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KMID : 0377619910560110773
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Korean Jungang Medical Journal
1991 Volume.56 No. 11 p.773 ~ p.778
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A Study on the Prevalence of Obesity and its Associated Broblems
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Abstract
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Studies on the prevalence of obesity and its associated problems were carried out at Konkuk University Hospital from July 1 to September 30, 1991. The following results were obtained:
1. The study population were 412 and among them, male was 38.6 % and female was 61.4 % respectively.
2. The prevalence of obesity (according to Kei´s formula) in 412 cases showed 18.9 % in males, 44.3 % in females, and 34.57-o in both sexes.
3. According to age group, the prevalence of obesity in males was 33.3 % in the forties, 22.4 % in the fifties, 14.8 % in the sixties, and 7.7 % in the seventies; and in females, it was 21.7 % in the thirties, 40.0 % in the forties, 51.2 % in the fifties, 44.8 % in the sixties, and 27.3 % in the seventies. The prevalence of obesity increased as the age group increased in female sex.
4. The prevalence of hyperglycemia was 6.6 % in all participants and according to relative body weight, it was 6.3 % in the normal weight group, 9.0 % in the overweight group, and 7.0 % in the obese group.
5. The prevalence of hypercholesterolemia was 11.7 % in all participants and increased as the relative body weight increased, as follows: 8.3 % in the normal group, 11.5 ,70 in the overweight group, and 17.6 % in the obese group.
6. The prevalence of hypertriglyceridemia was 36.7 % in all participants and increased as the relative body weight increased, as follows: 4.2 % in the underweight group, 25.0 % in the normal weight group, 43.6 % in the overweight group, and 52.1 % in the obese group.
7. The prevalence of systolic hypertension was 19.9 % in all participants and according to relative body weight, it was 8.3 % in the underweight group, 12.5 % in the normal weight group, 15.4 % in the overweight group, and 33.1 % in the obese group. The prevalence of diastolic hypertension was 23.5 % in all participants, and was 1.2 times higher than that of systolic hypertension. According to relative body weight, the prevalence of diastolic hypertension was 4.2 % in the underweight group, 16.7 % in the normal weight group, 16.7 ´loin the overweight group, and 38.7 % in the obese group. The prevalence of both systolic and diastolic hypertension increased as relative body weight increased.
In summary, as the relative body weight increased, the prevalence of hypercholesterolemia, hypertriglyceridemia, and systolic and diastolic hypertension was increased.
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