[Trend of distribution of body mass index among Chinese adults in some provinces from 1989 to 2000].
OBJECTIVE
To investigate the trends of the distribution of body mass index(BMI) among Chinese adults in some provinces from 1989 to 2000.


METHODS
This paper was based on data collected in the China Health and Nutrition Survey in 1989,1991,1993,1997 and 2000, and the subjects were 20- 45 years old healthy men and women.


RESULTS
In the period of 1989 - 2000, the mean of BMI among Chinese adults was increasing from 1989 to 2000. The mean of BMI among male increased from 21.3kg/m(2) to 22.4kg/m(2). At the same time, the mean of BMI among female increased from 21.8 kg/m(2) to 22.5kg/m(2) . With the changing of the distribution of BMI among Chinese adults the prevalence of overweight and obesity increased from 1989 to 2000. The people who were elder than thirty years old had a faster increasing in BMI than younger age group. Moreover the people who lived in city suburb and town had a faster increasing than who lived in village.


CONCLUSIONS
It is a big problem to control the changing of the distribution of BMI among Chinese adults.
Wang
Hui-jun
HJ
Institute of Nutrition and Food Safety, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing 100050, China.
Zhai
Feng-ying
FY
Du
Shu-fa
SF
Wang
Zhi-hong
ZH
He
Yu-na
YN
Yu
Wen-tao
WT
D000328:Adult; D015992:Body Mass Index; D002681:China / Q000453:epidemiology; D003625:Data Collection; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009765:Obesity / Q000453:epidemiology; D015995:Prevalence; D012423:Rural Health / Q000706:statistics & numerical data / Q000639:trends; D014504:Urban Health / Q000706:statistics & numerical data / Q000639:trends