- Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease and Metabolic Syndrome in Nonobese, Nondiabetic Adults
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Kim SM, Kim JA, Han JH, Cho KH, Yoon D
- Korean J Obes.
- 2006 Mar;15(1):44-51.
OBJECTIVE: Obesity and type 2 diabetes are well-known risk factorsof the development of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and metabolic syndrome. An association of NAFLD and metabolic syndrome has been...
- The Parental Control Over Their Child's Weight among Elementary School Children Being Overweight or Obese
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June YB, Lee K, Park TJ, Ha SJ, Moon HJ, Son YW
- Korean J Obes.
- 2006 Mar;15(1):37-43.
BACKGROUND: The preadolescencence is an important period to prevent adolescent obesity because of a higher risk of being obese adults in adolescents. Therefore, the purpose of our study was to...
- The Effect of Obesity on the Physical Strength
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Kim HJ, Lee KY, Lee S, Kim YJ, Kim YJ, Han SH, Kong EH, No MS
- Korean J Obes.
- 2006 Mar;15(1):32-36.
BACKGROUND: Childhood obesity causes psychological problems and decreases physical strength. This study was designed to investigate the effect of childhood obesity on physical strength and social skills. METHODS: In this study...
- Effects of Voglibose and Glimepiride on Adipose Tissue and Metabolic Abnormalities in Patients with Newly Diagnosed Obese Type 2 Diabetes
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Park JS, Kim CS, Kim HJ, Park J, Ahn CW, Cha BS, Lim SK, Kim KR, Lee HC
- Korean J Obes.
- 2006 Mar;15(1):26-31.
BACKGROUND: To compare the effects of voglibose and glimepiride on adipose tissue and metabolic abnormalities in obese patients with newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes. METHODS: Total of 40 obese patients with...
- Homocystein and Interleukin-6 Polymorphism in Obesity of Korean Adults
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Kim KA, Kang JH, Song HJ, Jo EJ, Han JS
- Korean J Obes.
- 2006 Mar;15(1):18-25.
BACKGROUND: The purpose of this study was to investigate the association of homocystein and Interleukin-6 (IL-6) with obesity in Korean subjects and the prevalence of the polymorphism of IL-6 gene...
- The Relationship between Socioeconomic Status and Metabolic Syndrome among Korean Adults
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Park MJ, Yun KE, Lee GE, Cho HJ, Park HS
- Korean J Obes.
- 2006 Mar;15(1):10-17.
BACKGROUND: Socioeconomic status is an important factor in disease morbidity and mortality. The relationship between metabolic syndrome and socioeconomic status has been conducted in foreign studies, however, few studies have...
- Cut-off Points of Waist Circumference for Defining Abdominal Obesity in the Korean Population
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Lee S, Park HS, Kim SM, Kwon HS, Kim DY, Kim DJ, Cho GJ, Han JH, Kim SR, Park CY, Oh SJ, Lee CB, Kim KS, Oh SW, Kim YS, Choi WH, Yoo HJ
- Korean J Obes.
- 2006 Mar;15(1):1-9.
BACKGROUND: Recently, the International Diabetes Federation (IDF) consensus proposed a new definition for diagnosing metabolic syndrome. Ethnic-specific waist circumference (WC) cut-off points have been incorporated into the definition. Therefore, the...
