Analysis on the Epidemiological Characteristics and Relative Factors of Adult Overweight and Obesity in Liaoning Province
- VernacularTitle:辽宁省成年居民超重与肥胖现状及其相关因素分析
- Author:
Sui-Jing LI
;
Zhong-Mei LIU
;
Xin LI
;
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Overweight;
Obesity;
Prevalence rate;
Risk factor;
Logistic regression analysis
- From:
Chinese Journal of Prevention and Control of Chronic Diseases
2006;0(05):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective To describe the epidemiological characteristics and relative factors of adults with overweight and obesity in Liaoning province.Methods With multi-stage randomized cluster sampling,8 120 cases were selected from the 540 families in seven urban and suburb districts of Liaoning province.data of overweight and obesity history and social- economic status for residents aged 18 yrs and over were investigated by face-to-face interview,weight and height of these subjects were measured.Result the overweight rate was 33.9%,the obesity rate was 13.7%.The prevalent rates of overweight and obesity were increased with the age and it was higher in city than in rural and in female than in male(all P
