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The Study Population

The study population is drawn from the provinces and autonomous cities/districts and of Beijing, Chongqing, Guangxi, Guizhou, Heilongjiang, Henan, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangsu, Liaoning, Shaanxi, Shandong, Shanghai, Yunnan, and Zhejiang. This sample is diverse, with variation found in a wide-ranging set of socioeconomic factors (income, employment, education, and modernization) and other related health, nutritional and demographic measures.