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The Nutrition Transition and the Underweight/Overweight Household in China

Colleen Doak Department of Nutrition, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA. The Nutrition Transition and the Underweight/Overweight Household in China. Nutrition Transition: Underweight Decreases as Overweight Increases. Underweight and under-nutrition.

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The Nutrition Transition and the Underweight/Overweight Household in China

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  1. Colleen Doak Department of Nutrition, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA The Nutrition Transition and the Underweight/Overweight Household in China

  2. Nutrition Transition: Underweight Decreases as Overweight Increases Underweight and under-nutrition Overweight and obesity Nutrition Transition (Carlos Monteiro)

  3. Methods: International Obesity Task Force BMI Reference for Chinese Children 2-18 years old • Overweight: 83% Sensitivity 99% Specificity compared to Must BMI reference, 85th percentile • Underweight: 99% Sensitivity 98% Specificity compared to Must BMI reference, 5th percentile • IOTF is based on the BMI percentile equivalent to adult BMI values for over and underweight

  4. Methods: Household Types % Over Under Normal Under/Over X X X 8.3% 27.6% Underweight X X Overweight X X 26.4% Normal Weight 37.6% X

  5. Under/Over Households Differed from Underweight and Normal Weight Households by Urban Residence, Income, and Assets * Comparing under/over with the other household types, logistic results significant at .005 level

  6. Under/Over Households Differed from Underweight and Normal Weight Households by Diet * Comparing under/over with the other household types, logistic results significant at .05 level

  7. Child 2-10 yrs Adolescent 10-18 yrs Adult 18-40 yrs Adult 18-40 yrs Adult 18-40 yrs Adult 40-60 yrs Child 2-10 yrs Adult 40-60 yrs Methods: Main Pair Combinations Underweight Overweight Percent 14% 23% 8% 17%

  8. Main Pair Combinations Showed Few Significant Differences from Other Under/Over Households *Comparing under/over types with each other, logistic results significant at .05 level

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