Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Kyung Hee University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Korean J Intern Med. 2013 Jan;28(1):29-34. doi: 10.3904/kjim.2013.28.1.29. Epub 2012 Dec 28.
BACKGROUND/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.
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.
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).
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.
背景/目的：全球范围内都观察到肥胖与性别相关的相似趋势。然而，针对韩国普通人群的特定性别特征，系统分析却很少见。
我们根据韩国健康与营养调查 I 至 IV 期的数据，分析了≥19 岁韩国成年人的肥胖患病率，并按性别验证了肥胖的患病率特征。
在过去的 12 年中，韩国男性的肥胖患病率从 25.1%增加到 35.7%，所有年龄段的肥胖患病率均呈上升趋势（p<0.001）。相比之下，女性肥胖患病率在过去 12 年中没有明显的变化趋势，但 30-39 岁、40-49 岁和 50-59 岁亚组的肥胖患病率显著下降（p<0.05）。然而，60-69 岁和>70 岁女性亚组的肥胖患病率显著增加（p<0.05）。
我们观察到由于男性肥胖患病率的增加和年轻及中年女性肥胖患病率的下降，性别差异逐渐扩大。
