Author:
Kim Eunji,Lee Ga Bin,Yon Dong Keon,Kim Hyeon Chang
Abstract
Objectives: This study investigated recent trends in the prevalence of obesity among South Korean adolescents and explored socioeconomic disparities in obesity.Methods:This study used annual self-reported data on height, weight, and socioeconomic information from the Korea Youth Risk Behavior Web-based Survey from 2006 to 2020. With a 95.8% response rate, the sample consisted of 818,210 adolescents. Obesity prevalence was calculated according to 4 socioeconomic indicators (household income, father’s educational attainment, mother’s educational attainment, and urbanicity). Socioeconomic inequality was quantified using the relative index of inequality (RII). Results:The overall prevalence of obesity increased, doubling from 5.9% in 2006 to 11.7% in 2020. Boys and high-school students showed a higher prevalence. The RIIs in household income and parental educational attainments significantly increased with time, indicating a growing inequality in obesity. Socioeconomic disadvantages had a greater influence on obesity among girls. The most recent RII values for boys were 1.25 for income, 1.79 for the father’s education, and 1.45 for the mother’s education, whereas the corresponding values for girls were 2.49, 3.17, and 2.62, respectively.Conclusions:These findings highlight growing inequalities in adolescent obesity according to household income and parental educational attainments, especially for girls and middle schoolers.
Publisher
Korean Society of Epidemiology
Cited by
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