Table 5 Main characteristics of published studies in comparison to our study
From: Kazakh adults in Xinjiang have a prevalent obesity problem but a low prevalence of diabetes
Characteristics | Altay Kazakh | Xinjiang [7] | Overall Chinese [5] | Americans [13] | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Kazakh | Han | Black | White | Mexican | |||
Number(n) | 118,505 | 3,919 | 5,583 | 75,880 | 4830 | 9439 | 3519 |
Year of survey | 2018 | 2007–2010 | 2015–2017 | 2009–2018 | |||
Male(%) | 50.7 | 48.3 | 48.3 | 48.5 | NA | NA | NA |
Age(years) | 43.7 ± 14.1 | 48.7 ± 11.7 | 52.6 ± 12.7 | 42.8 ± 0.9 | NA | NA | NA |
BMI(kg/m2) | 26.3 ± 4.4 | 26.6 ± 4.8 | 25.1 ± 3.5 | 24.0 ± 0.1 | 33.5 ± 0.6 | 33.2 ± 0.6 | 32.5 ± 0.6 |
Waist circumference(cm) | 87.7 ± 12.7 | 88.3 ± 13.3 | 86.8 ± 10.3 | 83.2 ± 0.8 | NA | NA | NA |
Standardized Prevalence of diabetes(%) | 5.4 | 3.6 | 8.1 | 8.7 | 14.6 | 10.6 | 13.5 |