Body-mass index and obesity in urban and rural China: findings from consecutive nationally representative surveys during 2004–18

In China, mean body-mass index (BMI) and obesity in adults have increased steadily since the early 1980s. However, to our knowledge, there has been no reliable assessment of recent trends, nationally, regionally, or in certain population subgroups. To address this evidence gap, we present detailed a...

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Published in:	The Lancet (British edition) Vol. 398; no. 10294; pp. 53 - 63
Main Authors:	Wang, Limin, Zhou, Bin, Zhao, Zhenping, Yang, Ling, Zhang, Mei, Jiang, Yong, Li, Yichong, Zhou, Maigeng, Wang, Linhong, Huang, Zhengjing, Zhang, Xiao, Zhao, Liyun, Yu, Dongmei, Li, Chun, Ezzati, Majid, Chen, Zhengming, Wu, Jing, Ding, Gangqiang, Li, Xinhua
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	England Elsevier Ltd 03.07.2021 Elsevier B.V Elsevier Limited
Subjects:	Adolescent Adult Adults Aged Body Mass Index China - epidemiology Chronic illnesses Disease control Disease prevention Education Female Health risks Health Surveys Humans Infectious diseases Male Men Middle Aged Obesity Obesity - epidemiology Polls & surveys Public health R&D Research & development Risk analysis Risk Factors Risk taking Rural areas Rural Population - statistics & numerical data Sex Socioeconomic factors Socioeconomics Subgroups Surveys Trends Urban areas Urban Population - statistics & numerical data Women Young Adult China
ISSN:	0140-6736, 1474-547X, 1474-547X
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