Trends in overweight and socioeconomic inequality among children and adolescents aged 7–18 years in China from 2010 to 2020
This study revealed that the prevalence of overweight among Chinese children and adolescents continue to increase from 2010 to 2020 and that socioeconomic inequality in overweight prevalence increase among boys and decrease among girls. Intervention policies and measures should be developed for high-risk groups to prevent the prevalence of overweight and reduce socioeconomic inequality.
Authors
- Chengyue Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6589-7942)
- Tao He (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-9198-9022)
- Jianhua Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3819-2437)
- Wan Yi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6691-2246)
- Jing Liu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-7396-1846)
- Zhidong Zhou (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-2996-2862)
Institutions
- Jishou University (CN)
- Netaji Subhas National Institute of Sports (IN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Public Health
- Published
- 2025-10-27
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-025-24170-5
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.88
Funders
- Jishou University