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Epidemic obesity and type 2 diabetes in Asia

Yoon, Kun-Ho, Lee, Jin-Hee, Kim, Ji-Won, Cho, Jae Hyoung, Choi, Yoon-Hee, Ko, Seung-Hyun, Zimmet, Paul, Son, Ho-Young·2006·The Lancet

Abstract

The proportions of people with type 2 diabetes and obesity have increased throughout Asia, and the rate of increase shows no sign of slowing. People in Asia tend to develop diabetes with a lesser degree of obesity at younger ages, suffer longer with complications of diabetes, and die sooner than people in other regions. Childhood obesity has increased substantially and the prevalence of type 2 diabetes has now reached epidemic levels in Asia. The health consequences of this epidemic threaten to overwhelm health-care systems in the region. Urgent action is needed, and advocacy for lifestyle changes is the first step. Countries should review and implement interventions, and take a comprehensive and integrated public-health approach. At the level of primary prevention, such programmes can be linked to other non-communicable disease prevention programmes that target lifestyle-related issues. The cost of inaction is clear and unacceptable.

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  • The coefficient of log GDP per capita was 1.07, meaning that a 1% increase in GDP levels corresponded to a 1.07% rise in diabetes prevalence (p<0.05).

    “The coefficient of log Gross Domestic Product (GDP) per capita was 1.07, which means that a 1% increase in GDP levels corresponded to a 1.07% rise in diabetes prevalence (p<0.05), consistent with the notion that economic development is a powerful correlate to diabetes prevalence [35], [36].”
  • In Asian populations, increased risk of diabetes starts at a lower BMI than in Europeans.

    “In Asian populations, increased risk of diabetes starts at a lower BMI than in Europeans (9).”

    From Globalization of Diabetes (2011) · cites this paper as [9]

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Authors
Yoon, K.-H., Lee, J.-H., Kim, J.-W., Cho, J. H., Choi, Y.-H., Ko, S.-H., Zimmet, P., & Son, H.-Y.
Affiliations
Catholic University of Korea (KR)
Corresponding author
Yoon, Kun-Ho
Venue
The Lancet
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2006-11
Volume
368
Issue
9548
Pages
1681-1688
ISSN
  • 0099-5355 (ISSN-L)
  • 0140-6736
OpenAlex
W2076450470
Cited by
1,580
References
105
Citations by year
2026: 32 · 2025: 56 · 2024: 46 · 2023: 51 · 2022: 68 · 2021: 91 · 2020: 78 · 2019: 86 · 2018: 106 · 2017: 102 · 2016: 95 · 2015: 110 · 2014: 117 · 2013: 99 · 2012: 98
FWCI
6.65
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • The Lancet (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism › Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Epidemiology › Adipokines, Inflammation, and Metabolic Diseases
Keywords
obesity, type 2 diabetes, epidemics, Asia, childhood obesity, diabetes complications, diabetes mortality, lifestyle intervention, non-communicable disease prevention, primary prevention, public health policy, healthcare burden
MeSH terms
Adolescent, Adult, Aged, Asia, Child, Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2, Female, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Obesity, Prevalence, Age Distribution, Sex Distribution

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