However, little is known about the prevalence of obesity in Chinese RA patients. Objectives To investigate the prevalence and character of obesity in Chinese RA patients. Methods Two hundred and forty–seven consecutive RA patients were assessed BMI, waist circumference (WC), waist–to–hip ratio ...
prevalence of overweight/obesity by area, age, and gender in the year 2000 and to explore at what age adiposity rebound as measured by BMI occurs for Chinese children.MethodsA cross-sectional study was carried out among 262,738 children aged 3.5–6.4 years in 26 counties/cities in China. We...
The increasing trend has been rapid since early 1990s, and the increments in obesity and overweight are exceptionally high. The prospect of epidemic obesity in China is in no way optimistic. Therefore, preventive program should be focused on the improvement of the balance between caloric intake ...
National Diabetes Fact Sheet: National Estimates and General Information on Diabetes and Prediabetes in the United States, 2011. Atlanta, GA: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; 2011. 20. Flegal KM, Carroll MD, Kit BK, Ogden CL. Prevalence of obesity and trends in the distribution of...
In 2010, it was estimated that 9.9% of Chinese school-aged children and adolescents were overweight and that an additional 5.1% were obese, representing an estimated 30.43 million individuals. Conclusion The prognosis for China's childhood-obesity epidemic is dire. To prevent childhood obesity, we...
Background: This study is aimed to determine the prevalence of obesity and overweight among medical students based on Asia-Pacific Guideline of Body Mass Index (BMI). Materials and Methods: This descriptive study was carried out on 350 medical students of a Medical college in Trivandrum, Kerala...
The Prevalence and Trends of Obesity in Chinese Preschool Children from 1996 to 2019: A Meta-analysis There was no significant difference of the obesityprevalence among any five-year periodsfrom 1996 to 2019. The prevalence of obesity in boys was higher tha... L Zhang,H Li,Z Zhang,... -...
Overweight and obesity has become very prevalent in the Chinese rural adult population. It is a great health problem. Our study quantifies the strong associations of BMI and elevated blood pressure. It is time to pay more attention to overweight and obese in the county of China. 展开 关键词...
This study aimed to assess the prevalence and related factors of obesity-related hypertension among adults aged 40 to 79 years in Southwest China. From September 2013 to March 2014, a multi-stage, stratified sampling method was conducted on 10,589 people aged 40 to 79 years and living in Che...
Background: The metabolic syndrome and obesity are major risk factors for cardiovascular disease. Little information exists on the prevalence of the metabolic syndrome in China. We aimed to provide up-to-date estimates of the prevalence of the metabolic syndrome and overweight in the general adult ...