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<QuickStats> Percentage of Korean adolescents engaged in strength training, 2007-2018
- Date2019-03-28 19:44
- Update2021-04-15 17:44
- DivisionDivision of Strategic Planning for Emerging Infectious Diseases
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Percentage of Korean adolescents engaged in strength training, 2007-2018
The percentage of Korean adolescents engaged in strength training rose from 21.0% in 2007 to 23.4% in 2018 by 2.4 percentage points (%p), The 2018 data indicated that the percentage was 3.4 folds higher in schoolboys (35.2%) than schoolgirls (10.5%) (Figure A).
Source: The Korea Youth Risk Behavior Survey (KYRBS), http://www.kdca.go.kr/yhs
*The Korea Youth Risk Behavior Survey is a national school-based survey to assess the prevalence of and monitor trends in health-risk behaviors among Korean adolescents.
Reported by: Division of Chronic Disease Control, Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
The percentage of Korean adolescents engaged in strength training rose from 21.0% in 2007 to 23.4% in 2018 by 2.4 percentage points (%p), The 2018 data indicated that the percentage was 3.4 folds higher in schoolboys (35.2%) than schoolgirls (10.5%) (Figure A).
Source: The Korea Youth Risk Behavior Survey (KYRBS), http://www.kdca.go.kr/yhs
*The Korea Youth Risk Behavior Survey is a national school-based survey to assess the prevalence of and monitor trends in health-risk behaviors among Korean adolescents.
Reported by: Division of Chronic Disease Control, Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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