Prevalence and influencing factors of overweight and obesity among adult residents in Shijiazhuang city

Objective To investigate the prevalence and risk factors of of overweight and obesity among the adults living in Shijiazhuang city.Methods With multi-stage randomized cluster sampling,9 605 adults aged ≥18 years and living in the city at least 6 months were selected from 9 urban and suburb districts of Shijiazhuang and a face-to-face questionnaire survey and physical examination were carried out among the participants.Results The overall prevalence rate of overweight and obesity was 53.5% and the rate were 34.1% for overweight and 19.4% for obesity.Significant differences were found in the prevalence rate of overweight and obesity among the residents of different gender,age,education,marital status,alcohol drinking,sleeping,and the time of on web and watching television(all P<0.05).The results of logistic regression showed that the risk factors for overweight and obesity in the adults included aged 30 years or older,with marital status of married or cohabitation,divorced or widowed or separated,and alcohol drinking;with the education of less than 9 years and more than 6 years was a protective factor.Conclusion The prevalence of overweight and obesity needs to be concerned and its main risk factors are age,education,marital status,and alcohol drinking among the adults in Shijiazhuang city.