Diabetes Epidemics in Korea: Reappraise Nationwide Survey of Diabetes

,; Park, Ie Byung; Kim, Jaiyong; Kim, Dae Jung; Chung, Choon Hee; Oh, Jee Young; Park, Seok Won; Lee, Juneyoung; Choi, Kyung Mook; Min, Kyung Wan; Park, Jeong Hyun; Son, Hyun Shik; Ahn, Chul Woo; Kim, Hwayoung; Lee, Sunhee; Lee, Im Bong; Choi, Injeoung; Baik, Sei Hyun

Diabetes Metab J. 2013 Aug;37(4):233-239. 10.4093/dmj.2013.37.4.233.

Diabetes Epidemics in Korea: Reappraise Nationwide Survey of Diabetes "Diabetes in Korea 2007"

Affiliations

¹Department of Endocrinology of Metabolism, Gachon University of Medicine and Science, Incheon, Korea.
²Health Insurance Review & Assessment Service, Seoul, Korea.
³Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon, Korea.
⁴Department of Internal Medicine, Yonsei University Wonju College of Medicine, Wonju, Korea.
⁵Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Ewha Womans University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
⁶Department of Internal Medicine, CHA University, Seongnam, Korea.
⁷Department of Biostatistics, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
⁸Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. 103hyun@korea.ac.kr
⁹Department of Internal Medicine, Eulji University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
¹⁰Department of Internal Medicine, Inje University Busan Paik Hospital, Inje University College of Medicine, Busan, Korea.
¹¹Department of Internal Medicine, Uijeongbu St. Mary's Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea College of Medicine, Uijeongbu, Korea.
¹²Department of Internal Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.

KMID: 2174263
DOI: http://doi.org/10.4093/dmj.2013.37.4.233

Abstract

There are many studies on the prevalence, clinical characteristics, and economic burden of diabetes across the past four decades in Korea. Nonetheless, there is a dearth of nationwide study regarding diabetes encompassing all age group. Eight years ago, the Committee on the Epidemiology of Diabetes Mellitus of Korean Diabetes Association collaborated with Health Insurance Review & Assessment Service to evaluate the status of diabetes care and characteristics in diabetic patients in Korea. In 2007, the collaborative task force team published a comprehensive survey titled "Diabetes in Korea 2007." In this review, we reappraise the diabetic epidemics from the joint report and suggest further studies that are needed to be investigated in the future.

Keyword

Diabetes mellitus, type 2; Epidemiology; Health Insurance Review & Assessment Service; Korea; National survey

MeSH Terms

Advisory Committees
Diabetes Mellitus
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2
Humans
Insurance, Health
Joints
Korea
Prevalence

Figure

Fig. 1 Overview of the study. HIRA, Health Insurance Review & Assessment Service.
Fig. 2 Diabetic population estimates from 2003 to 2030 in Korea.
Fig. 3 Diabetic population estimates factoring in age structure changes.
Fig. 4 Relative risk of comorbidities and health outcome compared with nondiabetics by simple comparison.
Fig. 5 Blood glucose control methods in the diabetes-eligible patients.
Fig. 6 Percentage of patients achieving treatment targets (%). HbA1c, glycated hemoglobin; BP, blood pressure; LDL, low density lipoprotein cholesterol.

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