Differences in development and the prevalence of obesity among children and adolescents in different socioeconomic status districts in Shandong, China

Abstract

There have been obvious regional variations in development and the prevalence of obesity in children and adolescents in Shandong, China, These variations in development and prevalence of obesity in children and adolescents among different SES districts being related to the local SES, process of urbanization, living environments, nutritional status, dietary pattern, physical activity and public health.

Prevalence and Regional Disparities in Abdominal Obesity among Children and Adolescents in Shandong, China, Surveyed in 2010

“…It has a total area of 156,700 km 2 (about 60,500 square miles) and had a total population of 95.79 million in 2010. The distribution of BMI and the prevalence of general obesity among children and adolescents in Shandong have been reported in our previous studies [17,18]. However, little is known about the prevalence of childhood abdominal obesity in this region.…”

Obesity: Current Global and Russian Trends

“…Так, до недавнего времени считали, что проблема ожирения актуальна для стран с высоким уровнем жизни (до 10 млн детского населения), однако количество страдающих от избыточного веса и ожире-ния детей растет и в странах с низким уровнем доходов, особенно среди проживающих в городских условиях (более 30 млн) [4,5].…”

Area‐level socioeconomic disparities impact adult overweight and obesity risks of han ethnicity in China

“…It is interesting to integrate previous consistent findings on the individual level and our new findings on the area level, through which it could be predicted that high-income men living in high SES areas in China are at a higher risk of overweight and As we know, area-level SES can influence the overweight and obesity prevalence among people within different age groups (Ergin et al, 2012;Singh et al, 2008). In one recent study on a non-adult population conducted in Shandong province of China, it was found that there was obvious regional variations in obesity prevalence and both sexes in the high SES group were more likely to be obese than those in moderate and low SES groups (Zhang and Wang, 2012). These findings in Chinese non-adults are consistent with our findings in Chinese adults to some extent.…”