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Table 5 Prevalence of obesity and overweight in normal Chinese children

From: Prevalence of obesity and overweight among Chinese children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder: a survey in Zhejiang Province, China

Authors

Published year

Sample resource

Sample size

Age group (y)

Obesity (%)

Overweight (%)

Reference criteria

Wu [28]

2006

National

44880

7-17

2.1

4.5

WGOC

Shan et al. [30]

2010

Beijing (Northern China)

19517

6-18

9.8

11.9

WGOC

Ying-Xiu et al. [31]

2011

Shandong Province (Eastern China)

7577

7-18

11.5

14.6

WGOC

Tang et al. [32]

2011

Guangxi Province (Southern China)

117230

7-18

4.2

12.7

WGOC

Chen et al. [33]

2010

Heilongjiang Province (Northeastern China)

860

7-17

9.4

11.7

WGOC

Wang et al. [34]

2008

Sichuan Province (Southwestern China)

6345

6-18

9.2

9.6

WHO

Jiang [35]

2005

Hubei Province (Central China)

6098

7-12

7.46

--

WHO

Sun et al. [36]

2004

Tianjin (Northern China)

9908

2-16

7.4

--

WHO

Yang [29]

2006

Zhejiang Province (Eastern China)

3536

6-13

4.3

6.3

WHO

Luo et al. [37]

2004

Shanghai (Eastern China)

65006

6-18

3.3

12.95

IOTF

Li et al. [38]

2010

Shanxi Province (Northwestern China)

1792

11-17

3.6

12.7

IOTF

  1. WGOC: Working group on obesity in China; WHO: World health organization; IOTF: International obesity task force.