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<QuickStats> Trends in hypertriglyceridemia prevalence among Korean adults aged 30 years and over, 2007-2017
- Date2019-05-16 19:43
- Update2021-04-15 17:44
- DivisionDivision of Strategic Planning for Emerging Infectious Diseases
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Trends in hypertriglyceridemia prevalence among Korean adults aged 30 years and over, 2007-2017
The age–standardized hypertriglyceridemia prevalence of Korea adults aged 30 years and over has not changed significantly to 16.4% in 2017, compared to 16.9% in 2007: specifically, for men from 22.1% to 25.2% (an increase of 3.1 percentage points) and for women from 12.2% to 8.0% (a decrease of 4.2 percentage points). The 2017 data showed that men (25.2%) had three folds higher prevalence than women (8.0%) (Figure A).
Source: Korea Health Statistics 2017, Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, http://knhanes.kdca.go.kr/
Reported by: Division of Chronic Disease Control, Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
The age–standardized hypertriglyceridemia prevalence of Korea adults aged 30 years and over has not changed significantly to 16.4% in 2017, compared to 16.9% in 2007: specifically, for men from 22.1% to 25.2% (an increase of 3.1 percentage points) and for women from 12.2% to 8.0% (a decrease of 4.2 percentage points). The 2017 data showed that men (25.2%) had three folds higher prevalence than women (8.0%) (Figure A).
Source: Korea Health Statistics 2017, Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, http://knhanes.kdca.go.kr/
Reported by: Division of Chronic Disease Control, Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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