Diagnosis of Obesity : 2022 Update of Clinical Practice Guidelines for Obesity by the Korean Society for the Study of Obesity

The prevalence of obesity has consistently increased worldwide, and many obesity-related diseases are emerging as major health problems. Body mass index (BMI) is used to define obesity and is highly correlated with body fat mass. Moreover, obesity-related morbidities increase linearly with the increase in BMI. The Korean Society for the Study of Obesity defined overweight as a BMI ≥23 kg/m2 and obesity as a BMI ≥25 kg/m2, based on a significant increase in obesity-related diseases. A waist circumference of ≥90 cm in men and ≥85 cm in women are defined as abdominal obesity, which is also correlated with obesity-related diseases. These diagnostic criteria are the same as in the previous version; however, the updated guidelines put greater emphasis on the use of morbidity as the basis for obesity and abdominal obesity diagnoses. These new guidelines will help to identify and manage high-risk groups for obesity-related comorbidities among Korean adults.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - year:2023

Enthalten in:

Journal of obesity & metabolic syndrome - (2023) vom: 21. Juni

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Haam, Ji-Hee [VerfasserIn]
Kim, Bom Taeck [VerfasserIn]
Kim, Eun Mi [VerfasserIn]
Kwon, Hyuktae [VerfasserIn]
Kang, Jee-Hyun [VerfasserIn]
Park, Jung Hwan [VerfasserIn]
Kim, Kyoung-Kon [VerfasserIn]
Rhee, Sang Youl [VerfasserIn]
Kim, Yang-Hyun [VerfasserIn]
Lee, Ki Young [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Abdominal obesity
Body mass index
Comorbidity
Diagnosis
Journal Article
Obesity
Review
Waist circumference

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Date Revised 21.06.2023

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status Publisher

doi:

10.7570/jome23031

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM358420105