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Spatial and Temporal Changes in Prevalence of Obesity Among Chinese Children and Adolescents, 1985–2005

GIS SNAPSHOTS — Volume 16 — December 12, 2019

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Differences in the prevalence of overweight/obesity among children and adolescents in the 30 mainland provinces of China in 1985, 1995, 2000, and 2005. Data were stratified by sex and year. Data were derived from 4 waves of the Chinese National Survey on Student’s Constitution and Health (5). Areas with no color were not included in the survey. Overweight/obesity was defined as body mass index ≥85th percentile (6).

Differences in the prevalence of overweight/obesity among children and adolescents in the 30 mainland provinces of China in 1985, 1995, 2000, and 2005. Data were stratified by sex and year. Data were derived from 4 waves of the Chinese National Survey on Student’s Constitution and Health (5). Areas with no color were not included in the survey. Overweight/obesity was defined as body mass index ≥85th percentile (6).
Province 1985 1995 2000 2005
Boys Girls Boys Girls Boys Girls Boys Girls
Anhui 0.59 1.32 1.67 2.00 5.31 4.00 6.42 4.62
Beijing 2.92 2.99 8.18 6.96 13.0 8.61 16.41 10.09
Chongqing Not available Not available Not available Not available Not available Not available 7.12 4.63
Fujian 0.33 0.65 6.28 4.14 10.39 5.06 10.61 5.40
Inner Mongolia 0.60 2.08 3.47 2.85 6.78 4.88 9.97 7.06
Gansu 0.53 1.32 2.44 2.66 5.32 3.8 7.71 4.97
Guangdong 0.26 0.48 1.81 2.11 3.86 3.31 5.58 3.15
Guangxi 0.22 0.67 1.71 1.32 6.14 3.58 6.39 4.46
Guizhou 0.60 2.06 2.36 3.94 2.92 2.53 4.41 3.87
Hainan Not available Not available 1.76 1.32 5.41 2.95 7.05 4.25
Hebei 1.17 2.13 7.36 5.03 12.50 8.32 12.45 9.03
Heilongjiang 0.74 1.63 5.28 3.92 9.06 5.78 14.74 8.40
Henan 0.64 1.28 4.17 3.43 8.02 5.62 11.25 7.72
Hubei 0.63 1.41 3.72 2.03 3.81 2.53 7.54 5.14
Hunan 0.40 1.10 3.29 2.94 6.28 3.31 9.05 4.12
Jiangsu 1.10 1.88 4.45 3.52 10.18 5.67 13.95 8.51
Jiangxi 0.42 1.16 2.48 1.98 5.28 3.01 7.74 4.88
Jilin 0.77 1.18 4.57 3.39 6.79 6.57 9.86 7.27
Liaoning 1.12 1.66 6.67 5.03 9.68 6.40 12.89 8.72
Ningxia 0.31 1.42 2.47 2.28 3.14 3.72 7.93 5.80
Qinghai 0.23 0.78 Not available Not available 2.83 1.81 4.43 2.74
Shaanxi 0.35 1.01 3.23 2.84 5.69 3.83 7.22 4.28
Shandong 1.91 2.10 7.53 4.89 12.99 7.87 14.29 8.86
Shanghai 1.66 1.54 8.70 5.48 11.3 6.47 14.63 8.09
Shanxi 0.83 1.67 4.45 3.65 8.28 5.25 9.9 6.59
Sichuan 0.35 1.58 2.27 2.64 4.47 2.98 6.64 4.25
Tianjin 1.69 2.21 10.43 7.36 7.41 7.91 15.68 10.03
Xinjiang 0.48 1.05 1.94 1.83 7.40 2.92 8.89 4.52
Yunnan 0.59 1.50 2.79 1.83 6.16 4.57 6.66 3.63
Zhejiang 0.33 0.78 4.96 3.11 8.56 5.39 12.04 6.79

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