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- Title
Rising Incidence of Diabetes in Young Adults in South Korea: A National Cohort Study.
- Authors
Hyun Ho Choi; Giwoong Choi; Hojun Yoon; Kyoung Hwa Ha; Dae Jung Kim
- Abstract
We investigated the incidence of diagnosed diabetes in South Korean adults (aged =20 years) by analyzing data for the National Health Insurance Service-National Sample Cohort. From 2006 to 2015, the overall incidence rate of diagnosed diabetes decreased by approximately 0.1% per year until 2015. Although, this trend was observed in individuals aged 40 years or over, the rate increased slightly in the 20-29 and 30-39 years age groups, from 0.5 to 0.7 and 2.0 to 2.6 per 1,000 individuals, respectively. The proportion of obese young adults with diabetes increased remarkably, from 51.4% in 2006 to 72.4% in 2015. Thus, young adults need early identification and weight-control strategies to prevent diabetes.
- Subjects
SOUTH Korea; YOUNG adults; COHORT analysis; NATIONAL health insurance; KOREANS; AGE groups
- Publication
Diabetes & Metabolism Journal, 2022, Vol 46, Issue 5, p803
- ISSN
2233-6079
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.4093/dmj.2021.0236