Disparities of obesity and non-communicable disease burden between the Tibetan Plateau and developed megacities in China

• Main Authors: Wen Peng (Author), Wenxiu Jian (Author), Tiemei Li (Author), Maureen Malowany (Author), Xiao Tang (Author), Mingyu Huang (Author), Youfa Wang (Author), Yanming Ren (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2023-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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BackgroundNon-communicable diseases (NCDs) including risk factors, e.g., obesity, are the major causes of preventable deaths in China, yet NCD disparities in China remain under-studied.ObjectiveThis study aimed to compare the determinants and burden of NCDs within four selected provinces in mainland...