Obesity in China： its characteristics, diagnostic criteria, and implications

作     者：Weiping Jia 

作者机构：Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism Shanghai Jiao Tong University Affiliated Sixth People's Hospital Shanghai Clinical Centerfor Diabetes Shanghai Diabetes Institute Shanghai Key Laboratory of Diabetes Mellitus Shanghai Key Clinical Center for MetabolicDisease Shanghai 200233 China 

出 版 物：《Frontiers of Medicine》 (医学前沿（英文版）)

年 卷 期：2015年第9卷第2期

页      面：129-133页

核心收录：

学科分类：090603[农学-临床兽医学] 0710[理学-生物学] 071010[理学-生物化学与分子生物学] 1002[医学-临床医学] 07[理学] 1001[医学-基础医学(可授医学、理学学位)] 09[农学] 0906[农学-兽医学] 

主　　题：INTIMA-MEDIA THICKNESS BODY-MASS INDEX WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE CUTOFFS CORONARY-ARTERY-DISEASE METABOLIC RISK-FACTORS ABDOMINAL OBESITY VISCERAL FAT CARDIOVASCULAR-DISEASE ADULT OVERWEIGHT ADIPOSE-TISSUE 

摘      要：The rising prevalence of overweight and obesity in several countries has been described as a global pandemic. Obesity and obesity-related diseases are increasing dramatically and have become a massive burden on world economy and global health. In 2010, overweight and obesity were estimated to cause 3.4 million deaths, with 4% of years of life lost and 4% of disability-adjusted life-years worldwide [1]. Abdominal obesity, also known as central obesity, refers to the presence of excess fat in the abdominal area. Epidemiological studies have demonstrated that obesity, especially central obesity,