What question did this study set out to answer?

To evaluate the prevalence of overall and abdominal obesity and examine associated sociodemographic risk factors among the general adult population.

June 1, 2021Circulation Cardiovascular Quality and OutcomesOpen Access

Obesity Prevalence and Risks Among Chinese Adults: Findings From the China PEACE Million Persons Project, 2014–2018

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Why the study?

Understanding obesity in contemporary China has broad domestic policy implications and provides a valuable international reference.

Population

Chinese adults from the China PEACE Million Persons Project, 2014–2018

Authors

LMLin MuAlberta Health Services JLJiamin LiuGuangxi University GZGuohai ZhouPfizer (United States)

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Implication

Signals major obesity burden in Chinese adults; leaves open optimal prevention strategies.

Key Points

To evaluate the prevalence of overall and abdominal obesity and examine associated sociodemographic risk factors among the general adult population.
Conducted a large-scale nationwide screening project utilizing data collected between 2014 and 2018 from the China PEACE Million Persons Project.
Assessed overall and abdominal obesity prevalence across sociodemographic subgroups, stratifying analyses by age, sex, and educational attainment.
More than 1 in 7 individuals met criteria for overall obesity, whereas 1 in 3 met criteria for abdominal obesity.
Prevalence varied substantially across sociodemographic subgroups, demonstrating significant associations with age and education that differed markedly by sex.

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Population

Chinese adults participating in the China PEACE Million Persons Project, 2014–2018

Outcome

Prevalence of overall and abdominal obesity

Over 1 in 7 Chinese adults have overall obesity and 1 in 3 have abdominal obesity, highlighting a significant public health challenge with broad policy implications.

Cite This Study

Mu et al. (2021) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69de5c90210a0977fce93ea0 https://doi.org/10.1161/circoutcomes.120.007292

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Obesity Prevalence and Risks Among Chinese Adults: Findings From the China PEACE Million Persons Project, 2014–2018

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Obesity Prevalence and Risks Among Chinese Adults: Findings From the China PEACE Million Persons Project, 2014–2018

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