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Prevalence of Obesity and Related Factors among Bouyei and Han Peoples in Guizhou Province, Southwest China

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  • Ke Wang
  • Dingming Wang
  • Li Pan
  • Yangwen Yu
  • Fen Dong
  • Ling Li
  • Li Wang
  • Tao Liu
  • Xianjia Zeng
  • Liangxian Sun
  • Guangjin Zhu
  • Kui Feng
  • Junmei Miao Jonasson
  • Zhenglai Wu
  • Ke Xu
  • Xinglong Pang
  • Ting Chen
  • Hui Pan
  • Jin Ma
  • Yong Zhong
  • Bo Ping
  • Guangliang Shan

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Objective: To investigate the prevalence of general and abdominal obesity and associated factors in Bouyei and Han peoples. Design: A cross-sectional study was carried out in Guizhou province, southwest China in 2012, with multi-stage sampling to enroll 4551 participants aged 20 to 80 years. General and abdominal obesity were defined by World Health Organization (WHO) for Chinese. A design-based analysis was performed to evaluate prevalence of obesity and its related factors. Results: Bouyei people had a significantly lower prevalence of general obesity (4.8% vs. 10.9%, p

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  • Ke Wang & Dingming Wang & Li Pan & Yangwen Yu & Fen Dong & Ling Li & Li Wang & Tao Liu & Xianjia Zeng & Liangxian Sun & Guangjin Zhu & Kui Feng & Junmei Miao Jonasson & Zhenglai Wu & Ke Xu & Xinglong , 2015. "Prevalence of Obesity and Related Factors among Bouyei and Han Peoples in Guizhou Province, Southwest China," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 10(6), pages 1-13, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:plo:pone00:0129230
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0129230
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