• Vue d’ensemble
  • Prévalence de l’obésité
  • Tendances au fil du temps
  • Contextual factors
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Prévalence de l’obésité

Adultes, 2022

Type d’enquête:Mesuré
Âge:20+
Région couverte:National
Références:2024 Obesity Fact Sheet. https://general.kosso.or.kr/html/user/core/view/reaction/main/kosso/inc/data/2024_Obesity_Fact_sheet_web_eng.pdf (Accessed 24.01.25)
Notes:Data from the Korean National Health Insurance Service health checkup database (covers 97% of the population). The missing 3% are Koreans in the lowest income bracket.
Définitions (uniquement disponible en anglais):WHO Asian cutoffs shown for BMI greater than or equal to 25kg/m² to allow comparison with non-Asian cutoffs.
Cutoffs:WHO Asia
Sauf indication contraire, le surpoids fait référence à un IMC compris entre 25 kg et 29,9 kg/m², l'obésité fait référence à un IMC supérieur à 30 kg/m².

Adultes, 2022

Type d’enquête:Mesuré
Âge:20+
Taille de l’échantillon:8034
Région couverte:National
Références:2024 Obesity Fact Sheet. https://general.kosso.or.kr/html/user/core/view/reaction/main/kosso/inc/data/2024_Obesity_Fact_sheet_web_eng.pdf (Accessed 24.01.25)
Notes:Data from the Korean National Health Insurance Service health checkup database (covers 97% of the population). The missing 3% are Koreans in the lowest income bracket.
Définitions (uniquement disponible en anglais):Obesity was defined as a BMI of 25 kg/m² or higher, according to the Asia-Pacific criteria of the WHO. Obesity classes were defined according to the 2022 Clinical Guidelines for Obesity of the Korean Society for the Study of Obesity. ① Underweight: BMI lower than 18.5 kg/m² ② Normal weight: BMI 18.5-22.9 kg/m² ③ Overweight: BMI 23-24.9 kg/m² ④ Class I obesity: BMI 25-29.9 kg/m² ⑤ Class II obesity: BMI 30-34.9 kg/m² ⑥ Class III obesity: BMI 35 kg/m² or higher
Cutoffs:WHO Asia
Sauf indication contraire, le surpoids fait référence à un IMC compris entre 25 kg et 29,9 kg/m², l'obésité fait référence à un IMC supérieur à 30 kg/m².

Adultes, 2021

Type d’enquête:Mesuré
Âge:20+
Taille de l’échantillon:16,941,423
Région couverte:National
Références:Jeong, S.M., Jung, J.H., Yang, Y.S., Kim, W., Cho, I.Y., Lee, Y.B., Park, K.Y., Nam, G.E. and Han, K., 2024. 2023 Obesity Fact Sheet: Prevalence of Obesity and Abdominal Obesity in Adults, Adolescents, and Children in Korea from 2012 to 2021. Journal of Obesity & Metabolic Syndrome, 33(1), p.27.
Notes:Data from the Korean National Health Insurance Service health checkup database (covers 97% of the population). The missing 3% are Koreans in the lowest income bracket. The prevalence of obesity was standardised by age and sex based on the 2010 population and housing census.
Définitions (uniquement disponible en anglais):WHO Asian cutoffs shown for BMI greater than or equal to 25kg/m² to allow comparison with non-Asian cutoffs. Data for overweight and obesity separately using WHO Asian cutoffs is not available in the paper.
Cutoffs:WHO Asia
Sauf indication contraire, le surpoids fait référence à un IMC compris entre 25 kg et 29,9 kg/m², l'obésité fait référence à un IMC supérieur à 30 kg/m².

Femmes, 2020

Type d’enquête:Mesuré
Âge:19-64
Taille de l’échantillon:2288
Région couverte:National
Références:Chae H. Prevalence of pre-obesity and above and its associated factors in adult women: an analysis of the 2020 Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. Womens Health Nurs. 2024 Jun;30(2):117-127. doi: 10.4069/whn.2024.05.21.1. Epub 2024 Jun 28. PMID: 38987916; PMCID: PMC11237362.
Définitions (uniquement disponible en anglais):WHO Asian cutoffs shown for BMI greater than or equal to 25kg/m² to allow comparison with non-Asian cutoffs.
Cutoffs:WHO Asia
Sauf indication contraire, le surpoids fait référence à un IMC compris entre 25 kg et 29,9 kg/m², l'obésité fait référence à un IMC supérieur à 30 kg/m².

Femmes, 2020

Type d’enquête:Mesuré
Âge:19-64
Taille de l’échantillon:2288
Région couverte:National
Références:Chae H. Prevalence of pre-obesity and above and its associated factors in adult women: an analysis of the 2020 Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. Womens Health Nurs. 2024 Jun;30(2):117-127. doi: 10.4069/whn.2024.05.21.1. Epub 2024 Jun 28. PMID: 38987916; PMCID: PMC11237362.
Cutoffs:WHO Asia
Sauf indication contraire, le surpoids fait référence à un IMC compris entre 25 kg et 29,9 kg/m², l'obésité fait référence à un IMC supérieur à 30 kg/m².

Adultes, 2020

Type d’enquête:Mesuré
Âge:20+
Région couverte:National
Références:Jeong, S.M., Jung, J.H., Yang, Y.S., Kim, W., Cho, I.Y., Lee, Y.B., Park, K.Y., Nam, G.E. and Han, K., 2024. 2023 Obesity Fact Sheet: Prevalence of Obesity and Abdominal Obesity in Adults, Adolescents, and Children in Korea from 2012 to 2021. Journal of Obesity & Metabolic Syndrome, 33(1), p.27.
Notes:Data from the Korean National Health Insurance Service health checkup database (covers 97% of the population). The missing 3% are Koreans in the lowest income bracket. The prevalence of obesity was standardised by age and sex based on the 2010 population and housing census.
Définitions (uniquement disponible en anglais):WHO Asian cutoffs shown for BMI greater than or equal to 25kg/m² to allow comparison with non-Asian cutoffs. Data for overweight and obesity separately using WHO Asian cutoffs is not available in the paper.
Cutoffs:WHO Asia
Sauf indication contraire, le surpoids fait référence à un IMC compris entre 25 kg et 29,9 kg/m², l'obésité fait référence à un IMC supérieur à 30 kg/m².

Adultes, 2019

Type d’enquête:Mesuré
Âge:20+
Région couverte:National
Références:Yang YS, Han B, Han K, Jung J, Son JW, TTOTOFSOTKSFTSOO. Obesity Fact Sheet in Korea, 2021: Trends in Obesity Prevalence and Obesity-Related Comorbidity Incidence Stratified by Age from 2009 to 2019. JOMES 2022;31:169-177. https://doi.org/10.7570/jomes22024
Notes:Data from the Korean National Health Insurance Service health checkup database (covers 97% of the population). The prevalence of obesity and abdominal obesity was standardized by age and sex based on the 2010 population and housing census.
Définitions (uniquement disponible en anglais):WHO Asian cutoffs shown for BMI greater than or equal to 25kg/m² to allow comparison with non-Asian cutoffs. Data for overweight and obesity separately using WHO Asian cutoffs is not available in the paper.
Cutoffs:WHO Asia
Sauf indication contraire, le surpoids fait référence à un IMC compris entre 25 kg et 29,9 kg/m², l'obésité fait référence à un IMC supérieur à 30 kg/m².

Adultes, 2018

Type d’enquête:Mesuré
Âge:20+
Région couverte:National
Références:Nam, Ga Eun, et al. “Obesity Fact Sheet in Korea, 2019: Prevalence of Obesity and Abdominal Obesity from 2009 to 2018 and Social Factors.” Journal of Obesity & Metabolic Syndrome, vol. 29, no. 2, 30 June 2020, pp. 124–132, www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7338491/, 10.7570/jomes20058. Accessed 12 Oct. 2021.
Notes:Data from the Korean National Health Insurance Service health checkup database.
Définitions (uniquement disponible en anglais):WHO Asian cutoffs shown for BMI greater than or equal to 25kg/m² to allow comparison with non-Asian cutoffs. Data for overweight and obesity separately using WHO Asian cutoffs is not available in the paper.
Cutoffs:WHO Asia
Sauf indication contraire, le surpoids fait référence à un IMC compris entre 25 kg et 29,9 kg/m², l'obésité fait référence à un IMC supérieur à 30 kg/m².

Adultes, 2017

Type d’enquête:Mesuré
Âge:19+
Taille de l’échantillon:6126
Région couverte:National
Références:Lee J, Sa J. Regional disparities in healthy eating and nutritional status in South Korea: Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2017. Nutr Res Pract. 2020 Dec;14(6):679-690. doi: 10.4162/nrp.2020.14.6.679. Epub 2020 Oct 7. PMID: 33282128; PMCID: PMC7683206.
Définitions (uniquement disponible en anglais):WHO Asian cutoffs shown for BMI greater than or equal to 25kg/m² to allow comparison with non-Asian cutoffs. Data for overweight and obesity separately using WHO Asian cutoffs is not available in the paper.
Cutoffs:WHO Asia
Sauf indication contraire, le surpoids fait référence à un IMC compris entre 25 kg et 29,9 kg/m², l'obésité fait référence à un IMC supérieur à 30 kg/m².

Adultes, 2017

Type d’enquête:Mesuré
Âge:20+
Région couverte:National
Références:Yang YS, Han B, Han K, Jung J, Son JW, TTOTOFSOTKSFTSOO. Obesity Fact Sheet in Korea, 2021: Trends in Obesity Prevalence and Obesity-Related Comorbidity Incidence Stratified by Age from 2009 to 2019. JOMES 2022;31:169-177. https://doi.org/10.7570/jomes22024
Notes:Data from the Korean National Health Insurance Service health checkup database (covers 97% of the population). The prevalence of obesity and abdominal obesity was standardized by age and sex based on the 2010 population and housing census.
Définitions (uniquement disponible en anglais):WHO Asian cutoffs shown for BMI greater than or equal to 25kg/m² to allow comparison with non-Asian cutoffs. Data for overweight and obesity separately using WHO Asian cutoffs is not available in the paper.
Cutoffs:WHO Asia
Sauf indication contraire, le surpoids fait référence à un IMC compris entre 25 kg et 29,9 kg/m², l'obésité fait référence à un IMC supérieur à 30 kg/m².

Adultes, 2015

Type d’enquête:Mesuré
Âge:20+
Région couverte:National
Références:Yang YS, Han B, Han K, Jung J, Son JW, TTOTOFSOTKSFTSOO. Obesity Fact Sheet in Korea, 2021: Trends in Obesity Prevalence and Obesity-Related Comorbidity Incidence Stratified by Age from 2009 to 2019. JOMES 2022;31:169-177. https://doi.org/10.7570/jomes22024
Notes:Data from the Korean National Health Insurance Service health checkup database (covers 97% of the population). The prevalence of obesity and abdominal obesity was standardized by age and sex based on the 2010 population and housing census.
Définitions (uniquement disponible en anglais):WHO Asian cutoffs shown for BMI greater than or equal to 25kg/m² to allow comparison with non-Asian cutoffs. Data for overweight and obesity separately using WHO Asian cutoffs is not available in the paper.
Cutoffs:WHO Asia
Sauf indication contraire, le surpoids fait référence à un IMC compris entre 25 kg et 29,9 kg/m², l'obésité fait référence à un IMC supérieur à 30 kg/m².

Adultes, 2013-2014

Type d’enquête:Mesuré
Âge:25-64
Taille de l’échantillon:3315
Région couverte:National
Références:Kim YJ, Lee JS, Park J, et al. 'Trends in socioeconomic inequalities in five major risk factors for cardiovascular disease in the Korean population: a cross-sectional study using data from the Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 2001–2014' BMJ Open 2017;7:e014070. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2016-014070
Définitions (uniquement disponible en anglais):WHO Asian cutoffs shown for BMI greater than or equal to 25kg/m² to allow comparison with non-Asian cutoffs. Data for overweight and obesity separately using WHO Asian cutoffs is not available in the paper.
Cutoffs:WHO Asia
Sauf indication contraire, le surpoids fait référence à un IMC compris entre 25 kg et 29,9 kg/m², l'obésité fait référence à un IMC supérieur à 30 kg/m².

Adultes, 2013-2015

Type d’enquête:Mesuré
Âge:19-65
Références:Jae Yong Lee, Yi-Ryoung Lee, Hyoung-Ryoul Kim, Jun-Pyo Myong, Mo-Yeol Kang,Trends in Obesity Prevalence by Occupation Based on Korean National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey From 1998 to 2015, Safety and Health at Work Vol 11 (1);2020:97-102
Notes:2007-9 (marked as 2008), 2010-2012 (marked as 2011), 2013-15 (marked as 2014)
Définitions (uniquement disponible en anglais):WHO Asian cutoffs shown for BMI greater than or equal to 25kg/m² to allow comparison with non-Asian cutoffs. Overweight and obesity for WHO Asian cutoffs are not provided in the study.
Cutoffs:WHO Asia
Sauf indication contraire, le surpoids fait référence à un IMC compris entre 25 kg et 29,9 kg/m², l'obésité fait référence à un IMC supérieur à 30 kg/m².

Adultes, 2013

Type d’enquête:Mesuré
Âge:20+
Région couverte:National
Références:Yang YS, Han B, Han K, Jung J, Son JW, TTOTOFSOTKSFTSOO. Obesity Fact Sheet in Korea, 2021: Trends in Obesity Prevalence and Obesity-Related Comorbidity Incidence Stratified by Age from 2009 to 2019. JOMES 2022;31:169-177. https://doi.org/10.7570/jomes22024
Notes:Data from the Korean National Health Insurance Service health checkup database (covers 97% of the population). The prevalence of obesity and abdominal obesity was standardized by age and sex based on the 2010 population and housing census.
Définitions (uniquement disponible en anglais):WHO Asian cutoffs shown for BMI greater than or equal to 25kg/m² to allow comparison with non-Asian cutoffs. Data for overweight and obesity separately using WHO Asian cutoffs is not available in the paper.
Cutoffs:WHO Asia
Sauf indication contraire, le surpoids fait référence à un IMC compris entre 25 kg et 29,9 kg/m², l'obésité fait référence à un IMC supérieur à 30 kg/m².

Adultes, 2011

Type d’enquête:Mesuré
Âge:20+
Région couverte:National
Références:Yang YS, Han B, Han K, Jung J, Son JW, TTOTOFSOTKSFTSOO. Obesity Fact Sheet in Korea, 2021: Trends in Obesity Prevalence and Obesity-Related Comorbidity Incidence Stratified by Age from 2009 to 2019. JOMES 2022;31:169-177. https://doi.org/10.7570/jomes22024
Notes:Data from the Korean National Health Insurance Service health checkup database (covers 97% of the population). The prevalence of obesity and abdominal obesity was standardized by age and sex based on the 2010 population and housing census.
Définitions (uniquement disponible en anglais):WHO Asian cutoffs shown for BMI greater than or equal to 25kg/m² to allow comparison with non-Asian cutoffs. Data for overweight and obesity separately using WHO Asian cutoffs is not available in the paper.
Cutoffs:WHO Asia
Sauf indication contraire, le surpoids fait référence à un IMC compris entre 25 kg et 29,9 kg/m², l'obésité fait référence à un IMC supérieur à 30 kg/m².

Adultes, 2010-2012

Type d’enquête:Mesuré
Âge:19-65
Références:Jae Yong Lee, Yi-Ryoung Lee, Hyoung-Ryoul Kim, Jun-Pyo Myong, Mo-Yeol Kang,Trends in Obesity Prevalence by Occupation Based on Korean National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey From 1998 to 2015, Safety and Health at Work Vol 11 (1);2020:97-102
Définitions (uniquement disponible en anglais):WHO Asian cutoffs shown for BMI greater than or equal to 25kg/m² to allow comparison with non-Asian cutoffs. Data for overweight and obesity separately using WHO Asian cutoffs is not available in the paper.
Cutoffs:WHO Asia
Sauf indication contraire, le surpoids fait référence à un IMC compris entre 25 kg et 29,9 kg/m², l'obésité fait référence à un IMC supérieur à 30 kg/m².

Adultes, 2009

Type d’enquête:Mesuré
Âge:20+
Région couverte:National
Références:Yang YS, Han B, Han K, Jung J, Son JW, TTOTOFSOTKSFTSOO. Obesity Fact Sheet in Korea, 2021: Trends in Obesity Prevalence and Obesity-Related Comorbidity Incidence Stratified by Age from 2009 to 2019. JOMES 2022;31:169-177. https://doi.org/10.7570/jomes22024
Notes:Data from the Korean National Health Insurance Service health checkup database (covers 97% of the population). The prevalence of obesity and abdominal obesity was standardized by age and sex based on the 2010 population and housing census.
Définitions (uniquement disponible en anglais):WHO Asian cutoffs shown for BMI greater than or equal to 25kg/m² to allow comparison with non-Asian cutoffs. Overweight and obesity for WHO Asian cutoffs are not provided in the study.
Cutoffs:WHO Asia
Sauf indication contraire, le surpoids fait référence à un IMC compris entre 25 kg et 29,9 kg/m², l'obésité fait référence à un IMC supérieur à 30 kg/m².

Adultes, 2007-2009

Type d’enquête:Mesuré
Âge:20+
Taille de l’échantillon:17126
Région couverte:National
Références:Kang HT, Shim JY, Lee HR et al. Trends in Prevalence of overweight and obesity in Korean Adults, 1998-2009: The Korean National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. J Epidemilogy 2014;24(2):109-116
Sauf indication contraire, le surpoids fait référence à un IMC compris entre 25 kg et 29,9 kg/m², l'obésité fait référence à un IMC supérieur à 30 kg/m².

Adultes, 2005

Type d’enquête:Mesuré
Âge:19-65
Références:Jae Yong Lee, Yi-Ryoung Lee, Hyoung-Ryoul Kim, Jun-Pyo Myong, Mo-Yeol Kang,Trends in Obesity Prevalence by Occupation Based on Korean National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey From 1998 to 2015, Safety and Health at Work Vol 11 (1);2020:97-102
Sauf indication contraire, le surpoids fait référence à un IMC compris entre 25 kg et 29,9 kg/m², l'obésité fait référence à un IMC supérieur à 30 kg/m².

Adultes, 2001

Type d’enquête:Mesuré
Âge:19-65
Région couverte:National
Références:Jae Yong Lee, Yi-Ryoung Lee, Hyoung-Ryoul Kim, Jun-Pyo Myong, Mo-Yeol Kang,Trends in Obesity Prevalence by Occupation Based on Korean National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey From 1998 to 2015, Safety and Health at Work Vol 11 (1);2020:97-102
Sauf indication contraire, le surpoids fait référence à un IMC compris entre 25 kg et 29,9 kg/m², l'obésité fait référence à un IMC supérieur à 30 kg/m².

Adultes, 1998

Type d’enquête:Mesuré
Âge:15-79
Taille de l’échantillon:8816
Région couverte:National
Références:Soon Paek H, Sook Yun Y, Yuul Park J, Seol Kim Y and Myung Choi J, (2003). Obesity, abdominal obesity, and clustering of cardiovascular risk factors in South Korea. Asia Pacific Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 12 (4): 411 - 418.
Sauf indication contraire, le surpoids fait référence à un IMC compris entre 25 kg et 29,9 kg/m², l'obésité fait référence à un IMC supérieur à 30 kg/m².

Adultes, 1998

Type d’enquête:Mesuré
Âge:19-65
Références:Jae Yong Lee, Yi-Ryoung Lee, Hyoung-Ryoul Kim, Jun-Pyo Myong, Mo-Yeol Kang,Trends in Obesity Prevalence by Occupation Based on Korean National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey From 1998 to 2015, Safety and Health at Work Vol 11 (1);2020:97-102
Sauf indication contraire, le surpoids fait référence à un IMC compris entre 25 kg et 29,9 kg/m², l'obésité fait référence à un IMC supérieur à 30 kg/m².

Enfants, 2021

Type d’enquête:Mesuré
Âge:6-18
Taille de l’échantillon:884
Région couverte:National
Références:Jeong, S.M., Jung, J.H., Yang, Y.S., Kim, W., Cho, I.Y., Lee, Y.B., Park, K.Y., Nam, G.E. and Han, K., 2024. 2023 Obesity Fact Sheet: Prevalence of Obesity and Abdominal Obesity in Adults, Adolescents, and Children in Korea from 2012 to 2021. Journal of Obesity & Metabolic Syndrome, 33(1), p.27.
Définitions (uniquement disponible en anglais):Obesity was defined by corresponding sex- and age-specific BMI percentile of 95th or greater based on 2017 Korean National Growth Chart for Children and Adolescents.
Cutoffs:Other

Enfants, 2017

Type d’enquête:Mesuré
Âge:6-18
Taille de l’échantillon:80,460
Région couverte:National
Références:Kim JH, Moon JS. Secular Trends in Pediatric Overweight and Obesity in Korea. J Obes Metab Syndr. 2020;29(1):12-17. doi:10.7570/jomes20002
Définitions (uniquement disponible en anglais):The NSHE data was analyzed using the 2007 growth charts, which defined overweight as BMI ≥85th percentile and <95th percentile for the corresponding sex and age, and obesity was defined as BMI ≥95th percentile for the corresponding sex and age or BMI ≥25 kg/m2
Cutoffs:Other

Enfants, 2017

Type d’enquête:Mesuré
Âge:2-18
Taille de l’échantillon:1441
Région couverte:National
Références:Kim JH, Moon JS. Secular Trends in Pediatric Overweight and Obesity in Korea. J Obes Metab Syndr. 2020;29(1):12-17. doi:10.7570/jomes20002
Définitions (uniquement disponible en anglais):BMI status was defined by sex- and age-specific percentiles: normal (BMI<85th percentile), overweight (85th percentile≤BMI<95th percentile), and obesity (BMI≥95th percentile). Height, weight, and BMI were converted to z scores by using the 2017 Korean National Growth Charts.
Cutoffs:Other

Enfants, 2016-2017

Type d’enquête:Mesuré
Âge:10-18
Taille de l’échantillon:1256
Région couverte:National
Références:Lee JH. Prevalence of hyperuricemia and its association with metabolic syndrome and cardiometabolic risk factors in Korean children and adolescents: analysis based on the 2016-2017 Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. Korean J Pediatr. 2019;62(8):317-323. doi:10.3345/kjp.2019.00444
Définitions (uniquement disponible en anglais):BMI status was defined by sex- and age-specific percentiles: normal (BMI<85th percentile), overweight (85th percentile≤BMI<95th percentile), and obesity (BMI≥95th percentile). Height, weight, and BMI were converted to z scores by using the 2017 Korean National Growth Charts.
Cutoffs:Other

Enfants, 2013-2016

Type d’enquête:Mesuré
Âge:10-17
Taille de l’échantillon:2685
Région couverte:National
Références:Heo S, Kwon S, Lee YM, Shin JY, Lee DH. Comparison of Trends in Blood Pressure and the Prevalence of Obesity Among Korean and American Adolescents: A 12-Years Cross-sectional Study. J Prev Med Public Health. 2020;53(1):45–55. doi:10.3961/jpmph.19.198
Notes:NB. Combined child data estimated. These estimates were calculated by weighting male and female survey results. Weighting based on World Bank Population % total female (https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SP.POP.TOTL.FE.ZS - accessed 20.11.20)
Cutoffs:Other

Enfants, 2010-2012

Type d’enquête:Mesuré
Âge:10-19
Taille de l’échantillon:5418
Région couverte:National
Références:Bahk J, Khang YH. Trends in Measures of Childhood Obesity in Korea From 1998 to 2012. J Epidemiology Vol. 26 (2016) No. 4 P 199-207
Notes:IOTF cut off (other cut offs available)
Cutoffs:IOTF

Enfants, 2003-2003

Type d’enquête:Mesuré
Âge:7-17
Taille de l’échantillon:1083
Région couverte:Sub National
Références:Matsushita Y, Yoshiike N, Kaneda F, Yoshita K and Takimoto H. (2004). Trends in childhood obesity in Lee K, Lee S, Kim SY, Kim SJ and Kim YJ. (2007). Percent body fat cutoff values for classifying overweight and obesity recommended by the International Obesity Task Force (IOTF) in Korean children. Asia Pac Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 16(4): 649 - 655.
Notes:IOTF Cut off. Reference: Cole TJ, Bellizzi MC, Flegal KM, Dietz WH. Establishing a standard definition for child overweight and obesity worldwide: International survey. BMJ. 2000 May 6;320(7244):1240-3.
Cutoffs:IOTF

0-5 years, 2019-2021

Âge:0-5
Taille de l’échantillon:1414207
Références:NHANES: South Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2019-21
Notes:UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Joint Child Malnutrition Estimates Expanded Database: Overweight (Survey Estimates), May 2023, New York. For more information about the methodology, please consult https://data.unicef.org/resources/jme-2023-country-consultations/ Percentage of children under 5 years of age falling above 2 standard deviations (moderate and severe) from the median weight-for-height of the reference population.
Définitions (uniquement disponible en anglais):=>+2SD

0-5 years, 2016-2018

Âge:0-5
Taille de l’échantillon:1704906
Références:NHANES: South Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 2016-2018
Notes:UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Joint Child Malnutrition Estimates Expanded Database: Overweight (Survey Estimates), May 2023, New York. For more information about the methodology, please consult https://data.unicef.org/resources/jme-2023-country-consultations/ Percentage of children under 5 years of age falling above 2 standard deviations (moderate and severe) from the median weight-for-height of the reference population.
Définitions (uniquement disponible en anglais):=>+2SD

0-5 years, 2013-2015

Âge:0-5
Taille de l’échantillon:1792817
Références:NHANES: South Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2013-2015
Notes:UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Joint Child Malnutrition Estimates Expanded Database: Overweight (Survey Estimates), May 2023, New York. For more information about the methodology, please consult https://data.unicef.org/resources/jme-2023-country-consultations/ Percentage of children under 5 years of age falling above 2 standard deviations (moderate and severe) from the median weight-for-height of the reference population.
Définitions (uniquement disponible en anglais):=>+2SD

0-5 years, 2010-2012

Âge:0-5
Taille de l’échantillon:1789258
Références:NHANES: South Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 2010-2012
Notes:UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Joint Child Malnutrition Estimates Expanded Database: Overweight (Survey Estimates), May 2023, New York. For more information about the methodology, please consult https://data.unicef.org/resources/jme-2023-country-consultations/ Percentage of children under 5 years of age falling above 2 standard deviations (moderate and severe) from the median weight-for-height of the reference population.
Définitions (uniquement disponible en anglais):=>+2SD

0-5 years, 2007-2009

Âge:0-5
Taille de l’échantillon:1776107
Références:NHANES: South Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2007-2009
Notes:UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Joint Child Malnutrition Estimates Expanded Database: Overweight (Survey Estimates), May 2023, New York. For more information about the methodology, please consult https://data.unicef.org/resources/jme-2023-country-consultations/ Percentage of children under 5 years of age falling above 2 standard deviations (moderate and severe) from the median weight-for-height of the reference population.
Définitions (uniquement disponible en anglais):=>+2SD

0-5 years, 2003

Âge:0-5
Taille de l’échantillon:2040
Références:Other: Recent growth of children in the two Koreas: a meta-analysis. Economics and Human Biology 2009;7:109-12.
Notes:UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Joint Child Malnutrition Estimates Expanded Database: Overweight (Survey Estimates), May 2023, New York. For more information about the methodology, please consult https://data.unicef.org/resources/jme-2023-country-consultations/ Percentage of children under 5 years of age falling above 2 standard deviations (moderate and severe) from the median weight-for-height of the reference population.
Définitions (uniquement disponible en anglais):=>+2SD

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