Prevalence of Obesity and Incidence of Obesity-Related Comorbidities in Koreans Based on National Health Insurance Service Health Checkup Data 2006–2015

Prevalence of Obesity and Incidence of Obesity-Related Comorbidities in Koreans Based on National Health Insurance Service Health Checkup Data 2006–2015

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 : Data from the National Health Insurance Service H...

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Main Authors: Mi Hae Seo, Yang-Hyun Kim, Kyungdo Han, Jin-Hyung Jung, Yong-Gyu Park, Seong-Su Lee, Hyuk-Sang Kwon, Won-Young Lee, Soon Jib Yoo, on Behalf of the Taskforce Team of the Obesity Fact Sheet of the Korean Society for the Study of Obesity
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Korean Society for the Study of Obesity 2018-03-01
Series:Journal of Obesity & Metabolic Syndrome
Subjects:
Obesity
Abdominal obesity
Body mass index
Comorbidity
National Health Insurance Service
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.7570/jomes.2018.27.1.46

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