana	500	10–20	IOTF	12.2	0.8	13
2012	Mohammed H et al [52]	Ghana	270	5–15	WHO	15.8	10.9	26.7
2010	Kramoh KE et al [53]	Ivory Coast	2038	6–18	BMI	4	5	9
2011	Kamau JW et al [54]	Kenya	5325	10–15	BMI	8.7	3.1	11.8
2010	Van den Berg VL [55]	Lesotho	221	16	WHO, CDC and IOTF	10.4–15.4	1.8–4.1	14.5–19
2009	Manyanga T et al [39]	Malawi	2305	13–17	WHO	10	0.8	10.8
2014	Oumar H et al [56]	Mali	984	5–19	WHO and IOTF	2.6–5.12`	0.3–1.8	N/A
2010	Manyanga T et al [39]	Mauritania	2028	13–17	WHO	24.3	3.4	27.7
2006	Caleyachetty R et al. [57]	Mauritius	841	9–10	IOTF	17.4	4.9	22.3
1983–2013	Ejike CECC [58]	Nigeria	21842⃰	3–20	WHO, IOTF, TSFT and BMI	5–12	0–5.8	N/A
2015	Adam VY et al [59]	Nigeria	195	6–12	WHO	7.7	3.1	10.8
2011	Faye J et al [60]	Senegal	2356	11–17	N/A	N/A	9.34	N/A
1999	Stettler N et al [61]	Seychelles	5514	4–17	IOTF	12.6	3.8	16.4
2001–2004	Armstrong MEG et al [62]	South Africa	10,195	6–13	CDC	15.8	3.9	19.7
2010	Toriola AL et al [63]	South Africa	1172	10–16	CDC	10.1	4.9	15
2011	Tathiah N et al [64]	South Africa	963	9–12	CDC	9	3.8	12.8
2013	Pienaar AE [65]	South Africa	547	6–9	CDC	9.4	7.3	16.7
2007	Aisha AMB et al [66]	Sudan	80	5–13	CDC	18.75	18.75	37.5
2011	Nagwa MA et al [67]	Sudan	1138	10–18	WHO	10.8	9.7	20.5
2011	Salman Z et al [68]	Sudan	304	6–12	CDC	14.8	10.5	25.3
2015	El Raghi HA et al [69]	Sudan	290	10–18	BMI	26.2	28.3	54.5
2012	Pangani IN et al [70]	Tanzania	1781	8–13	WHO	15.9	6.7	22.6
2015	Kimario JT [71]	Tanzania	140	10–12	IOTF, TSFT	N/A	N/A	20–24.3
2014	Chebet M et al [72]	Uganda	958	8–12	BMI	32.3	21.7	54
2013	Nsibambi CAN [73]	Uganda	1929	6–9	WHO and CDC	7	4	11
2011	Peltzer K et al [74]	Uganda and Ghana	5613	13–15	BMI	6.19	0.71	6.9

*Total sample size of narrative review of 42 studies conducted in Nigeria. BMI: Body mass index; CDC: Centres for Disease Control and Prevention; IOTF: International Obesity Task Force; N/A: Not available data; TSFT: Triceps skinfold thickness; UN: United Nations; WHO: World Health Organisation

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