Anemia in relation to body mass index and waist circumference among Chinese women

Anemia in relation to body mass index and waist circumference among Chinese women

This study aimed to investigate the relationship of anemia and body mass index among adult women in Jiangsu Province, China. Data were collected in a sub-national cross-sectional survey, and 1,537 women aged 20 years and above were included in the analyses. Subjects were classified by body mass inde...

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Veröffentlicht in:Nutrition journal 2013-01, Vol.12 (1), p.10-10, Article 10
Hauptverfasser: Qin, Yu, Melse-Boonstra, Alida, Pan, Xiaoqun, Yuan, Baojun, Dai, Yue, Zhao, Jinkou, Zimmermann, Michael B, Kok, Frans J, Zhou, Minghao, Shi, Zumin
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Sprache:eng
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administration & dosage
Adult
adults
Analysis
Anemia
Anemia - epidemiology
Asian Continental Ancestry Group
Asian People
blood
Body Composition
Body Mass Index
China
China - epidemiology
chronic disease
Chronic illnesses
Cross-Sectional Studies
Diet
epidemiology
Female
Glycosylated hemoglobin
Health aspects
hemoglobin
Hemoglobins
Hemoglobins - analysis
Humans
Iron
Iron, Dietary
Iron, Dietary - administration & dosage
Iron, Dietary - blood
iron-deficiency
Measurement
Middle Aged
Nutrition
Obesity
Obesity - epidemiology
Obesity, Abdominal
Obesity, Abdominal - epidemiology
Overweight
Overweight - epidemiology
Physiological aspects
population
Prevalence
Risk Factors
Short Report
Surveys
underweight
Waist Circumference
Women
Womens health
zinc
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Zusammenfassung:This study aimed to investigate the relationship of anemia and body mass index among adult women in Jiangsu Province, China. Data were collected in a sub-national cross-sectional survey, and 1,537 women aged 20 years and above were included in the analyses. Subjects were classified by body mass index (BMI) categories as underweight, normal weight, overweight and obese according to the Chinese standard. Central obesity was defined as a waist circumference ≥ 80 cm. Anemia was defined as hemoglobin concentration 
ISSN:1475-2891
1475-2891
DOI:10.1186/1475-2891-12-10