OBJECTIVE: To investigate the current epidemiological characteristics of @entity28 and overweight in the middle-aged and elderly populations of china and to disclose their relation with such @entity102 as @entity101 . METHODS: A questionnaire survey and physical examination were conducted among the 35-85-years-old @entity1 from 14 densely populated residential areas representative in economic development and medical conditions in 14 provinces/municipality in China (i.e., Henna, Hebei, Shandong, Shanxi, Guangdong, Jiangxi, Tianjin, Inner Mongolia, Shaanxi, Hunan, Hubei, Yunnan, Sichuan, and Zhejiang) where a large-scale epidemiological survey of @entity955 were being conducted, one residential area for a province, selected by cluster sampling to investigate the health-related personal conditions and examine the blood pressure (BP), body height, weight, body mass index (BMI), etc. so as to understand the prevalence of overweight and @entity28 based on the diagnostic criteria of Chinese adults recommended by the Working Group on Obesity in China. RESULTS: 29056 @entity1 , 13549 males with the average body height of 168 cm +/- 7 cm, average weight of 68 kg +/- 11 kg, and average body mass index (BMI) of 24 kg/m(2) +/- 3 kg/m(2), and 15507 females with the average body height of 156 cm +/- 6 cm, average weight of 60 kg +/- 10 kg, and average BMI of 24 kg/m(2) +/- 4 kg/m(2), were surveyed. The BMI of @entity1 was significantly higher than that of @entity1 (P = 0.005). The total prevalence of overweight in the 14 provinces/municipality was 38.93%, and the standardized prevalence of overweight was 37.17%, the total prevalence of @entity28 was 13.94%, and the standardized prevalence was 12.63%. The prevalence of @entity28 of @entity1 was 12.29%, significantly lower then that of @entity1 (15.39%, P < 0.001). The prevalence of overweight of @entity1 was 412.18%, significantly higher then that of @entity1 (36.97%, P < 0.001). The prevalence rates of @entity28 and overweight increased with age in the age group 35-64; and decreased with age in the age group 65 and over. In the @entity1 , the prevalence of overweight was the highest in the age group 45-54 (44.57%), and the prevalence of @entity28 was the highest in the age 55-64 (13.60%). In the @entity1 , the prevalence of overweight was the highest in the age group 55-64 (40.10%), and the prevalence of @entity28 was the highest in the age group 65-74 (19.97%). The prevalence of @entity101 increased obviously with the BMI in these populations. CONCLUSION: Overweight and @entity28 are prevalent in China. Control of body weight is of great importance to the prevention and treatment of such @entity102 as @entity101 .

[Epidemiology of @entity28 and overweight and relation thereof to the prevalence of XXXX in 14 provinces/municipality in China].

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['women', 'persons', 'men'] @entity101 :: ('MESH:D006973', 'Disease') :: ['hypertension'] @entity28 :: ('MESH:D009765', 'Disease') :: ['obesity'] @entity102 :: ('MESH:D002908', 'Disease') :: ['chronic diseases'] @entity955 :: ('MESH:D001281', 'Disease') :: ['atrial fibrillation']
@entity101 :: (MESH:D006973,Disease) :: ['hypertension']
