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Obesity pandemic in China: epidemiology, burden, challenges, and opportunities

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To understand the trends of overweight and obesity in China, we accessed the country/territory-level year-specific data of age-standardized summary exposure value (SEV, standing for the pooled proportion among the population),… Click to show full abstract

To understand the trends of overweight and obesity in China, we accessed the country/territory-level year-specific data of age-standardized summary exposure value (SEV, standing for the pooled proportion among the population), deaths, and disability-adjusted life of years (DALYs) for high body mass index (BMI, high BMI was defined as the BMI level higher than theoretical minimum risk exposure level [25 kg/m]) and its associated diseases for 204 countries/territories between 1990 and 2019 using data from the Global Burden of Disease Collaborative Network. Previous literature described detailed methods for the data synthesis.Using the country/territory-level data by year, we calculated the estimated annual percentage changes (EAPCs) with 95% uncertainty intervals (UI) to estimate the annual changing patterns of age-standardized SEV, death, and DALY rates among 204 countries/ territories. To compare statistics from China and other regions, we calculated the corresponding estimates from regions including global, North Africa and Middle East, Sub-Saharan Africa, Western Pacific Region, European Union, Latin America and Caribbean, and South Asia.

Keywords: obesity pandemic; level; burden; china; obesity; epidemiology

Journal Title: Chinese Medical Journal
Year Published: 2022

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