The prevalence and increasing trends of overweight, general obesity, and abdominal obesity among Chinese adults: a repeated cross-sectional study

The prevalence and increasing trends of overweight, general obesity, and abdominal obesity among Chinese adults: a repeated cross-sectional study

The prevalence of general and abdominal obesity has increased rapidly in China. The aims of this study were to estimate the dynamic prevalence of overweight, general obesity, and abdominal obesity and the distribution of body mass index (BMI) and waist circumference (WC) among Chinese adults. Data w...

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Veröffentlicht in:BMC public health 2019-10, Vol.19 (1), p.1293-1293, Article 1293
Hauptverfasser: Chen, Yongjie, Peng, Qin, Yang, Yu, Zheng, Senshuang, Wang, Yuan, Lu, Wenli
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Abdomen
Abdominal obesity
Adolescent
Adult
Adults
Age
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Analysis
Body fat
Body mass
Body mass index
Body size
Body weight
Cardiovascular diseases
China - epidemiology
Chronic illnesses
Complications and side effects
Cross-Sectional Studies
Disease control
Disease prevention
Female
Females
Food safety
General obesity
Health
Health aspects
Health Surveys
Humans
Male
Males
Middle Aged
Nutrition
Nutrition research
Obesity
Obesity - epidemiology
Obesity, Abdominal - epidemiology
Overweight
Overweight - epidemiology
Polls & surveys
Population
Prevalence
Provinces
Public health
Risk factors
Studies
Subgroups
Trends
Waist circumference
Young Adult
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Zusammenfassung:The prevalence of general and abdominal obesity has increased rapidly in China. The aims of this study were to estimate the dynamic prevalence of overweight, general obesity, and abdominal obesity and the distribution of body mass index (BMI) and waist circumference (WC) among Chinese adults. Data were obtained from the China Health and Nutrition Survey (CHNS). According to the suggestions of the WHO for Chinese populations, overweight was defined as a 23 kg/m  ≤ BMI 
ISSN:1471-2458
1471-2458
DOI:10.1186/s12889-019-7633-0