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QuickStats: Trends in prevalence of diabetes among Korean adults aged 30 years and over, 2007-2016
- Date2018-11-08 19:33
- Update2021-04-15 17:44
- DivisionDivision of Strategic Planning for Emerging Infectious Diseases
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Trends in prevalence of diabetes among Korean adults aged 30 years and over, 2007-2016
The age-standardized prevalence of diabetes among adults aged 30 years and over increased 1.8%p, from 9.5% in 2007 to 11.3% in 2016 (1.1%p in men, from 11.8% to 12.9% and 2.4%p in women, from 7.2% to 9.6%). In 2016, the percentage of men (12.9%) was 1.3 times higher than that of women (9.6%), indicating that one out of 10 adults aged 30 years and over had diabetes (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 age-standardized prevalence of diabetes among adults aged 30 years and over increased 1.8%p, from 9.5% in 2007 to 11.3% in 2016 (1.1%p in men, from 11.8% to 12.9% and 2.4%p in women, from 7.2% to 9.6%). In 2016, the percentage of men (12.9%) was 1.3 times higher than that of women (9.6%), indicating that one out of 10 adults aged 30 years and over had diabetes (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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