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SUBMITTER: Park HJ
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5785623 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Feb
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Park Hyung Jun HJ Hong Young Ho YH Cho Yun Jung YJ Lee Ji Eun JE Yun Jae Moon JM Kwon Hyuktae H Kim Sang Hyuck SH
Journal of Korean medical science 20180212 7
<h4>Background</h4>Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are an important issue worldwide. Obesity has a close relationship with NCDs. Various age-related changes should be considered when evaluating obesity.<h4>Methods</h4>National representative cohort data from the National Health Insurance Service National Sample Cohort from 2012 to 2013 were used. Sex-specific and age group-specific (10-year intervals) means for body mass index (BMI), waist circumference (WC), and waist-to-height ratio (WtHR) we ...[more]