International Journal for Equity in Health

Table 3 The changes of BMI over time vary with urban/rural for selected age groups

From: Social disparities in body mass index (BMI) trajectories among Chinese adults in 1991–2011

Male		1991	1993	1997	2000	2004	2006	2009	2011	∆(%)
1946–1950	rural	21.51	21.76	22.09	22.59	22.62	22.50	22.98	23.11	7.44
1946–1950	urban	22.65	22.69	23.13	23.54	23.53	23.89	24.07	23.84	5.25
1951–1955	rural	21.46	21.72	22.09	22.39	22.50	22.64	22.95	23.14	7.82
1951–1955	urban	22.49	22.82	23.89	24.26	25.32	24.46	25.07	24.91	10.77
1956–1960	rural	21.67	21.82	22.13	22.71	23.03	23.21	23.53	23.65	9.11
1956–1960	urban	21.51	21.76	22.64	23.42	24.20	24.48	24.31	24.58	14.25
1961–1965	rural	21.06	21.37	21.77	22.52	22.91	23.10	23.75	23.98	13.86
1961–1965	urban	21.78	22.11	23.08	23.89	23.80	24.19	24.85	25.01	14.83
1966–1973	rural	20.43	20.76	21.13	21.61	22.29	22.39	22.80	23.15	13.34
1966–1973	urban	21.01	21.74	23.00	24.28	24.28	24.08	25.08	25.86	23.07
Female		1991	1993	1997	2000	2004	2006	2009	2011	∆(%)
1946–1950	rural	22.36	22.68	22.79	23.27	23.50	23.36	23.60	23.39	4.60
	urban	23.60	23.84	24.49	24.28	24.76	24.81	23.39	25.59	8.41
1951–1955	rural	21.91	22.08	22.51	22.99	23.20	23.37	23.62	23.79	8.59
	urban	22.38	22.59	23.23	23.93	24.34	24.59	24.07	23.11	3.24
1956–1960	rural	21.80	22.05	22.58	23.33	23.71	23.96	24.32	24.48	12.34
	urban	22.29	22.58	23.63	24.45	23.38	24.56	24.41	24.48	9.86
1961–1965	rural	21.41	21.75	22.10	22.96	23.42	23.51	24.04	24.77	15.70
	urban	20.92	21.25	22.50	22.90	21.77	22.17	23.84	23.81	13.83
1966–1973	rural	21.09	21.19	21.82	22.19	22.97	22.93	23.00	23.70	12.39
	urban	20.57	20.42	21.64	22.38	23.03	23.02	22.44	22.41	8.99

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