Obesity, Non-Communicable Disease (NCD) Risk Factors and Dietary Factors among Chinese School-Aged Children

Citation

Piernas, Carmen; Wang, Dantong; Du, Shufa; Zhang, Bing; Wang, Zhihong; Su, Chang; & Popkin, Barry M. (2016). Obesity, Non-Communicable Disease (NCD) Risk Factors and Dietary Factors among Chinese School-Aged Children. Asia Pacific Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 25(4), 826-840. PMCID: PMC5094276

Abstract

Background: China’s nutrition transition is characterized by dramatic increases in overweight and cardiometabolic (CM) risk. The burden of obesity, CM risk factors and dietary intake among Chinese children were explored.
Methods: Children 7-12y old from the 2009 China Health and Nutrition Survey with available dietary intake data, anthropometry, blood pressure, and fasting blood samples were included (n=663). CM risk prevalence was calculated; logistic regression was used to investigate the association of nutrient intakes with CM risk, adjusting for age, gender, physical activity, area of residence and income.
Results: 14% of Chinese school-aged children and ~20% of those from urban areas and higher income households had overweight/obesity (p<0.05). The prevalence of prehypertension was ~20% while hypertension was 14%. Around 20% of all children and

URL

http://dx.doi.org/10.6133/apjcn.092015.37

Reference Type

Journal Article

Year Published

2016

Journal Title

Asia Pacific Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Author(s)

Piernas, Carmen
Wang, Dantong
Du, Shufa
Zhang, Bing
Wang, Zhihong
Su, Chang
Popkin, Barry M.

PMCID

PMC5094276

ORCiD

Popkin - 0000-0001-9495-9324
Du - 0000-0003-1156-0866