Abstract
This study used data from the Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey IV–VII from 2007 to identify the prevalence of obesity and its phenotypes (metabolically unhealthy obesity [MUO] and metabolically healthy obesity [MHO]) and their secular changes. The prevalence of obesity in Korea increased with significant secular changes observed (β=0.326, P trend <0.01) between 2007 and 2017, and especially in men (β=0.682, P trend <0.001) but not in women. The changes in the prevalence of obesity during the study period were different between men and women (P=0.001). The prevalence of MUO significantly increased only in men (β=0.565, P trend <0.01), while that of MHO increased only in women (β=0.179, P<0.05), especially in the younger age group (β=0.308, P<0.01).
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 808-812 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Diabetes and Metabolism Journal |
Volume | 46 |
Issue number | 5 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Sep 2022 |
Keywords
- Korea
- Obesity
- Prevalence