Sentence 1: In 1997 , 27.4 % of the population were overweight and 14.4 % were obese , the obesity rate was twice as high in rural areas as in urban areas .
Sentence 2: In 1997 , 27.4 % of the population was overweight and 14.4 % were obese . Obesity rates were twice as high in urban areas than in rural areas .
Question: Do Sentence 1 and Sentence 2 express the same meaning? Yes or No?