Prevalence, associated factors, and gene polymorphisms of obesity in Tibetan adults in Qinghai, China

• Main Authors: Ye Wang (Author), Li Pan (Author), Huijing He (Author), Zhanquan Li (Author), Sen Cui (Author), Airong Yang (Author), Wenfang Li (Author), Guoqiang Jia (Author), Ximing Han (Author), Xianghua Wang (Author), Guangliang Shan (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2024-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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Abstract 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...