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Ten-Year Trends of Metabolic Syndrome Prevalence and Nutrient Intake among Korean Children and Adolescents: A Population-Based Study

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Park, Seong Ik, Suh, Junghwan, Lee, Hye Sun, Song, Kyungchul, Choi, Youngha, Oh, Jun Suk, Choi, Han Saem, Kwon, Ahreum +3 more·2021·Yonsei Medical Journal
DOI 10.3349/ymj.2021.62.4.344PMC PMC8007432
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PURPOSE: Metabolic syndrome (MetS) comprises a cluster of risk factors for future cardiovascular and metabolic diseases. Only a few recent studies have reported the trend in the prevalence of MetS in youth. This study aimed to analyze trends in the prevalence of MetS and nutrient intake in the last 10 years and investigate the changes in MetS components among Korean children and adolescents. MATERIALS AND METHODS: We analyzed the data of 9513 children and adolescents aged 10-19 years from the 2008-2017 Korean National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys. Diagnosis of MetS was based on the International Diabetes Federation (IDF) and modified National Cholesterol Education Program-Adult Treatment Panel III (NCEP-ATP III) criteria. RESULTS: =0.007). Based on the NCEP-ATP III criteria, MetS prevalence increased from 2.18% in 2008 to 3.19% in 2017; however, the increase was not statistically significant. Daily calorie and fat intakes increased significantly during the study period. Among the risk factors that MetS comprises, the prevalence rates of central obesity, low high-density lipoprotein cholesterol levels, and high fasting glucose levels increased significantly. CONCLUSION: Over the last 10 years, the prevalence of MetS has grown significantly with increasing calorie and fat intake in Korean children and adolescents. Central obesity and high-density lipoprotein cholesterol and fasting glucose levels have worsened. Therefore, active support and close monitoring are required to control MetS and prevent further increase in the prevalence of cardiovascular diseases.

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  • The prevalence of abdominal obesity in Korean children and adolescents aged 10-18 years was estimated as 9.66% using the 2007 reference values.

    “In a recent study, the prevalence of abdominal obesity in Korean children and adolescents aged 10–18 years was estimated as 9.66% using the 2007 reference values.27”

    From Reference Values for Waist Circumference and Waist–Height Ratio in Korean Children and Adolescents (2022) · cites this paper as [27]

    The Results report that central obesity prevalence increased among Korean children and adolescents, and the Methods describe waist-circumference reference values. However, our copy does not report a 9.66% prevalence estimate or identify those reference values as the 2007 values; a Discussion passage mentions 2007 only in connection with revised IDF criteria. (LLM, conf=0.78)

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Park, S. I., Suh, J., Lee, H. S., Song, K., Choi, Y., Oh, J. S., Choi, H. S., Kwon, A., Kim, H.-S., Kim, J. H., & Chae, H. W.
Affiliations
  • Yonsei University (KR)
  • Seoul National University (KR)
Corresponding author
  • Kim, Jae Hyun
  • Chae, Hyun Wook
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Yonsei Medical Journal
Publisher
XMLink
Published
2021
Volume
62
Issue
4
Pages
344
ISSN
  • 0513-5796 (ISSN-L)
  • 1976-2437
DOI
10.3349/ymj.2021.62.4.344
PMC
PMC8007432
OpenAlex
W3151796843
Cited by
29
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Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism › Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism › Diet, Metabolism, and Disease
Keywords
metabolic syndrome, prevalence trends, children and adolescents, nutrient intake, dietary fat intake, energy intake, abdominal obesity, low HDL cholesterol, Korean youth, cardiovascular risk
MeSH terms
Adolescent, Adult, Child, Cross-Sectional Studies, Eating, Humans, Obesity, Risk Factors, Prevalence, Metabolic Syndrome, Young Adult, Republic of Korea

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