Changes in Waist Circumference and Abdominal Obesity among Chinese Adults over a Ten-year Period / 生物医学与环境科学(英文)
Biomedical and Environmental Sciences
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(12): 315-322, 2017.
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em Inglês
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ABSTRACT
<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>The aim of this study was to describe changes in waist circumference (WC) and prevalence of abdominal obesity over a period of 10 years among Chinese adults in different socio-economic status (SES).</p><p><b>METHODS</b>Data derived from the China Nutrition and Health Surveillance during 2002 and 2010-2012. We calculated the mean WC and the prevalence of abdominal obesity by gender, place of residence, SES indicators (education, income, and marital status), and body mass index (BMI) categoriesand used pooled t-tests to assess the differences between the two time periods.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>26.0% of men and 25.3% of women had abdominal obesity in 2010-2012. The age-adjusted mean WC increased by 2.7 cm among men and 2.1 cm among women; the age-adjusted prevalence of abdominal obesity increased by 7.7% among men and 5.3% among women. The rising trends were observed in all subgroups except for a negative growth in high-income women. People living in rural areas with low education and income and with a BMI of 18.5 to 23.9 kg/m2 had a greater absolute and relative increase in WC. People living in rural areas with low income had a greater relative increase in abdominal obesity.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>The mean WC and prevalence of abdominal obesity among Chinese adults have increased during the past 10 years. Gender differences were noted using various SES indicators.</p>
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Assunto principal:
Classe Social
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China
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Epidemiologia
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Prevalência
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Circunferência da Cintura
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Obesidade Abdominal
Tipo de estudo:
Estudo de prevalência
Limite:
Adolescente
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Adulto
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Feminino
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Humanos
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Masculino
País/Região como assunto:
Ásia
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
Biomedical and Environmental Sciences
Ano de publicação:
2017
Tipo de documento:
Artigo
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