Spatial-temporal evolution of overweight and obesity among Chinese adolescents from 2016 to 2020

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Title: Spatial-temporal evolution of overweight and obesity among Chinese adolescents from 2016 to 2020
Authors: Zihan Tong, Hanyue Zhang, Jingjing Yu, Xiao Jia, Xiao Hou, Zhenxing Kong
Source: iScience, Vol 27, Iss 1, Pp 108742- (2024)
Publisher Information: Elsevier, 2024.
Publication Year: 2024
Collection: LCC:Science
Subject Terms: Health sciences, Medicine, Sports medicine, Science
More Details: Summary: This study examines the spatial-temporal evolution of overweight and obesity among Chinese adolescents aged 14–17. Data from five national surveys conducted between 2016 and 2020 were analyzed to determine distribution patterns and trends. Results showed that overweight and obesity exhibit spatial clustering, with greater severity in the north and less severity in the south. The issue has spread from the northeast to the southwest of Mainland China. Using a local autocorrelation model, the regions were divided into a northern disease cold spot area (Inner Mongolia) and a southern disease hot spot area (Guangxi). Over the past five years, overweight rates among Chinese adolescents have not been effectively curbed, but obesity has shown some success in control and reversal until 2019. Future efforts should focus on the spatial-temporal pattern of disease spread, targeting hotspot areas and abnormal values for regional synergy and precise prevention and control.
Document Type: article
File Description: electronic resource
Language: English
ISSN: 2589-0042
Relation: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2589004223028195; https://doaj.org/toc/2589-0042
DOI: 10.1016/j.isci.2023.108742
Access URL: https://doaj.org/article/846bc6afd4844d01adc6a7d3275fcf6b
Accession Number: edsdoj.846bc6afd4844d01adc6a7d3275fcf6b
Database: Directory of Open Access Journals
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ISSN:25890042
DOI:10.1016/j.isci.2023.108742
Published in:iScience
Language:English