China has 56 nationalities,each having it’s own unique holidays.Whether the holidaymemorialize a famous person or historical event each has a colourful story behind it.For the Yi people,the primary festivals are Tran...China has 56 nationalities,each having it’s own unique holidays.Whether the holidaymemorialize a famous person or historical event each has a colourful story behind it.For the Yi people,the primary festivals are Transplanting Flowers Day,Herding Day,Buckwheat Day,Torch Festival and New Year’s celebration.The Yi who live along the Jin-Sha River bank,near Hui-Li county in Sichuan Provincedress themselves up each year on the 15th day of the first lunar month.They climb up the sur-展开更多
’It was what many Chinese called Lolo land,not knowing that Lolo is a pejorative to theancient Yi people who inhabit Burma Tibetan ethnic pool that lies on China’s western reaches.These people,tall,dark,distinctivel...’It was what many Chinese called Lolo land,not knowing that Lolo is a pejorative to theancient Yi people who inhabit Burma Tibetan ethnic pool that lies on China’s western reaches.These people,tall,dark,distinctively un Chinese with their own shamanic religion,their deep belief in magic and spirits.…when they poked out a meagre living,herdingsheep,culitvating a patch of corn or millet on the mountainside.’展开更多
Background:Urbanization in China is rapidly proceeding,but rural-to-urban migration and its association with overweight and obesity is not well studied.This study aimed to explore the age at arrival,duration of migrat...Background:Urbanization in China is rapidly proceeding,but rural-to-urban migration and its association with overweight and obesity is not well studied.This study aimed to explore the age at arrival,duration of migration,and the corresponding association with overweight/obesity in Yi migrants in China.Methods:A cross-sectional study was conducted in rural and urban areas in 2015 in Sichuan province,China.Demographic characteristics,lifestyle factors,and anthropometry were collected.General linear regression models were used to assess the effect of duration of migration(1-10,11-20,21-30,and>30 years)on body mass index(BMI).Multi-variable logistic regression was used to examine the association between duration of migration and overweight/obesity(BMI≥25 kg/m^(2)).Results:A total of 3056 Yi people(1894 Yi farmers and 1162 Yi migrants)aged 20 to 80 years were enrolled.After adjusting for age,sex,and other potential confounders,Yi migrants had 1.71 kg/m^(2)(95%confidence interval[CI]:1.36-2.06)higher BMI and a 2.13-fold(95%CI:1.71-2.65)higher risk of overweight/obesity than Yi farmers.In Yi migrants,stratified by age at arrival,no significant association between duration of migration and overweight/obesity was observed in those who were 0 to 20 years old at arrival.In comparison,in migrants>20 years old at arrival,compared with the reference group(1-10 years),long-term migration(>30 years)was found to be associated with overweight/obesity after adjustment(odds ratio:1.85,95%CI:1.04-3.29).Conclusions:Yi migrants were observed to have greater risk of overweight/obesity than Yi farmers.In Yi migrants,the risk of overweight/obesity increased according to the duration of migration,especially in those who were older upon their arrival.展开更多
文摘China has 56 nationalities,each having it’s own unique holidays.Whether the holidaymemorialize a famous person or historical event each has a colourful story behind it.For the Yi people,the primary festivals are Transplanting Flowers Day,Herding Day,Buckwheat Day,Torch Festival and New Year’s celebration.The Yi who live along the Jin-Sha River bank,near Hui-Li county in Sichuan Provincedress themselves up each year on the 15th day of the first lunar month.They climb up the sur-
文摘’It was what many Chinese called Lolo land,not knowing that Lolo is a pejorative to theancient Yi people who inhabit Burma Tibetan ethnic pool that lies on China’s western reaches.These people,tall,dark,distinctively un Chinese with their own shamanic religion,their deep belief in magic and spirits.…when they poked out a meagre living,herdingsheep,culitvating a patch of corn or millet on the mountainside.’
基金supported by a grant from the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.81273158)。
文摘Background:Urbanization in China is rapidly proceeding,but rural-to-urban migration and its association with overweight and obesity is not well studied.This study aimed to explore the age at arrival,duration of migration,and the corresponding association with overweight/obesity in Yi migrants in China.Methods:A cross-sectional study was conducted in rural and urban areas in 2015 in Sichuan province,China.Demographic characteristics,lifestyle factors,and anthropometry were collected.General linear regression models were used to assess the effect of duration of migration(1-10,11-20,21-30,and>30 years)on body mass index(BMI).Multi-variable logistic regression was used to examine the association between duration of migration and overweight/obesity(BMI≥25 kg/m^(2)).Results:A total of 3056 Yi people(1894 Yi farmers and 1162 Yi migrants)aged 20 to 80 years were enrolled.After adjusting for age,sex,and other potential confounders,Yi migrants had 1.71 kg/m^(2)(95%confidence interval[CI]:1.36-2.06)higher BMI and a 2.13-fold(95%CI:1.71-2.65)higher risk of overweight/obesity than Yi farmers.In Yi migrants,stratified by age at arrival,no significant association between duration of migration and overweight/obesity was observed in those who were 0 to 20 years old at arrival.In comparison,in migrants>20 years old at arrival,compared with the reference group(1-10 years),long-term migration(>30 years)was found to be associated with overweight/obesity after adjustment(odds ratio:1.85,95%CI:1.04-3.29).Conclusions:Yi migrants were observed to have greater risk of overweight/obesity than Yi farmers.In Yi migrants,the risk of overweight/obesity increased according to the duration of migration,especially in those who were older upon their arrival.
