Sociodemographic predictors of multiple non-communicable disease risk factors among older adults in South Africa

• Main Authors: Nancy Phaswana-Mafuya (Author), Karl Peltzer (Author), Witness Chirinda (Author), Alfred Musekiwa (Author), Zamakayise Kose (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Taylor & Francis Group, 2013-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background and objective: Unhealthy lifestyle behaviours are important risk factors of morbidity and mortality. This study aimed to explore the sociodemographic predictors of multiple non-communicable disease (NCD) risk factors experienced by elderly South Africans. Methods: We conducted a national...