Table 5 Comparison of prevalence of underweight and stunting in Control (n = 79) and AUDs (n = 78) groups with 2008 Youth Risk Behaviour Survey findings in the Western Cape Province (WC) (n = 1159), nationally (n = 9862) and for mixed ancestry population (n = 1423)
| Groups | YRBS | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
% Control % Males %Females |
%AUDs %Males %Females |
%WC %Males %Females |
%National %Males %Females |
%Mixed Ancestry | |
| Stunting: Height-for-age Z -score < -2SD |
8.9
8.8 8.9 |
10.3
9.1 11.1 |
9.7
9.8 9.6 |
13.1
15.2 11.1 | 13.6 |
| Underweight: Weight-for-age Z -score < -2SD |
7.6
11.8 4.4 |
6.4
9.1 4.4 |
6.5
8.0 5.2 |
8.4
12.0 4.9 | 9.4 |
| Overweight and obese: Body mass index ≥ 25 kg/m |
22.8
17.7 26.7 |
29.5
18.2 37.8 |
25.5
13.7 36.3 |
25.0
14.5 35.0 | 22.4 |