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Prevalence of Normal-Weight Obesity in Community-Dwelling Chinese Older Adults: Results from the Beijing Longitudinal Study of Aging

OBJECTIVE: Normal-weight obesity (NWO) is characterized by high body fat percentage (BFP) in individuals with normal body mass index (BMI). This condition may increase the risk of serious health problems, such as cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, insulin resistance, hypertension, and metabolic synd...

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Autores principales: Ji, Tong, Zhang, Li, Tang, Zhe, Sun, Fei, Li, Yun, Ma, Lina
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Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Dove 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7229781/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32494178
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/DMSO.S246884
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author Ji, Tong
Zhang, Li
Tang, Zhe
Sun, Fei
Li, Yun
Ma, Lina
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Zhang, Li
Tang, Zhe
Sun, Fei
Li, Yun
Ma, Lina
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description OBJECTIVE: Normal-weight obesity (NWO) is characterized by high body fat percentage (BFP) in individuals with normal body mass index (BMI). This condition may increase the risk of serious health problems, such as cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, insulin resistance, hypertension, and metabolic syndrome. However, the prevalence of NWO in older adults in Beijing remains unclear. This study aimed to investigate the prevalence of overweight and obesity among older adults in Beijing, using three obesity assessment indicators: BMI, waist circumference, and BFP. DESIGN: Cross-sectional study. SETTING AND PARTICIPANTS: Data were obtained from the 2012 Beijing Longitudinal Study of Aging, which used a stratified, sectional, random, and cluster sampling method. METHODS: Questionnaires, physical examinations, and laboratory tests were completed. Obesity was divided into four categories based on combinations of BMI and BFP: non-obese, muscle-type obesity, NWO and fatty obesity. RESULTS: A total of 2393 community-dwelling older adults with an average age of 72.98±8.09 years old were recruited. Of them, 1051 were male (43.92%) and 1245 were living in rural areas (52.03%). The prevalence of overweight and obesity among older people in Beijing was 35.5% and 16.1%, respectively. When the sample was divided according to obesity classification, the proportion of muscular obesity, NWO and adipose obesity was 14.7%, 10.7%, and 41.8%, respectively. The prevalence of central obesity was 62.3%. The prevalence of obesity decreased with age, but it was higher in females than in males as well as among individuals living in urban areas than in individuals living in rural areas. CONCLUSION: The prevalence of NWO was 10.7% among older adults in Beijing and increased with age. Older adults who are female or living in urban areas should be instructed to take measures aimed at reducing body fat and increasing muscle strength.
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spelling pubmed-72297812020-06-02 Prevalence of Normal-Weight Obesity in Community-Dwelling Chinese Older Adults: Results from the Beijing Longitudinal Study of Aging Ji, Tong Zhang, Li Tang, Zhe Sun, Fei Li, Yun Ma, Lina Diabetes Metab Syndr Obes Original Research OBJECTIVE: Normal-weight obesity (NWO) is characterized by high body fat percentage (BFP) in individuals with normal body mass index (BMI). This condition may increase the risk of serious health problems, such as cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, insulin resistance, hypertension, and metabolic syndrome. However, the prevalence of NWO in older adults in Beijing remains unclear. This study aimed to investigate the prevalence of overweight and obesity among older adults in Beijing, using three obesity assessment indicators: BMI, waist circumference, and BFP. DESIGN: Cross-sectional study. SETTING AND PARTICIPANTS: Data were obtained from the 2012 Beijing Longitudinal Study of Aging, which used a stratified, sectional, random, and cluster sampling method. METHODS: Questionnaires, physical examinations, and laboratory tests were completed. Obesity was divided into four categories based on combinations of BMI and BFP: non-obese, muscle-type obesity, NWO and fatty obesity. RESULTS: A total of 2393 community-dwelling older adults with an average age of 72.98±8.09 years old were recruited. Of them, 1051 were male (43.92%) and 1245 were living in rural areas (52.03%). The prevalence of overweight and obesity among older people in Beijing was 35.5% and 16.1%, respectively. When the sample was divided according to obesity classification, the proportion of muscular obesity, NWO and adipose obesity was 14.7%, 10.7%, and 41.8%, respectively. The prevalence of central obesity was 62.3%. The prevalence of obesity decreased with age, but it was higher in females than in males as well as among individuals living in urban areas than in individuals living in rural areas. CONCLUSION: The prevalence of NWO was 10.7% among older adults in Beijing and increased with age. Older adults who are female or living in urban areas should be instructed to take measures aimed at reducing body fat and increasing muscle strength. Dove 2020-05-12 /pmc/articles/PMC7229781/ /pubmed/32494178 http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/DMSO.S246884 Text en © 2020 Ji et al. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ This work is published and licensed by Dove Medical Press Limited. The full terms of this license are available at https://www.dovepress.com/terms.php and incorporate the Creative Commons Attribution – Non Commercial (unported, v3.0) License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/). By accessing the work you hereby accept the Terms. Non-commercial uses of the work are permitted without any further permission from Dove Medical Press Limited, provided the work is properly attributed. For permission for commercial use of this work, please see paragraphs 4.2 and 5 of our Terms (https://www.dovepress.com/terms.php).
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Ji, Tong
Zhang, Li
Tang, Zhe
Sun, Fei
Li, Yun
Ma, Lina
Prevalence of Normal-Weight Obesity in Community-Dwelling Chinese Older Adults: Results from the Beijing Longitudinal Study of Aging
title Prevalence of Normal-Weight Obesity in Community-Dwelling Chinese Older Adults: Results from the Beijing Longitudinal Study of Aging
title_full Prevalence of Normal-Weight Obesity in Community-Dwelling Chinese Older Adults: Results from the Beijing Longitudinal Study of Aging
title_fullStr Prevalence of Normal-Weight Obesity in Community-Dwelling Chinese Older Adults: Results from the Beijing Longitudinal Study of Aging
title_full_unstemmed Prevalence of Normal-Weight Obesity in Community-Dwelling Chinese Older Adults: Results from the Beijing Longitudinal Study of Aging
title_short Prevalence of Normal-Weight Obesity in Community-Dwelling Chinese Older Adults: Results from the Beijing Longitudinal Study of Aging
title_sort prevalence of normal-weight obesity in community-dwelling chinese older adults: results from the beijing longitudinal study of aging
topic Original Research
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7229781/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32494178
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/DMSO.S246884
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