Urban-rural disparity of overweight/obesity distribution and its potential trend with breast cancer among Chinese women.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To evaluate the urban-rural disparity of overweight/obesity and explore its potential trend with breast cancer among Chinese women.

Results

The prevalence of overweight/obesity for Chinese rural women (35.2%, 29.2% for overweight and 6.0% for obesity) was significantly higher than that for Chinese urban women (33.4%, 27.7% for overweight and 5.7% for obesity) (P < 0.001). For either rural or urban women, the prevalence of overweight/obesity was highest in north region, followed by east region for rural women and north-east region for urban women. For rural women, higher prevalence of overweight/obesity was significantly positively associated with elder age, Han nationality, low level of education, no occupation, high family income, less number of family residents,

SUBMITTER: Gao Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5302938 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature