The epidemiological study of body mass index in healthy population of Nanjing / 医学研究生学报

ABSTRACT

Objectives: To explore the epidemiological distribution of body mass index(BMI),waist to hip ratio(WHR) and abdominal circumference in population of Nanjing,Jiangsu Province. Methods: BMI, WHR and abdominal circumference were measured on 3 445 healthy cases aged 18～90 of Nanjing. Epidemiological distribution of BMI,WHR and abdominal circumference were analyzed according to sex and age. Results:The total mean BMI was( 23.28 ?3.49)kg/m 2, and the BMI in male was higher〔(23.80?3.36)kg/m 2〕 than that in female 〔(22.25? 3.49)kg/m 2〕( t =12.75, P