Table of Contents
List of Tables
List of Figures
Preface
Acknowledgements
List of Abbreviations
Chapter 1: Introduction
Chapter 2: Background
2.1 Rationale
2.1.1 Nutrition Transition in China
2.1.1.1 Urbanization
2.1.1.2 Dietary Patterns
2.1.1.3 Physical Activity
2.1.1.4 Prevalence of Obesity and its Related Chronic Diseases
2.1.2 The Metabolic Syndrome
2.1.2.1 Complex Interrelationship Among the Components of the Metabolic Syndrome
2.1.2.2 Risk Factors for the Metabolic Syndrome
2.1.2.3 Diagnosis of the Syndrome
2.1.3 Asian-Specific Criteria for Overweight and Central Obesity
2.2 Research Questions
2.3 Study Design
2.3.1 Study Locations
2.3.2 Subjects and Methods
2.4 References
Chapter 3: Is the Metabolic Syndrome a Unified Entity?
Assessing the Structure of the Metabolic Syndrome in a Chinese Population
3.1 Abstract
3.2 Introduction
3.3 Methods
3.4 Results
3.5 Discussion
3.6 References
Chapter 4: Body Mass Index as a Predictor of Metabolic Syndrome in the Chinese Population
4.1 Abstract
4.2 Introduction
4.3 Methods
4.4 Results
4.5 Discussion
4.6 References
4.7 Appendix
Chapter 5: Prevalence of the Metabolic Syndrome in Chinese Adults: An Urban-Rural Comparison
5.1 Abstract
5.2 Introduction
5.3 Methods
5.4 Results
5.5 Discussion
5.6 References
Chapter 6: General Discussion
6.1 Major findings
6.2 Strengths and Limitations
6.3 Future Research
6.4 References
Bibliography
Index
