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Table 2 Prevalence rates of Overweight and Obesity Classified by BMI and WC by Age and Gender

From: Epidemiology of general obesity, abdominal obesity and related risk factors in urban adults from 33 communities of northeast china: the CHPSNE study

Age (years)

n

BMI (kg/m2)

WC (cm)

  

Overweighta

Obesitya

Overweightb

Obesityb

Abdominal obesitya

Abdominal obesityb

Men

 18-34

5028

1044 (20.8)

888 (17.7)

1584 (31.5)

348 (6.9)

1452 (28.9)

180 (3.6)

 35-44

2560

507 (19.8)

405 (15.8)

778 (30.4)

134 (5.2)

809 (31.6)

162 (6.3)

 45-54

2469

570 (23.1)

360 (14.6)

837 (33.9)

93 (3.8)

856 (34.7)

117 (4.7)

 55-64

1426

298 (20.9)

211 (14.8)

461 (32.3)

48 (3.4)

479 (33.6)

75 (5.3)

 65-74

930

163 (17.5)

90 (9.7)

224 (24.1)

29 (3.1)

268 (28.8)

46 (5.0)

 Total

12413

2582 (20.8)

1954 (15.7)

3884 (31.3)

652 (5.3)

3864 (31.1)

580 (4.7)

Women

 18-34

4792

496 (10.4)

360 (7.5)

704 (14.7)

152 (3.2)

1096 (22.9)

400 (8.4)

 35-44

2693

473 (17.6)

326 (12.1)

707 (26.3)

92 (3.4)

1108 (41.1)

395 (14.7)

 45-54

2689

708 (26.3)

526 (19.6)

1066 (39.6)

168 (6.3)

1556 (57.9)

644 (24.0)

 55-64

1670

375 (22.5)

468 (28.0)

649 (38.9)

194 (11.6)

1225 (73.4)

746 (44.7)

 65-74

939

211 (22.5)

150 (16.0)

308 (32.8)

53 (5.6)

627 (66.8)

320 (34.1)

 Total

12783

2263 (17.7)

1830 (14.3)

3434 (26.9)

659 (5.2)

5612 (43.9)

2505 (19.6)

All subjects

 18-34

9820

1540 (15.7)

1248 (12.7)

2288 (23.3)

500 (5.1)

2548 (26.0)

580 (5.9)

 35-44

5253

980 (18.7)

731 (13.9)

1485 (28.3)

226 (4.3)

1917 (36.5)

557 (10.6)

 45-54

5158

1278 (24.8)

886 (17.2)

1903 (36.9)

261 (5.1)

2412 (46.8)

761 (14.8)

 55-64

3096

673 (21.7)

679 (21.9)

1110 (35.9)

242 (7.8)

1704 (55.0)

821 (26.5)

 65-74

1869

374 (20.0)

240 (12.8)

532 (28.5)

82 (4.4)

895 (47.9)

366 (19.6)

 Total

25196

4845 (19.2)

3784 (15.0)

7318 (29.0)

1311 (5.2)

9476 (37.6)

3085 (12.2)

  1. Data are n (%). BMI, Body mass index; WC, Waist circumference.
  2. a Using WHO criteria for Chinese (Overweight: 25 kg/m2≤BMI<27.5 kg/m2; Obesity: BMI≥27.5 kg/m2; abdominal obesity: WC≥90 cm for men, WC≥80 cm for women).
  3. b Using WHO criteria for Europids (Overweight: 25 kg/m2≤BMI<30 kg/m2; Obesity: BMI≥30 kg/m2; abdominal obesity: WC≥102 cm for men, WC≥88 cm for women).