Table 2.
Crude Baseline Prevalence and 6-Year Incidence of Adiposity and Metabolic Abnormalities Among Chinese Women and Men
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Women |
Men |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prevalence % | Incidence % | Prevalence % | Incidence % | |
| Elevated BMI (≥25 kg/m2) | 9.7 | 6.7 | 5.7 | 7.0 |
| Central obesitya (waist circumference ≥80 cm in women and ≥90 cm in men) | 13.4 | 11.2 | 3.4 | 4.1 |
| Elevated blood pressure (≥130/85 mmHg or medication) | 15.2 | 23.6 | 17.2 | 30.2 |
| Elevated glucose (≥5.6 mmol/L) | 9.6 | 13.1 | 7.5 | 8.6 |
| Low HDL-C (<1.29 mmol/L in women; <1.03 mmol/L in men) | 34.3 | 32.8 | 15.0 | 13.3 |
| Elevated triglycerides (≥1.7 mmol/L) | 23.9 | 11.1 | 22.1 | 15.8 |
| Multiple metabolic abnormalities (≥3 of the above criteria) | 5.0 | 8.8 | 2.4 | 6.1 |
a
According to the World Health Organization (WHO) guidelines for Asians and the IOTF metabolic syndrome definition for Chinese.
BMI, body mass index; HDL-C, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; IOTF, International Obesity Task Force.