Prevalence of Overweight and Obesity among Students Aged 7-22 Years in Jiangsu Province, China
doi: 10.3967/bes2016.094
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Key words:
- Body mass index (BMI) /
- Anthropometric measures /
- Overweight /
- Obesity /
- Jiangsu Province /
- China
Abstract: Objective To report the prevalence and trend of overweight and obesity among students aged 7-22 years in Jiangsu, 2010 to 2013. Methods This cross-sectional study was carried out as part of students physical fitness and health survey in Jiangsu province. A total of 255,581 subjects (50.03%males and 49.97%females) enrolled in 82 school and 10 universities in Jiangsu. Weights and heights were obtained for each subject and its body mass index (BMI) was calculated using the Chinese Working Group on Obesity in China (CWGO). Results Anthropometric measurement including bodyweight, height, BMI and bust were significantly different between males in urban compared to females living rural areas (P<0.001). The total prevalence of overweight and obesity was 12.4%and 5.7%. Males had a significantly higher rate than in female’s student. The prevalence of overweight and obesity by age groups was (14.5%, 10.3%) at age 7-11 years, (11.2%, 6.8%) at age 12-14 years, (11.7%, 3.1%) at age 15-17 years, and (11.4%, 2.3%) at age 18-22 years. By regions; the highest prevalence of overweight obesity reported in Taizhou (10%, 14.2%), Xuzhou (9.4%, 12.5%), and Nanjing (9.2%, 15.6%), respectively.
Citation: | Taha Hussein Musa, WEI Li, LI Xiao Shan, PU Yue Pu, WEI Ping Min. Prevalence of Overweight and Obesity among Students Aged 7-22 Years in Jiangsu Province, China[J]. Biomedical and Environmental Sciences, 2016, 29(10): 697-705. doi: 10.3967/bes2016.094 |