{"database":"biostudies-literature","file_versions":[],"scores":null,"additional":{"submitter":["Xi B"],"funding":["NICHD NIH HHS","NIDDK NIH HHS"],"pagination":["287-96"],"full_dataset_link":["https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC3276709"],"repository":["biostudies-literature"],"omics_type":["Unknown"],"volume":["13(3)"],"pubmed_abstract":["The objective of this study is to examine the trends in body mass index (BMI), waist circumference (WC) and prevalence of overweight (BMI 25-27.49 kg m(-2) ), general obesity (BMI ≥ 27.5 kg m(-2) ) and abdominal obesity (WC ≥ 90 cm for men and ≥80 cm for women) among Chinese adults from 1993 to 2009. Data were obtained from the China Health and Nutrition Survey, which was conducted from 1993 to 2009 and included a total of 52,621 Chinese adults. During the period of 1993-2009, mean BMI values increased by 1.6 kg m(-2) among men and 0.8 kg m(-2) among women; mean WC values increased by 7.0 cm among men and 4.7 cm among women. The prevalence of overweight increased from 8.0 to 17.1% among men (P < 0.001) and from 10.7 to 14.4% among women (P < 0.001); the prevalence of general obesity increa"],"journal":["Obesity reviews : an official journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity"],"pubmed_title":["Secular trends in the prevalence of general and abdominal obesity among Chinese adults, 1993-2009."],"pmcid":["PMC3276709"],"funding_grant_id":["P30 DK056350","R01 HD030880","DK056350","R01 HD030880-06","R01-HD30880","R01 HD038700","R01-HD38700","R01 HD038700-01"],"pubmed_authors":["Mi J","He T","Hu Y","Wang Q","Liang Y","Xi B","Yan Y","Reilly KH"],"additional_accession":[]},"is_claimable":false,"name":"Secular trends in the prevalence of general and abdominal obesity among Chinese adults, 1993-2009.","description":"The objective of this study is to examine the trends in body mass index (BMI), waist circumference (WC) and prevalence of overweight (BMI 25-27.49 kg m(-2) ), general obesity (BMI ≥ 27.5 kg m(-2) ) and abdominal obesity (WC ≥ 90 cm for men and ≥80 cm for women) among Chinese adults from 1993 to 2009. Data were obtained from the China Health and Nutrition Survey, which was conducted from 1993 to 2009 and included a total of 52,621 Chinese adults. During the period of 1993-2009, mean BMI values increased by 1.6 kg m(-2) among men and 0.8 kg m(-2) among women; mean WC values increased by 7.0 cm among men and 4.7 cm among women. The prevalence of overweight increased from 8.0 to 17.1% among men (P < 0.001) and from 10.7 to 14.4% among women (P < 0.001); the prevalence of general obesity increa","dates":{"release":"2012-01-01T00:00:00Z","publication":"2012 Mar","modification":"2025-04-26T07:36:33.63Z","creation":"2019-03-27T00:48:59Z"},"accession":"S-EPMC3276709","cross_references":{"pubmed":["22034908"],"doi":["10.1111/j.1467-789X.2011.00944.x","10.1111/j.1467-789x.2011.00944.x"]}}