Anemia in relation to body mass index and waist circumference among Chinese women.
Qin Y., Melse-Boonstra A., Pan X., Yuan B., Dai Y., Zhao J., Zimmermann MB., Kok FJ., Zhou M., Shi Z.
BACKGROUND: This study aimed to investigate the relationship of anemia and body mass index among adult women in Jiangsu Province, China. Data were collected in a sub-national cross-sectional survey, and 1,537 women aged 20 years and above were included in the analyses. Subjects were classified by body mass index (BMI) categories as underweight, normal weight, overweight and obese according to the Chinese standard. Central obesity was defined as a waist circumference ≥ 80 cm. Anemia was defined as hemoglobin concentration