Prevalence of Overweight and Obesity among Chinese Adults: Role of Adiposity Indicators and Age

Prevalence of Overweight and Obesity among Chinese Adults: Role of Adiposity Indicators and Age

Objectives: The role of different body fat indicators and age in assessing the prevalence of obesity is unclear. We aimed to examine to what extent different body fat indicators including BMI, waist circumference (WC) and waist-to-hip ratio (WHR) affect the prevalence of overweight and obesity among...

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Main Authors: Weili Xu, Hua Zhang, Stephanie Paillard-Borg, Hong Zhu, Xiuying Qi, Debora Rizzuto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Karger Publishers 2016-01-01
Series:Obesity Facts
Subjects:
Waist circumference
Overweight
Obesity
Body mass index
Waist-to-hip ratio
Online Access:http://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/443003

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