Diagnosis of Obesity: 2022 Update of Clinical Practice Guidelines for Obesity by the Korean Society for the Study of Obesityopen access
- Authors
- Haam, Ji-Hee; Kim, Bom Taeck; Kim, Eun Mi; Kwon, Hyuktae; Kang, Jee-Hyun; Park, Jung Hwan; Kim, Kyoung-Kon; Rhee, Sang Youl; Kim, Yang-Hyun; Lee, Ki Young
- Issue Date
- Jun-2023
- Publisher
- KOREAN SOC STUDY OBESITY
- Keywords
- Diagnosis; Obesity; Abdominal obesity; Body mass index; Waist circumference; Comorbidity
- Citation
- JOURNAL OF OBESITY&METABOLIC SYNDROME, v.32, no.2, pp.121 - 129
- Indexed
- SCOPUS
KCI
- Journal Title
- JOURNAL OF OBESITY&METABOLIC SYNDROME
- Volume
- 32
- Number
- 2
- Start Page
- 121
- End Page
- 129
- URI
- https://scholarworks.bwise.kr/hanyang/handle/2021.sw.hanyang/190207
- DOI
- 10.7570/jomes23031
- ISSN
- 2508-6235
- Abstract
- 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.
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