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Comparison of the Prevalence of Cardiometabolic Disorders and Comorbidities in Korea and the United States: Analysis of the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey

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JOURNAL OF KOREAN MEDICAL SCIENCE
Volume 37, Issue 18, Pages -

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KOREAN ACAD MEDICAL SCIENCES
DOI: 10.3346/jkms.2022.37.e149

Keywords

Cardiometabolic Disorder; Prevalence; Epidemiology

Funding

  1. Korea Health Technology R&D Project through the Korea Health Industry Development Institute (KHIDI)
  2. National Genome Research Institute, Korea Center for Disease Control and Prevention
  3. Seoul National University Hospital
  4. Ministry of Health & Welfare, Republic of Korea [HI16C1127]

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This study compared the prevalence of cardiometabolic disorders (CMDs) in Korea and the United States (US). The results showed that the prevalence of CMDs was lower in Korea than the US, but the prevalence of dyslipidemia in Korea exceeded that of the US after 2010. The study suggests that preventive strategies are needed to mitigate the prevalence of CMDs in Korea.
Background: Comparison of the prevalence of cardiometabolic disorders (CMDs) and comorbidities in Korea and the United States (US) can be an important indicator for forecasting future risk of cardiovascular events in Korea. This study aimed to estimate and compare the prevalence of hypertension, diabetes mellitus (DM), dyslipidemia, obesity, and metabolic syndrome (MetS) in Korea and the US. Methods: A total of 15,872 individuals from the US National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) 2003-2014 and 26,492 from the Korea NHANES (KNHANES) 2007-2014 were included. Additionally, 164,339 (139,345 from the Health Examinees-Gem Study and 24,994 from the Cardiovascular Disease Association Study) participants enrolled in the Korea Genome and Epidemiology Study were included to investigate the differences of CMDs between urban and rural regions. To estimate the age-standardized prevalence of CMDs in individuals aged 40-69 years, direct standardization using the World Health Organization standard population was performed. Results: The prevalence of CMDs was lower in Korea than the US (hypertension 49.9% vs. 56.8%; DM 13.4% vs. 14.3%; hypercholesterolemia 16.8% vs. 17.8%; obesity 36.2% vs. 38.6%; and MetS 29.4% vs. 36.5%). According to the median survey years, dyslipidemia has become more prevalent in Korea than in the US since 2010. The prevalence of CMDs was greater in rural than that in urban areas in Korea. Conclusion: The prevalence of dyslipidemia in Korea exceeded that of the US after 2010, which was associated with increasing burden of cardiovascular events. The present study suggests that further preventive strategies are needed to mitigate the prevalence of CMDs in Korea.

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