Recent Epidemiological Changes in Korean Obesity

In Korea, the prevalence of obesity as defined by body mass index(BMI) ≥25 kg/m² has been steady in the recent years; however, the prevalence of severe (BMI ≥30 kg/m²) and extreme obesity (BMI ≥35 kg/m²) has rapidly increased during the past decade. The change in the prevalence of abdominal obesity...

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Main Author: Sang Woo Oh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Yong Chan Lee 2017-06-01
Series:The Korean Journal of Helicobacter and Upper Gastrointestinal Research
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Online Access:http://www.helicojournal.org/journal/view.html?doi=10.7704/kjhugr.2017.17.2.62