Generational differences in overweight and obesity among Chinese adult resident

• Published in: Wei sheng yan jiu Vol. 53; no. 1; p. 14
• Main Authors: Guo, Lijie, Huang, Feifei, Du, Wenwen, Zhang, Xiaofan, Guan, Fangxu, Zhang, Bing, Wang, Huijun
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: Chinese
• Published: China 01.01.2024
• Subjects: Adult; Aged; Asian People - genetics; China - epidemiology; Female; Humans; Male; Obesity - epidemiology; Obesity, Abdominal; Overweight - epidemiology; China; central obesity; generational difference; overweight; obesity
• ISSN: 1000-8020
• DOI: 10.19813/j.cnki.weishengyanjiu.2024.01.003

To analyze the generational differences in overweight/obesity prevalence and central obesity prevalence among Chinese adult residents aged 20 years and above at the same ages. A total of 38 908 healthy adult residents aged 20 years and above from "the China Health and Nutrition Survey" in 1991, 2000, 2009, and 2018 were selected for this study. Based on age at the time of the survey, the study subjects were divided into 6 age groups(20-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60-69, and ≥70 years old) corresponding to 9 different generations of births in 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, and 90 generations, respectively. All analyses were stratified by sex. A chi-square test was used to compare generational differences in overweight/obesity and central obesity at similar ages in populations born in different generations. Non-parametric tests were used to compare generational differences in BMI and waist circumference. (1) Body mass index(BMI), overweight/obesity rate, waist circumference, and central obesity rate showed unfavo