A survey on obesity conducted in the Korea-Uzbekistan friendship hospital of Korean medicine (한국-우즈베키스탄 친선 한방병원 내원환자의 비만 설문 조사)

권동현; 오승윤; Hojun Kim (김호준); 류영진

A survey on obesity conducted in the Korea-Uzbekistan friendship hospital of Korean medicine

Journal of Korean Medicine for Obesity Research
Abbr : J Korean Med Obes Res
2012, 12(2), pp.17-27
Publisher : The Society of Korean Medicine for Obesity Research
Research Area : Medicine and Pharmacy > Korean Medicine

¹한국-우즈베키스탄 친선한방병원
²동국대학교 한의과대학 한방재활의학과

ABSTRACT

ObjectivesThis study was designed to confirm the ethnic and socioeconomic differences in the obesity of Uzbekistan. MethodsFrom 139 patients, visite Korean-Uzbekistan friendship hospital of Korean Medicine, gathered the information of the sex, height, weight, ethnic group, economic status, education level, self-desired weight, self-perception of weight status and experiences of weight reduction Also patients completed the 10 questions about the association between obesity and disease. ResultsKorean in Uzbekistan showed a significant lower value of body mass index (BMI) and a significant higher understanding between obesity and disease than other ethics. Socioeconomic differences in the obesity were not confirmed. People of Uzbekistan showed a little experience of weight reduction. ConclusionsKoreans in Uzbekistan have a different prevalence and perception of the obesity with other ethnics. Researches about the relationship between obesity and metabolic factors, and prevention programs for obesity and metabolic syndrome and needed for the public health of Uzbekistan.

KEYWORDS

obesity, body mass index, Uzbekistan, ethnic group

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