Acta Anthropologica Sinica ›› 2023, Vol. 42 ›› Issue (02): 272-276.doi: 10.16359/j.1000-3193/AAS.2022.0047

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Overweight and obesity in Tibetan Burmese adults in China

ZHANG Xinghua1(), ZHENG Lianbin1, XU Fei2, BAO Jinping3, YU Keli1()   

  1. 1. School of Life Sciences, Tianjin Normal University, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Animal Diversity Conservation and Utilization, Tianjin 300387
    2. Anatomy Department of Dalian Medical University, Dalian 116044
    3. College of Physical Education Science, Tianjin Normal University, Tianjin 300387
  • Received:2021-07-27 Revised:2022-03-14 Online:2023-04-15 Published:2023-04-03

Abstract:

Using anthropometric methods, the research team surveyed physical parameters of adults in 17 minorities of the Tibetan Burmese speaking groups at Guizhou, Yunnan, Sichuan, Tibet, Hubei and Hunan from 2015 to 2019. Measurement parameters include mass, height and skinfold. Calculation parameters include body mass index, body density and percent body fat. The body mass index of Tibetan Burmese speaking groups are positively correlated with per capita GDP.The obesity and overweight rate of the Tibetan Burmese speaking groups is affected by socio-economic factors and historical and cultural factors. The obesity and overweight rates of the adults of Tibetan Burmese speaking groups are high, and it is urgent to take active measures to deal with and prevent them.

Key words: Overweight, Obesity, Tibetan Burmese, Adult

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