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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Mar 1.
Published in final edited form as: Obes Rev. 2011 Oct 31;13(3):287–296. doi: 10.1111/j.1467-789X.2011.00944.x

Table 1.

Summary of previous studies on trends in overweight, general obesity, and abdominal obesity among Chinese adults

Author Year Location Period Age (Years) Definition Trend for men Trend for women
Overweight or general obesity
 Wang et al. (17) 2003 Beijing 1984–1999 25–64 BMI≥25kg/m2 Increase Decrease
BMI≥30kg/m2 Increase Decrease
 Li et al.(18) 2007 Shanghai 1995–2002 18–94 BMI≥24kg/m2 and BMI<28kg/m2 Increase Stable
BMI≥28kg/m2 Increase Increase
 Wildman et al. (19) 2008 Mainland China 1991–2000 45–79 BMI≥25kg/m2 Increase Increase
BMI≥30kg/m2 Increase Increase
 Wang et al. (20) 2007 Mainland China 1989–2000 20–45 BMI≥25kg/m2 Increase Increase
 Dearth-Wesley et al. (1) 2008 Mainland China 1991–2004 18–54.9 BMI≥25kg/m2 Increase Increase
 Jones-Smith et al. (21) 2011 Mainland China 1989–2006 ≥18 BMI≥25kg/m2 Increase Increase
BMI≥30kg/m2 Increase Increase
 Yeh et al. (22) 2011 Taiwan 1993–2008 ≥18 BMI≥24kg/m2 and BMI<27kg/m2 Increase Decrease
BMI≥27kg/m2 Increase Increase
 Ko et al. (23) 2010 Hong Kong 1996–2005 20–98 BMI≥25kg/m2 Stable Decrease
Abdominal obesity
 Wang et al. (24) 2007 Mainland China 1993–2004 20–65 WC≥85 cm for men and WC≥80 cm for women Increase Increase
 Wang et al. (25) 2008 Mainland China 1993–2006 20–65 WC≥85 cm for men and WC≥80 cm for women Increase Increase
 Ko et al. (23) 2010 Hong Kong 1996–2005 20–98 WC≥90 cm for men and WC≥80 cm for women Increase Stable

BMI, body mass index; WC, waist circumference