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ABSTRACT: Objective
To investigate the prevalence of general and abdominal obesity and associated factors in Bouyei and Han peoples.Design
A cross-sectional study was carried out in Guizhou province, southwest China in 2012, with multi-stage sampling to enroll 4551 participants aged 20 to 80 years. General and abdominal obesity were defined by World Health Organization (WHO) for Chinese. A design-based analysis was performed to evaluate prevalence of obesity and its related factors.Results
Bouyei people had a significantly lower prevalence of general obesity (4.8% vs. 10.9%, p < 0.05) and abdominal obesity (13.6% vs. 26.8%, p < 0.05) than that in Han people. Prevalence of obesity increased with age until middle-age period and declined thereafter. Men aged 40-49 years group and women aged 50-59 years group have the highest prevalence of general obesity. Prevalence of abdominal obesity was higher than that of general obesity. Middle-age, Higher income, Han people were significantly associated with an increased risk of General/abdominal obesity.Conclusions
Bouyei people had a lower prevalence of general and abdominal obesity than the Han people. Etiological studies should be conducted to determine underlying genetic factors and dietary factors.
SUBMITTER: Wang K
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4468129 | biostudies-literature | 2015
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Wang Ke K Wang Dingming D Pan Li L Yu Yangwen Y Dong Fen F Li Ling L Wang Li L Liu Tao T Zeng Xianjia X Sun Liangxian L Zhu Guangjin G Feng Kui K Jonasson Junmei Miao JM Wu Zhenglai Z Xu Ke K Pang Xinglong X Chen Ting T Pan Hui H Ma Jin J Zhong Yong Y Ping Bo B Shan Guangliang G
PloS one 20150615 6
<h4>Objective</h4>To investigate the prevalence of general and abdominal obesity and associated factors in Bouyei and Han peoples.<h4>Design</h4>A cross-sectional study was carried out in Guizhou province, southwest China in 2012, with multi-stage sampling to enroll 4551 participants aged 20 to 80 years. General and abdominal obesity were defined by World Health Organization (WHO) for Chinese. A design-based analysis was performed to evaluate prevalence of obesity and its related factors.<h4>Res ...[more]