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.