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

Korean Journal of Internal Medicine

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 29-34

  Rhee, Sang Youl ^a   Park, Seok Won ^b   Kim, Dae Jung ^c   Woo, Jeongtaek ^a  

^a Kyung Hee University Hospital   (South Korea)

^b CHA University   (South Korea)

^c Ajou University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Korea; Obesity; Prevalence; Sex characteristics

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; KOREA; MALE; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; SEX DIFFERENCE; TREND STUDY; AGE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HEALTH DISPARITY; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITION; RISK; SEX RATIO; SOUTH KOREA; STATISTICAL MODEL; TIME; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGE FACTORS; AGED; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITION SURVEYS; OBESITY; ODDS RATIO; PREVALENCE; REPUBLIC OF KOREA; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SEX FACTORS; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84873840022     PISSN: 12263303     EISSN: 20056648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3904/kjim.2013.28.1.29     Document Type: Article

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