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QuickStats: Trends in proportion of Korean adults with chewing difficulties, 2007-2016
- Date2018-06-28 21:00
- Update2021-04-15 17:44
- DivisionDivision of Strategic Planning for Emerging Infectious Diseases
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Trends in proportion of Korean adults with chewing difficulties, 2007-2016
The rate of adults (aged 19 years and over) with chewing difficulties decreased by 9.6%p for men from 28.4% in 2007 to 18.8% in 2016, and by 12.0%p for women from 28.6% to 16.6%. In 2016, two out of 10 adults experienced chewing difficulties (Figure A).
Source: Korea Health Statistics 2016, 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 rate of adults (aged 19 years and over) with chewing difficulties decreased by 9.6%p for men from 28.4% in 2007 to 18.8% in 2016, and by 12.0%p for women from 28.6% to 16.6%. In 2016, two out of 10 adults experienced chewing difficulties (Figure A).
Source: Korea Health Statistics 2016, 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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