Trends in the Prevalence of Obesity and Its Phenotypes Based on the Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey from 2007 to 2017 in Korea

Sang Ouk Chin, You Cheol Hwang, Hong Yup Ahn, Ji Eun Jun, In Kyung Jeong, Kyu Jeung Ahn, Ho Yeon Chung

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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 languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)808-812
Number of pages5
JournalDiabetes and Metabolism Journal
Volume46
Issue number5
DOIs
StatePublished - Sep 2022

Keywords

  • Korea
  • Obesity
  • Prevalence

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