Prevalence of Overweight and Obesity in Adult Populations in Mianyang,Sichuan Province

OBJECTIVE: To determine the prevalence of overweight and obesity in adult populations in Mianyang,Sichuan province.

METHODS: A questionnaire survey involving physical examinations were conducted in 262 434 adults (≥18 yr.) selected through multi-stage random sampling from November 2014 to September 2015 in Mianyang city.

RESULTS: Among the people surveyed,79 981 (30.48%) were overweight,and 23 010 (8.77%) had obesity. The male participants had a higher percentage (32.28%) of overweight than females (29.10%, P<0.01),but lower obesity rate (8.53%) than females (8.95%, P<0.01). Those aged 50-59 yr. had the highest prevalence of overweight (39.26%) and obesity (12.07%). The participants with up to junior middle school education were most likely to be overweight (35.02%) and obese (10.57%). Overweight and obesity were most prevalent in the unemployed: 36.87% and 12.65%,respectively. Fucheng had higher prevalence of overweight (30.01%) and obesity (10.14%) than Jiangyou (29.97% and 7.46% respectively,all P<0.01). The prevalence of overweight and obesity was higher in the smokers (32.88% and 9.46%) than in the non-smokers (30.02% and 8.64%,all P<0.01). Those who drank alcohols had higher prevalence of overweight and obesity (33.43% and 9.72%) than those who did not drink alcohols (29.78% and 8.54% respectively,all P<0.01).

CONCLUSION: High prevalence of overweight and obesity in adult populations in Mianyang is evident,especially in those who are 50-59 years old,unemployed,drinking alcohols,smoking,and have low educational level.

Medienart:

Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2017

Erschienen:

2017

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:48

Enthalten in:

Sichuan da xue xue bao. Yi xue ban = Journal of Sichuan University. Medical science edition - 48(2017), 6 vom: 20. Nov., Seite 946-948

Sprache:

Chinesisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Liu, Ting-Ting [VerfasserIn]
Zhou, Xiao-Ting [VerfasserIn]
Li, Wen-Long [VerfasserIn]
Peng, You-Yue [VerfasserIn]
Liu, Xiao-Jin [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Juan [VerfasserIn]
Ren, Tao [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Li-Ping [VerfasserIn]
Yuan, Ping [VerfasserIn]

Themen:

Adult
Epidemic status
Journal Article
Obesity
Overweight

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 25.10.2018

Date Revised 25.10.2018

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM279248016