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Objective To learn the prevalence of overweight and obesity among city residents in Wenzhou city.Methods Byusing multistage stratified cluster sampling method,a total of 10 449 residents aged 18 years and above were selected forquestionnaires interview,physical examination and laboratory testing ,analyzed the prevalence and risk factors of overweightand obesity among city residents.Results The crude prevalence rates of overweight and obesity were 32.60% and7.70%,and the age -adjusted rate were 27.50% and 6.51%.The multivariate logistic regression analysis showed that age(OR =1.01,95%CI:1.01 -1.02)and drinking (OR =1.14,95%CI:1.02 -1.27)were risk factors of overweight andobesity,while high degree of education(OR =0.87,95%CI:0.84 -0.91)and active physical exercise (OR =0.75,95%CI:0.57 -0.98)were protective factors of overweight and obesity.The prevalence rates of hypertension,diabetes,dyslipidemia and hyperuricemia were much higher among adults with overweight and obesity,compared with that of normalweight adults (P <0.01).Conclusion Prevalence of overweight and obesity is high in Wenzhou City.Intervention shouldbe actively carried out for the prevention and control of overweight and obesity.
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Objective To understand the epidemiological status of chronic diseases and its related risk factors among adult residents in Hebei province.Methods A total of 4 200 adults from 20 districts in Hebei province were selected by multistage stratified random sampling method,and they were investigated with questionnaire,and the body measurement and blood sample were analyzed.Results The prevalent rates of overweight,obesity,central obesity,hypertension,dyslipidemia and diabetes mellitus were 35.19%,16.38%,52.98%,38.50%,39.62% and 5.81%,respectively.The age-adjusted rates were 30.28%,14.05%,44.32%,27.86%,32.71% and 4.00%,respectively.The prevalence of chronic diseases was highly associated with age.The prevalence of chronic diseases in male was higher than that in female among people aged under 55 yrs,but lower among people aged over 55 yrs.The rates were higher in urban areas than in rural areas.The prevalence rates of cigarette smoking and alcohol-drinking in male were higher than in female(P