Changes in the distribution of body mass index among college students in Shandong, China from 1985 to 2005

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ID7986121
AuthorsYing-Xiu Zhang (Shandong Center for Disease Control and Prevention), Yingxiu Zhang (0000-0002-0116-7123, Shandong Center for Disease Control and Prevention), Shurong Wang (0000-0001-6733-3027, Shandong Blood Center, Jinan)
Year2010
Volume118
Issue2
Pages123-127
Publication date2010-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueAnthropological Science (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0918-7960 • E-ISSN: 1348-8570
PublisherAnthropological Society of Nippon (PUBLISHER • JP)
DOI10.1537/ase.091015
OpenAlexW2061257947
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited16

This article analyzes the changes in the distribution of body mass index (BMI) among college students aged 19–22 in Shandong, China from 1985 to 2005. In the past 20 years, the P50 (percentile 50) of BMI increased, from 20.44 kg/m2 in 1985 to 21.00 kg/m2 in 2005 for males, and from 19.97 kg/m2 in 1985 to 20.42 kg/m2 in 2005 for females. The proportion of overweight or obese (defined as BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2) increased from 1.35% in 1985 to 7.17% in 2005. Overweight and obesity among college students has become a serious public health problem. Comprehensive evidence-based strategies of intervention should be introduced, including periodic monitoring

Body mass index · China · Distribution (mathematics · Geography · Obesity · Overweight · Percentile · Sociology · Statistics · Child Nutrition and Water Access · Demography · Mathematics · Medicine · Nutritional Studies and Diet · Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet · Gerontology · Internal Medicine

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