Nutritional status and risk factors for chronic diseases, including plasma fibrinogen and its
determinants, of Africans in the Northwest Province of South Africa, have been studied in a
cross-sectional survey. A representative sample of 1854 “apparently healthy” African men
and women volunteers aged 15 years and older was recruited from 37 randomly selected
sites throughout the Province and stratified for level of urbanisation. Information was
collected using validated and culture-sensitive questionnaires. Fasting blood samples were …