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Prevalence of Obesity and Correlations With Lifestyle and Dietary Factors in Chinese Men.
- Source :
- Obesity (19307381); Jun2008, Vol. 16 Issue 6, p1440-1447, 8p, 4 Charts
- Publication Year :
- 2008
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Abstract
- The article discusses a study which analyzed the age-adjusted prevalence of general and centralized obesity among Chinese men in Shanghai. Measurement of moderate and severe centralized obesity was performed using waist-to-hip ratio. It was discovered that the prevalence of overweight was 48.8% and obesity was 10.5% among Chinese men. Higher prevalence of obesity was found in men with high income or were retired, tea drinkers or nonusers of ginseng.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 19307381
- Volume :
- 16
- Issue :
- 6
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Obesity (19307381)
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 33162056
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1038/oby.2008.58