Prevalence of Obesity and Associated Risk Factors and Cardiometabolic Comorbidities in Rural Northeast China

Table 1

Population characteristics by sex, n (%).

	Men	Women	P value
N	4375	6516
Age (y)	61.0, 10.1	59.2, 10.0	<0.001
Age group (y)
40-49	655(15.0)	1220(17.2)	<0.001
50-59	1216(27.8)	2058(31.6)
60-69	1619(37.0)	2207(33.9)
70-79	742(17.0)	863(13.2)
≥80	143(3.3)	168(2.6)
SBP (mm Hg)	145.4, 22.1	145.9, 24.6	0.272
DBP (mm Hg)	87.9, 11.7	85.9, 12.0	<0.001
FBG (mmol/L)	6.2, 1.8	6.2, 1.9	0.788
HbA1c (%)	5.5, 0.9	5.7, 1.2	<0.001
TC (mmol/L)	4.9, 1.0	5.2, 1.1	<0.001
TG (mmol/L)	1.6, 1.5	1.7, 1.5	<0.001
LDL (mmol/L)	2.3, 0.9	2.4, 1.1	<0.001
HDL (mmol/L)	1.9, 0.8	2.0, 0.8	<0.001
BMI (kg/m^2)
Mean	24.3, 3.6	25.2, 3.9	<0.001
General obesity	619(14.1)	1394(21.4)	<0.001
WC (cm)
Mean	83.5, 10.3	83.3, 10.2	0.216
Central obesity	1206(27.6)	4103(63.0)	<0.001
Current smoking	2409(55.1)	469(7.2)	<0.001
Current drinking	2430(55.5)	633(9.7)	<0.001
Hypertension	2680(61.3)	3919(60.1)	0.244
Diabetes	668(15.3)	1098(16.9)	0.028
Heart disease	220(5.0)	363(5.6)	0.218
Stroke	375(8.6)	361(5.5)	<0.001
Dyslipidemia	1213(27.7)	2163(33.2)	<0.001
Educational level
Primary school or below	2140(48.9)	4302(66.0)	<0.001
Middle school	1676(38.3)	1806(27.7)
High school or above	559(12.8)	408(6.3)
Annual income (CNY/year)
≤5000	1731(39.6)	3982(45.8)	<0.001
5001-10000	980(22.4)	1384(21.2)
10000-20000	790(18.1)	1176(18.0)
>20000	874(20.0)	974(14.9)
Marital status
Unmarried	135(3.1)	5(0.1)	<0.001
Married	3847(87.9)	5712(87.7)
Divorced, widowed, other	393(9.0)	799(12.3)
Diet
Balanced	1984(45.3)	2724(41.8)	<0.001
More meat	876(20.0)	533(8.2)
More vegetables	1515(34.6)	3259(50.0)
Regular physical exercise
Yes	3716(84.9)	5371(82.4)	<0.001
No	659(15.1)	1145(17.6)

Abbreviations: SBP, systolic blood pressure; DBP, diastolic blood pressure; TC, total cholesterol; TG, triglyceride; LDL-C, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; HDL-C, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; FPG, fasting plasma glucose; HbA1c, hemoglobin A1c; BMI, body mass index; WC, waist circumference; CNY, China Yuan (1CNY = 0.161 USD).
represent Mean Standard Deviation.
obesity were defined as a BMI of ≥ 28.0 kg/m².
obesity was defined as a waist circumference ≥ 90 cm for men and ≥ 80 cm for women.
values are calculated for gender difference by t-test or χ2 test.