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Body mass index

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Impact Of Commuting Mode On Obesity Among A Working Population In Beijing, China: Adjusting For Air Pollution, Yue Liu, Lixin Tao, Jie Zhang, Jia Liu, Haibin Li, Xiangtong Liu, Yanxia Luo, Jingbo Zhang, Wei Wang, Xiuhua Guo Jan 2020

Impact Of Commuting Mode On Obesity Among A Working Population In Beijing, China: Adjusting For Air Pollution, Yue Liu, Lixin Tao, Jie Zhang, Jia Liu, Haibin Li, Xiangtong Liu, Yanxia Luo, Jingbo Zhang, Wei Wang, Xiuhua Guo

Research outputs 2014 to 2021

© 2020 Liu et al. Background: Few studies have considered the interplay between commuting mode and air pollution on obesity. The aim of this study was to examine whether workplace air pollutants exposure modifying the associations between different commuting mode and obesity. Methods: A cross-sectional study of workers in Beijing was conducted in 2016. The study sample comprised 10,524 participants aged 18 to 65 years old. Outcomes were defined as overall obesity (BMI ≥ 28 kg/m2) and abdominal obesity (WC ≥ 85 cm in men and WC ≥ 80 cm in women). Commuting modes were divided into walking, cycling, bus, …