Epidemiological investigation on the prevalence of obesity and overweight in Mongolian and Han residents aged over 55 years in the pastoral area of Inner Mongolia, China
10.3760/cma.j.issn.1000-6699.2014.06.004
- VernacularTitle:中国内蒙古自治区牧区蒙、汉民族55岁以上居民超重和肥胖病患病率的流行病学调查
- Author:
Chunyu ZHANG
;
Desheng WANG
;
Guohua ZHANG
;
Juan HE
;
Zhiguang WANG
;
Mingfang JIANG
;
Riletemuer HU
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Overwight;
Obesity;
Mongolian;
Epidemiological studies;
Prevalence
- From:
Chinese Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism
2014;30(6):464-467
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective To investigate epidemiologically the prevalence of obesity and overweight in Mongolian and Han residents aged over 55 years old in pastoral area of Inner Mongolia,China.Method From 2008 to 2009,with diagnostic criteria of overweight and obesity adopted by Chinese and World Health Organization (WHO),an epidemiological investigation was carried out in 9 146 subjects.Result The incidences of obesity and overweight in Mongolian and Han residents were 32.43％ (32.25％ by WHO criteria),19.09％ (9.91％),and 33.60％ (29.85％),15.19％ (7.66％),respectively.The prevalence of obesity in Mongolian residents was higher than that in Han residents (x2 =16.272,P＜0.01).The status of obesity in Mongolian and Han female residents was more marked than that in male residents (P ＜ 0.05).Overweight between male and female of Han population was different(x2 =5.541,P =0.019).The prevalence of obesity between Mongolian and Han was statistically different (x2 =16.272,P＜0.01).Waist circumference,waist/height ratio,and body mass index between Mongolian and Han were also different (all P ＜ 0.01).Conclusion Differences in prevalence of overweight and obesity were found between Mongolian and Han ethnics among residents aged over 55 in pastoral area of Inner Mongolia,China.
