Prevalence of obesity and associated complications in China: A cross‐sectional, real‐world study in 15.8 million adults
Authors' conclusion
Overweight/obesity and related complications are highly prevalent in this population. These data may better inform management and prevention public health strategies in China.
Study context
- Population
- Adults aged ≥18 years with a routine check-up in 2019 at 519 Meinian health check-up centres across 243 cities in China, with complete height, weight, sex and region dataeligible
- Participants
- 15,770,094 adults
- Exposure
- Male vs Female
- Outcome
- Prevalence of overweight/obesity and associated complications
Methodological detailsnationwide, real-world, health check-up database
- Nationwide
- Real-world
- Health check-up database
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
Overweight
34.8%
Obese
14.1%
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Further findings
| Outcome | P value |
|---|---|
| Obesity-related complications by BMI groupOverweight/obesity vs Normal BMI | P < 0.001 for trends |
- Obesity-related complications by body mass index (BMI) group: prevalence of assessed complications higher with overweight/obesity
Obesity-related complications by BMI group
- Most prevalent complications with overweight/obesity: fatty liver disease, prediabetes, dyslipidaemia and hypertension
- Number of complications increased with higher BMI
Original publication
Prevalence of obesity and associated complications in China: A cross‐sectional, real‐world study in 15.8 million adults. Diabetes Obes Metab. Published 17 August 2023. doi:10.
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