Article
Prevalence, associated factors, and gene polymorphisms of obesity in Tibetan adults in Qinghai, China.
BMC public health - 26 Jan 2024
Wang Ye, Pan Li, He Huijing, Li Zhanquan, Cui Sen, Yang Airong, Li Wenfang, Jia Guoqiang, Han Ximing, Wang Xianghua, Shan Guangliang
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVES: To explore the prevalence and associated factors of obesity in Tibetan adults in Qinghai, China, and to determine the association between the FTO (rs1121980 and rs17817449) and MC4R gene (rs17782313 and rs12970134) polymorphisms with obesity. METHODS: A cross-sectional survey was conducted in 2015 in Qinghai to selected Tibetan adults aged 20 to 80 years. Prevalence of obesity (BMI ≥ 28 kg/m2) and...
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