ArticlePublic health nutrition2021
Prevalence of thinness, overweight and obesity among Tibetan adolescents aged 12-17 years.
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- Secular Trends in Height, Weight, and Body Mass Index Among Tibetan Children and Adolescents in the Tibet Autonomous Region, China, From 2005 to 2019.American journal of human biology : the official journal of the Human Biology Council · 2026Article
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- Independent and joint associations of a body shape index and cardiorespiratory fitness with executive function in adolescents: a cross-sectional study in China.Frontiers in nutrition · 2026Article
- Trends in overweight and socioeconomic inequality among children and adolescents aged 7-18 years in China from 2010 to 2020.BMC public health · 2025Article
- Relationship between a body shape index and muscle strength index in Chinese university students: a cross-sectional survey.BMC sports science, medicine & rehabilitation · 2024Article
- Secular trends and sociodemographic determinants of thinness, overweight and obesity among Chinese children and adolescents aged 7-18 years from 2010 to 2018.Frontiers in public health · 2023Article
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Abstract
objectiveTo estimate the prevalence of thinness, overweight and obesity among Tibetan adolescents aged 12-17 years.
designCross-sectional survey.
settingShigatse City of Tibet municipality, with an average altitude of more than 4000 m.
participantsStudy participants included 2642 adolescents aged 12-17 years selected from six schools using a convenient cluster sampling method.
resultsThe prevalence of thinness/overweight/obesity among Tibetan adolescents was 9·4 %/5·4 %/1·4 % (China definition), 14·7 %/4·4 %/0·7 % (International Obesity Task Force (IOTF) definition), and 2·8 %/5·7 %/0·9 % (WHO definition). The prevalence of thinness and overweight was significantly different between both sexes based on each of three BMI classification criteria (P < 0·001). There was no significant difference in the prevalence of obesity between both sexes according to each of three BMI criteria. There was no clear trend in the prevalence of thinness across ages according to the China or IOTF definition (both P > 0·05), whereas an upward trend was observed for thinness in boys according to the IOTF definition (Pfor trend <0·05). In contrast, the prevalence of thinness tended to decrease with increasing age in girls according to the IOTF definition and in total sample according to the WHO definition (Pfor trend <0·05).
conclusionsAmong Tibetan adolescents, the prevalence of overweight and obesity is relatively low, while the prevalence of thinness is high, especially in boys. These data suggest urgent attention is needed to control adolescent thinness in Tibet.
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