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Gender disparity in the secular trends for obesity prevalence in Korea: analyses based on the KNHANES 1998-2009

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dc.contributor.authorRhee, SY-
dc.contributor.authorPark, SW-
dc.contributor.authorKim, DJ-
dc.contributor.authorWoo, J-
dc.date.accessioned2014-07-16T05:52:20Z-
dc.date.available2014-07-16T05:52:20Z-
dc.date.issued2013-
dc.identifier.issn1226-3303-
dc.identifier.urihttp://repository.ajou.ac.kr/handle/201003/10600-
dc.description.abstractBackground/Aims: A similar gender-associated trend in obesity is observed worldwide. Nevertheless, systematic analyses of gender-specific characteristics in the general Korean population are rare.



Methods: We analyzed the prevalence of obesity in Korean adults aged ≥ 19 years based on data collected from the Korea Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys I to IV, and verified the obesity prevalence characteristics by gender.



Results: The prevalence of obesity in Korean males increased during the past 12 years from 25.1% to 35.7%, and the trend for an increase in obesity was significant in all age groups (p < 0.001). In contrast, no significant trend over the past 12 years was identified for females, but the prevalence of obesity in the 30- to 39-year, 40- to 49-year, and 50- to 59-year subgroups decreased significantly (p < 0.05). However, the obesity prevalence in the 60- to 69-year and > 70-year female subgroups increased significantly (p < 0.05).



Conclusions: We observed a gradually widening gender disparity due to an increase in the prevalence of male obesity and a decrease in the obesity prevalence among young and middle-aged women.
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dc.language.isoen-
dc.titleGender disparity in the secular trends for obesity prevalence in Korea: analyses based on the KNHANES 1998-2009-
dc.typeArticle-
dc.identifier.urlhttp://www.kjim.org/journal/view.php?year=2013&vol=28&no=1&page=29-
dc.subject.keywordEpidemiology-
dc.subject.keywordPrevalenc-
dc.subject.keywordObesity-
dc.subject.keywordKorea-
dc.subject.keywordSex characteristics-
dc.contributor.affiliatedAuthor김, 대중-
dc.type.localJournal Papers-
dc.citation.titleThe Korean journal of internal medicine-
dc.citation.volume28-
dc.citation.number1-
dc.citation.date2013-
dc.citation.startPage29-
dc.citation.endPage34-
dc.identifier.bibliographicCitationThe Korean journal of internal medicine, 28(1). : 29-34, 2013-
dc.identifier.eissn2005-6648-
dc.relation.journalidJ012263303-
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