Prevalence of thinness, overweight and obesity among Tibetan adolescents aged 12-17 years.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To estimate the prevalence of thinness, overweight and obesity among Tibetan adolescents aged 12-17 years.

Design

Cross-sectional survey.

Setting

Shigatse City of Tibet municipality, with an average altitude of more than 4000 m.

Participants

Study participants included 2642 adolescents aged 12-17 years selected from six schools using a convenient cluster sampling method.

Results

The prevalence of thinness/overweight/obesity among Tibetan adolescents was 9·4 %/5·4 %/1·4 % (China definition), 14·7 %/4·4 %/0·7 % (International Obesity Task Force (IOTF) definition), and 2·8 %/5·7 %/0·9 % (WHO definition). The prevalence of thinness and overweight was significantly different between both sexes based on each of three BMI classification criteria (P <

SUBMITTER: Zhang Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10195230 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature