Prevalence of overweight and obesity among urban adults in Tianjin

Objective To investigate the prevalence of over weight and obesity among adults in Tianjin and to provide evidence for controlling over weight and obesity in community.Methods With stratified cluster random sampling,23 533 adults were selected from 24 communities.Results The prevalence of over weight and obesity were 34.3%(8 072/23 533) and 10.7%(2 518/23 533),respectively,with standardized preva lences of 30.2% and 9.2%.The highest prevalence of over weight was found in the middle-aged group(41.7%),and the highest prevalence of obesity was found in the elderly group(13.9%).More than half of the middle-age group(53.9%)and elderly group(52.4%)had over weight or obesity. The prevalence of abdominal obesity was 13.2% and 13.3% in male and female,respectively.Conclusion There was a high prevalence of over weight and obesity among the adults of Tinajin.Men and the elderly groups are key populations for prevention and control of obesity.