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Prevalence of metabolic syndrome and its related factors among North Korean refugees in South Korea: a cross-sectional study.
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- Obesity in Refugees post-resettlement in a high-income country: a meta-analysis.Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities · 2024Pooled it
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- The impact of forced displacement: trauma, increased levels of inflammation and early presentation of diabetes in women Syrian refugees.Journal of public health (Oxford, England) · 2023Article
- The Incidence and Determinants of Metabolic Syndrome Amongst a Group of Migrants to Qatar: A Prospective Longitudinal Observational Cohort Study 24-Months Post-Migration.Journal of clinical medicine · 2021Article
- Metabolic Syndrome and Its Related Factors among Hospital Employees: A Population-Based Cohort Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- Trend of Disease Burden of North Korean Defectors in South Korea Using Disability-adjusted Life Years from 2010 to 2018.Journal of Korean medical science · 2021Article
- Weight Gain Predicts Metabolic Syndrome among North Korean Refugees in South Korea.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- Prevalence of osteoporosis among North Korean women refugees living in South Korea: a comparative cross-sectional study.BMJ open · 2020Article
- Prevalence of General and Central Obesity and Associated Factors among North Korean Refugees in South Korea by Duration after Defection from North Korea: A Cross-Sectional Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2018Article
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Abstract
objectivesTo determine the prevalence of metabolic syndrome (MetS) and its related factors among North Korean refugees (NKR) in South Korea.
designCross-sectional study conducted using a questionnaire and anthropometric and biochemical data on NKR in South Korea.
settingSeoul, South Korea.
participantsA sample of NKR who voluntarily underwent medical examinations in Anam Hospital of Korea University, Seoul, South Korea (N=708, consisting of 161 males and 547 females). To compare the prevalence of MetS, 1416 age- and gender-matched individuals from the South Korean population (SKP, at a ratio of 1:2 to NKR) were randomly selected from the fifth Korean National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey.
main outcome measuresThe prevalence of MetS and its related factors among NKR in South Korea and comparison with its prevalence among the general SKP.
resultsThe prevalence of MetS among male and female NKR in South Korea was 19.7% and 17.2%, respectively. Although obesity is more prevalent in South than in North Korea, we found no difference in the prevalence of MetS between the female NKR and SKP groups (17.2% vs 16.6%, respectively; p=0.830). As regards the males, the small sample size of the NKR group yielded insufficient evidence of any difference in MetS prevalence between the NKR and SKP groups (19.7% vs 26.2%, respectively; p=0.134). We found that excess weight gain (≥5%) in South Korea was significantly associated with MetS among NKR.
conclusionsThe prevalence of MetS among NKR did not differ from that in the SKP group despite the lower prevalence of obesity in NKR than in the general SKP. The fact that excess weight gain in South Korea was associated with the risk of MetS suggests that public health policy makers should focus on preventing excess weight gain in NKR during resettlement in South Korea.
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