Prevalence of Obesity and Incidence of Obesity-Related Comorbidities in Koreans Based on National Health Insurance Service Health Checkup Data 2006–2015
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BACKGROUND: The prevalence of obesity and related comorbidities is increasing worldwide, including in Korea. The Korean Society for the Study of Obesity released the Obesity Fact Sheet 2017 to address this problem in the Korean population. METHODS: , and that of abdominal obesity was a waist circumference ≥90 cm in men and ≥85 cm in women. Multivariate adjusted Cox regression analysis was conducted, and hazard ratios (HRs) with 95% confidence intervals were calculated for comorbidities. RESULTS: . CONCLUSION: Based on the Obesity Fact Sheet 2017, strategies for reducing the prevalence of obesity and abdominal obesity are essential.
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An analysis based on the Korean National Health Insurance Service reported that waist circumference was associated with increased risks of type 2 diabetes, hypertension, and myocardial infarction, and that these risks further increased with higher BMI values.
“In the Korean context, an analysis based on the Korean National Health Insurance Service (NHIS) reported that waist circumference, as a measure of abdominal obesity, was associated with increased risks of type 2 diabetes, hypertension, and myocardial infarction, and that these risks further increased with higher BMI values [22].”
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- Authors
- Seo, M. H., Kim, Y.-H., Han, K., Jung, J.-H., Park, Y.-G., Lee, S.-S., Kwon, H.-S., Lee, W.-Y., Yoo, S. J., & Taskforce Team of the Obesity Fact Sheet of the Korean Society for the Study of Obesity
- Affiliations
- Soonchunhyang University (KR)
- Korea University (KR)
- Catholic University of Korea (KR)
- The Catholic University of Korea Bucheon St. Mary's Hospital (KR)
- The Catholic University of Korea Yeouido St. Mary's Hospital (KR)
- Kangbuk Samsung Hospital (KR)
- Corresponding author
- Lee, Won-Young
- Yoo, Soon Jib
- ORCID
- Venue
- Journal of Obesity & Metabolic Syndrome
- Published
- 2018-03-30
- Volume
- 27
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 46-52
- ISSN
- 2508-6235 (ISSN-L)
- 2508-7576
- PMC
- PMC6489491
- OpenAlex
- W2795158168
- Cited by
- 95
- References
- 18
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- FWCI
- 9.53
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
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- Journal of Obesity & Metabolic Syndrome (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc)
- Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc)
- PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) (submittedVersion, cc-by-sa)
- Funders
- Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (HC16C2285)
- 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 › Epidemiology › Healthcare Systems and Public Health
- Keywords
- obesity prevalence, obesity-related comorbidities, abdominal obesity, waist circumference, Korean population, obesity incidence
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