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DIABETES & METABOLISM JOURNAL
Volume 46, Issue 5, Pages 803-807Publisher
KOREAN DIABETES ASSOC
DOI: 10.4093/dmj.2021.0236
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Diabetes mellitus; Epidemiology; Incidence
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The overall incidence rate of diagnosed diabetes in South Korean adults has been decreasing, but there has been a slight increase in the 20-39 age group. The proportion of obese young adults with diabetes has significantly increased.
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.
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