Table 4. A comparison of general obesity and abdominal obesity from selected ethnic groups within China and in the world.
Ethnicity | Residency | N | Age(years) | GO (%) | AO (%) | Reference |
Kazakh | Xinyuan rural, China | 3,920 | ≥18 | 18.3 | 60.0 | this study* |
Uyghur | Jiashi rural, China | 4,116 | ≥18 | 7.6 | 54.5 | this study* |
Han | Urban & rural, China | 9,365 | ≥18 | 10.7 | 37.4 | [23]* |
Kazakh | Xinyuan rural, China | 3,920 | ≥18 | 10.0 | 27.4 | this study# |
Uyghur | Jiashi rural, China | 4,116 | ≥18 | 3.7 | 16.8 | this study# |
American | Urban, USA | 22,872 | ≥20 | 33.6 | 52.9 | [24] # |
Spanish | Urban, Spain | 12,883 | ≥18 | 22.9 | 36.0 | [25] # |
Brazilian | Urban, Brazil | 2,448 | ≥20 | 26.1 | 30.0 | [26] # |
Han | Urban, China | 25,196 | 18–74 | 5.2 | 12.2 | [27] # |
Note: GO = general obesity, AO = abdominal obesity. * = Using WGOC standard (General obesity: BMI ≥28 kg/m2; Abdominal obesity: WC ≥85 cm for men and ≥80 cm for women), # = Using WHO standard (General obesity: BMI ≥30 kg/m2; Abdominal obesity: WC ≥102 cm for men and ≥88 cm for women). Han = Chinese ethnic Han majority.