Table 2.
Prevalence rates of Overweight and Obesity Classified by BMI and WC by Age and Gender
|
Age (years) |
n |
BMI (kg/m2) |
WC (cm) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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) |
Data are n (%). BMI, Body mass index; WC, Waist circumference.
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).
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).