Background
Prevention and management of metabolic syndrome (MetS) during childhood are crucial. Recently, obesity among children and adolescents has increased with an increase in mothers’ working hours. The present study was conducted to determine the relationship between mothers’ working hours and MetS in their children.
Methods
Data from the 2016–2020 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey were used, and 2,598 children and adolescents aged 10–18 years were included. Logistic regression analysis was conducted to confirm the association between MetS and mothers’ working hours for each risk factor. Linear regression analysis was conducted to confirm the association between mothers’ working hours and the number of risk factors for MetS.
Results
Abdominal obesity in children was higher when the mothers’ working hours were 53 hours or more (odds ratio [OR], 2.267; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.21–4.25). In the trend analysis, the OR of children’s abdominal obesity increased significantly as mothers’ working hours increased (P-value <0.05). Additionally, sex-stratified analysis revealed a significant trend between maternal work hours and the presence of MetS in female children (P=0.016). The adjusted OR of the presence of MetS in female children with mothers working 53 hours or more weekly was 6.065 (95% CI, 1.954–18.822).
Conclusion
Mothers’ working hours were highly correlated with the risk of abdominal obesity in their children. The OR of the presence of MetS significantly increased in female children with mothers having longer working hours compared with those with stay-at-home mothers.

Citations

• No, either or both parents with metabolic syndrome: comparative study of its impact on sons and daughters
  Jun-Hong Park, Min Hyung Cho, Hae Sang Lee, Young Suk Shim
  Frontiers in Endocrinology.2025;[Epub]     CrossRef

Background
Physical activity is known to prevent several diseases and positively affect mental health. Previous studies have shown that smartphone addiction negatively affects the physical activity of children and adolescents. This study aimed to investigate the relationship between problematic smartphone use and physical activity among adolescents and the related factors using path analysis.
Methods
Using data from the 16th Youth Risk Behavior Web-based Survey from 2020, scores on the Smartphone Addiction Scale—Short Version for Adolescents, physical activity, sex, socioeconomic status (SES), academic performance, depression, smoking, drinking, and sitting time were assessed. Complex sampling and path analyses were performed.
Results
Of the total 54,948 students, 25.5% were smartphone risk users, including potential and high-risk users. The direct path coefficients of each factor indicated that female sex (-0.14 for male), low SES (-0.062), high academic performance (0.056), low sitting time for studying purposes (-0.033), high sitting time for non-studying purposes (0.071), and depressive mood (0.130) were related to problematic smartphone use (all P<0.001). Each factor affected problematic smartphone use, and subsequently had a negative effect on the amount of physical activity, with a direct path coefficient of -0.115 (P<0.001).
Conclusion
In this study, we confirmed that problematic smartphone use among adolescents was negatively associated with performing an adequate amount of physical activity and that various factors, such as sex, SES, academic performance, and sitting time, directly and indirectly affected this relationship.

Citations

• Global trends in importance of 24-hour movement behaviors to pediatric health: implications for South Korea
  Eun-Young Lee, Reyana Jayawardena, Seiyeong Park, Justin Y Jeon, Yeon-Soo Kim, Mark S. Tremblay
  Clinical and Experimental Pediatrics.2025; 68(1): 16.     CrossRef
• The Association between Problematic Smartphone Use and Mental Health in Austrian Adolescents and Young Adults
  Doris Mayerhofer, Katja Haider, Manuela Amon, Afsaneh Gächter, Teresa O’Rourke, Rachel Dale, Elke Humer, Thomas Probst, Christoph Pieh
  Healthcare.2024; 12(6): 600.     CrossRef
• 2023 Obesity Fact Sheet: Prevalence of Obesity and Abdominal Obesity in Adults, Adolescents, and Children in Korea from 2012 to 2021
  Su-Min Jeong, Jin-Hyung Jung, Ye Seul Yang, Wonsock Kim, In Young Cho, You-Bin Lee, Kye-Yeung Park, Ga Eun Nam, Kyungdo Han
  Journal of Obesity & Metabolic Syndrome.2024; 33(1): 27.     CrossRef
• Guidelines for physical activity counseling in primary healthcare clinics
  Yun Jun Yang
  Journal of the Korean Medical Association.2024; 67(4): 265.     CrossRef
• Collaborative Physical Activity: Innovations in Primary Health Care and Educational Sector
  Fides A. del Castillo
  Korean Journal of Family Medicine.2024; 45(3): 178.     CrossRef
• How is parental psychological control associated with adolescent mental health in economically disadvantaged areas? The serial mediating role of psychological reactance and problematic smartphone use
  Qiangqiang Li, Shuwen Wei, Zixiao Liu
  Frontiers in Psychiatry.2024;[Epub]     CrossRef
• Depression, anxiety, and stress in the Chilean Educational System: children and adolescents post-pandemic prevalence and variables
  Jonathan Martínez-Líbano, María-Mercedes Yeomans-Cabrera
  Frontiers in Education.2024;[Epub]     CrossRef
• Does Excessive Smartphone Use Reduce Physical Activity in Adolescents?
  Soo Young Kim
  Korean Journal of Family Medicine.2023; 44(5): 247.     CrossRef

Background
Although numerous studies have indicated that lower levels of physical activity correlate with a higher risk of depression, an association between the type of physical activity and depression has not been identified in Korea. This study aimed to examine whether the type and intensity of physical activity are associated with depression in Korean adults.
Methods
This cross-sectional study used data from the Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (KNHANES). A total of 11,679 individuals were analyzed using multiple logistic regression analyses to identify any association between the type of physical activity and depressive disorders in the sample subjects.
Results
Measured weekly in units of energy expenditure, known as metabolic equivalents (METs), the amount of work-related physical activity was higher in individuals with depression according to the Patient Health Questionnaire- 9 than the participants without depression (386.7 vs. 206.7 MET-min/wk, P=0.01). Those diagnosed with depression tended to engage in less recreational activity per week (143.7 vs. 316.3 MET-min/wk, P<0.001) than those without depression. After controlling for covariates, the risk of depression among all participants was 1.012 times higher with a 100-unit increase in total work-related activity measured in METs (95% confidence interval [CI], 1.006–1.017; P<0.001) and 0.962 times lower with a 100-unit increase in total leisure activity measured in METs (95% CI, 0.937–0.987; P=0.003).
Conclusion
Different types of physical activity were shown to be differently associated with depressive disorders in Korean adults. This study might guide in reducing work-related physical activity and increasing leisure activity to prevent the occurrence of depression.

Citations

• Socioeconomic disparities in depression risk: Limitations of the moderate effect of physical activity changes in Korea
  Su Kyoung Lee, Yong Jin Kwon, Zulkarnain Jaafar
  PLOS ONE.2025; 20(2): e0314930.     CrossRef
• Guidelines for physical activity counseling in primary healthcare clinics
  Yun Jun Yang
  Journal of the Korean Medical Association.2024; 67(4): 265.     CrossRef
• Nutrient Inadequacy in Korean Young Adults with Depression: A Case Control Study
  Su-In Yoon, Hye-Ri Moon, So Rok Lee, Jingnan Zhang, Soojin Lee, Jin Ah Cho
  Nutrients.2023; 15(9): 2195.     CrossRef
• The association of work physical activity and recreational physical activity with periodontitis in the NHANES (2009–2014)
  Rui Pu, Mengdie Fu, Guoli Yang, Zhiwei Jiang
  Journal of Periodontology.2023; 94(10): 1220.     CrossRef
• Personalized training as a promoter for physical activity in people with depressive disorder—a randomized controlled trial in Germany
  Katriona Keller-Varady, Sven Haufe, Elisabeth Schieffer, Arno Kerling, Uwe Tegtbur, Kai G. Kahl
  Frontiers in Psychiatry.2023;[Epub]     CrossRef
• Does Excessive Smartphone Use Reduce Physical Activity in Adolescents?
  Soo Young Kim
  Korean Journal of Family Medicine.2023; 44(5): 247.     CrossRef
• Factors Associated with Undertaking Health-Promoting Activities by Older Women at High Risk of Metabolic Syndrome
  Jagoda Rusowicz, Anna Serweta, Karolina Juszko, Wojciech Idzikowski, Robert Gajda, Joanna Szczepańska-Gieracha
  International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health.2022; 19(23): 15957.     CrossRef

Citations

• Does Excessive Smartphone Use Reduce Physical Activity in Adolescents?
  Soo Young Kim
  Korean Journal of Family Medicine.2023; 44(5): 247.     CrossRef

Background
This study aimed to examine the relationship between patient experience and medication compliance of patients with dyslipidemia.

Methods
Based on data from the Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey in 2015, the study examined 764 patients treated with dyslipidemia medication. Subjects who responded to the question “Do you currently take medication to lower your blood cholesterol?” with “daily taking” were categorized as the compliant group, and the remaining subjects were classified under the non-compliant group. The patient experience survey included four indicators, in which subjects were divided into groups with a positive and negative patient experience. Data on sociodemographic factors, health-related behaviors, and self-reported comorbid conditions were also collected.

Results
After adjusting the variables, the group with a positive response for the patient experience indicator “doctor spends enough time with the patient during consultation” was 1.89 times more compliant than the group with a negative response (95% confidence interval [CI], 1.03–3.48; P=0.04). For the indicator “doctor provides easy-to-understand explanations,” the group that showed a positive response was 2.74 times more compliant than the group with a negative response (95% CI, 1.39–5.39; P=0.004). For the indicator “doctor involves patients in decisions about care or treatment,” the group that showed a positive response was 2.07 times more compliant than the group with a negative response (95% CI, 1.02–4.22; P=0.04). However, for the indicator “doctor provides the patient a chance to ask questions about treatment,” positive patient experience had no significant association with medication compliance (95% CI, 0.77–2.36; P=0.30).

Conclusion
Building a good doctor-patient relationship with positive patient experiences can result in better outcomes for patient care through high medication compliance.

Citations

• Insights into medication adherence among Jordanian patients with dyslipidemia: evaluating health literacy, well-being, and doctor-patient communication
  Muna Barakat, Samar Thiab, Shaymaa B. Abdulrazzaq, Marah Al-Jamal, Fotoh AlHariri, Rakan Bassam Ammari, Sara Mansour, Sami El Khatib, Souheil Hallit, Basile Hosseini, Diana Malaeb, Hassan Hosseini
  Journal of Pharmaceutical Policy and Practice.2024;[Epub]     CrossRef

Background
Many studies have reported that dog ownership is effective in encouraging physical activity. However, the association between living with a dog and enhanced physical activity has not been clearly verified. Thus, this study aimed to investigate the effects of dog ownership on the amount of physical activity in a representative sample of Korean adults.
Methods
This cross-sectional study administered the International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ) to 1,299 individuals who visited the international healthcare center of one hospital in Seoul, Korea, between August and December in 2018. Based on responses to the IPAQ survey, the amount and duration of physical activity was calculated to analyze relationships with dog ownership.
Results
The total amount (P=0.02) and duration of physical activity (P=0.02) and the duration of vigorous-intensity physical activity (P=0.04) were significantly higher among dog owners than non-dog owners. The duration of daily physical activity increased with dog ownership by 18.6 minutes (P=0.01). A comparison of dog owners according to whether they walked with their dogs revealed that dog walking had no significant effect on the amount and duration of physical activity, inactivity, or health-enhancing physical activity status. There was a sex-specific association between dog ownership and total duration of physical activity in females.
Conclusion
The duration of physical activity increased by dog ownership. However, the higher levels of physical activity among dog owners may not necessarily be explained by dog ownership or walking with dogs. This outcome suggests that raising a dog can help promote physical activity.

Citations

• Pet Ownership and Physical Activity in Older Adults: Cross-Sectional Analyses from the NICOLA Study
  Ruth D. Neill, Conor Cunningham, Maeve O’Doherty, Lee Smith, Mark A. Tully
  Journal of Ageing and Longevity.2023; 3(2): 142.     CrossRef
• Impact of Dog’s Age and Breed on Dog Owner’s Physical Activity: A German Longitudinal Study
  Benedikt Hielscher-Zdzieblik, Ingo Froboese, James Serpell, Udo Gansloßer
  Animals.2022; 12(10): 1314.     CrossRef
• Physical activity and perceived environment among adults from a city in Southern Brazilian
  Luciana Zaranza Monteiro, Joni Marcio de Farias, Tiago Rodrigues de Lima, Antônio Augusto Schäfer, Fernanda de Oliveira Meller, Diego Augusto Santos Silva
  Ciência & Saúde Coletiva.2022; 27(6): 2197.     CrossRef
• The Long-Term Influence of Puppy Acquisition on Physical Activity: Results of a 3-Year, Longitudinal, Pilot Study
  Benedikt Hielscher-Zdzieblik, Udo Gansloßer, James Serpell, Ingo Froboese
  Healthcare.2022; 10(9): 1687.     CrossRef
• Current status of health promotion in Korea
  Soo Young Kim
  Journal of the Korean Medical Association.2022; 65(12): 776.     CrossRef
• Erratum: The Relationship between Dog Ownership and Physical Activity in Korean Adults
  Miso Park, Hoon-Ki Park, Hwan-Sik Hwang, Kye-Yeung Park, Ho-Hyoun Yim
  Korean Journal of Family Medicine.2021; 42(2): 187.     CrossRef

Background
Although the number of medical institutions running a smoking cessation clinic is on the rise, there remains a paucity of research on the long- and short-term success rates of smoking cessation programs, as well as on smoking relapse rates, before and after project implementation. This study assessed the general characteristics of patients visiting the smoking cessation clinic, success rate of smoking cessation in the short term, and risks of relapse.
Methods
Medical records from March 2015 to April 2017 were analyzed and telephone surveys were conducted with 151 smokers who visited a hospital smoking cessation clinic from March 2015 to April 2017.
Results
Of the 139 smokers who were eligible for follow-up, 22 (15.8%) failed to quit smoking initially. The clinic’s 6-month success rate of smoking cessation was 64.83%. Those with higher medication compliance had a lower risk of primary failure (odds ratio, 0.056; 95% confidence interval, 0.005–0.609), whereas those with higher age (hazard ratio [HR], 0.128; P=0.0252) and a greater number of visits to the clinic (HR, 0.274; P=0.0124) had a lower risk of relapsing.
Conclusion
The risk of primary failure to quit was higher with low medication compliance, and that of relapsing was higher with lower age and fewer number of clinic visits. Various evaluation and analysis methods can be carried out in the future based on the accumulated data for maintenance of smoking cessation and relapse prevention.

Citations

• Development of a Risk Score to Predict Short-term Smoking Relapse Following an Inpatient Smoking Cessation Intervention
  Hwang Sik Shin, Yoon Hyung Park, Sung Soo Lee, Yong Jin Cho, Jun Tack Kwon, Youngs Chang, Mee-Ri Lee, Young Hwangbo
  Asia Pacific Journal of Public Health.2024; 36(4): 329.     CrossRef
• Associations between Nicotine Dependence, Smartphone Usage Patterns, and Expected Compliance with a Smoking Cessation Application among Smokers
  Oh Beom Kwon, Chihoon Jung, Auk Kim, Sang Won Park, Gihwan Byeon, Seung-Joon Lee, Woo Jin Kim
  Healthcare Informatics Research.2024; 30(3): 224.     CrossRef
• The Current Status and Challenges of National Smoking Cessation Support Program in Korea
  Seung-Won Oh
  Korean Journal of Family Medicine.2019; 40(6): 351.     CrossRef

Background
It is well known that breastfeeding has a significant impact on the health of mothers and children. With the growing importance of breastfeeding, the present study aimed to investigate the relationship between breastfeeding and the prevalence of diabetes in Korean parous women.
Methods
The data of 5,448 premenopausal parous women aged 20–49 years who agreed to participate in the 5th– 6th Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey were analyzed in this study. Control group included women who had not breastfed. The subjects who had breastfed were classified into three groups based on the duration of breastfeeding: 0–6 months, 6–12 months, and >12 months. The variables included age, body mass index, education level, income, alcohol drinking, smoking, family history of diabetes, use of oral contraceptives, the number of pregnancies, and regular exercise.
Results
Among the subjects, the prevalence of diabetes was significantly lower in women who had breastfed compared to those who had not, with an odds ratio of 0.534 (95% confidence interval [CI], 0.289–0.976) in women who breastfed for 0–6 months and 0.575 (95% CI, 0.321–0.990) in women who breastfed for 6–12 months (both P<0.05).
Conclusion
The present study found a reduced prevalence of diabetes in women who had breastfed compared to those who had not. However, no association between the duration of breastfeeding and the prevalence of diabetes could be found.

Citations

• Association of Childbirth and Breastfeeding with Diabetes Mellitus in Korean Women
  Seulkee Kim, So Yeon Ryu
  Journal of Health Informatics and Statistics.2024; 49(2): 109.     CrossRef
• Knowledge Gaps and Current Evidence Regarding Breastfeeding Issues in Mothers with Chronic Diseases
  Rozeta Sokou, Stavroula Parastatidou, Zoi Iliodromiti, Katerina Lampropoulou, Dionysios Vrachnis, Theodora Boutsikou, Aikaterini Konstantinidi, Nicoletta Iacovidou
  Nutrients.2023; 15(13): 2822.     CrossRef
• The relationship between pregnancy count and duration of breast-feeding with metabolic syndrome (Fasa Persian cohort study)
  Saeideh Zareei, Fatemeh Behrasi, Mohammad Mehdi Naghizadeh, Fatemeh Talebzadeh, Ali Kharmandar, Mojtaba Farjam, Reza Homayounfar
  BMC Women's Health.2023;[Epub]     CrossRef
• Development and validation of breastfeeding and dietary education package for women with gestational diabetes mellitus
  Farhanah Ahmad Shuhaimi, Syahrul Bariah Abdul Hamid, Nurul Ainfarhanah Md Yazid
  Journal of Education and Health Promotion.2023;[Epub]     CrossRef
• Breastfeeding and cardiovascular risk factors
  Deepak Bhatnagar, Prachi Bhatnagar
  Current Opinion in Lipidology.2019; 30(1): 45.     CrossRef
• Breastfeeding Can Reduce the Risk of Developing Diabetes
  Soo Young Kim
  Korean Journal of Family Medicine.2018; 39(5): 271.     CrossRef

Background
This study aimed to investigate the relationship between marital status and the incidence of metabolic syndrome in Korean middle-aged women.
Methods
Based on data from the sixth Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (2013–2014), 3,225 women aged 40–69 years were subjected to the analysis. Marital status was categorized as married, unmarried, separated, widowed, or divorced. The odds ratios (ORs) for metabolic syndrome were calculated based on marital status. After adjustment for age, income level, education level, alcohol intake, smoking status, leisure physical activity, menopause status, daily calories, and fat intake, changes in the OR for metabolic syndrome based on marital status were examined by multivariate logistic regression analysis.
Results
The OR for metabolic syndrome in the widowed group to the married group was 4.818 (95% confidence interval [CI], 3.861–6.002; P<0.001) and that after adjustment of age, economic level, education level, alcohol intake, smoking status, physical activity, menopause status, total daily calories, and fat intake was 2.141 (CI, 1.432–3.199; P<0.001), both of which were statistically significant. The OR for metabolic syndrome in the unmarried group to the married group was 0.246 (CI, 0.141–0.431; P<0.001) after adjustment of all components. On the contrary, the ORs of the separated group and the divorced group to the married group were not significant.
Conclusion
In comparison with the married middle-aged group, the widowed middle-aged group tended to have a higher risk of metabolic syndrome, which is speculated to be related to socioeconomic factors and health behavior.

Citations

• Role of sex and gender-related variables in development of metabolic syndrome: A prospective cohort study
  Pouria Alipour, Zahra Azizi, Valeria Raparelli, Colleen M. Norris, Alexandra Kautzky-Willer, Karolina Kublickiene, Maria Trinidad Herrero, Khaled El Emam, Peter Vollenweider, Martin Preisig, Carole Clair, Louise Pilote
  European Journal of Internal Medicine.2024; 121: 63.     CrossRef
• Relationship between metabolic syndrome and depression: A study based on Rafsanjan Youth Cohort Study
  Mitra Abbasifard, Gholamreza Bazmandegan, Hamid Ostadebrahimi, Fatemeh Foroutanian, Zahra Kamiab
  Journal of Affective Disorders.2024; 361: 139.     CrossRef
• Exposure of cumulative atherogenic index of plasma and the development of prediabetes in middle-aged and elderly individuals: evidence from the CHARLS cohort study
  Yang Zou, Song Lu, Dongdong Li, Xin Huang, Chao Wang, Guobo Xie, Lihua Duan, Hongyi Yang
  Cardiovascular Diabetology.2024;[Epub]     CrossRef
• Metabolic syndrome prediction based on body composition indices
  Buthaina Alkhatib, Aliaa Orabi, Lana M. Agraib, Islam Al-Shami
  Journal of the Egyptian Public Health Association.2024;[Epub]     CrossRef
• Opium Use and the Risk of Cataract: a Hospital-based, Group-matched, Case–control Study in Iran
  Soheil Mehmandoost, Ali Sharifi, Hamid Reza Tohidinik, Shahriyar Shafa, Neda Hayati, Mohammad Sharifi, Willi McFarland, Hamid Sharifi
  Ophthalmic Epidemiology.2023; 30(1): 66.     CrossRef
• Level of Psychological and Somatic Symptoms Predict Perimenopausal Syndrome Severity Better Than Obstetric and Psychiatric History Do Among Korean Women
  Soyeon Kim, Sun Mi Kim, Da Seul Kim, Seunga Han, Ji Sun Hong, Jeong Seok Seo
  Psychiatry Investigation.2023; 20(1): 18.     CrossRef
• Prevalence and Determinants of Multiple Forms of Malnutrition among Adults with Different Body Mass Index: A Population‐Based Survey in the Philippines
  Wan-Chen Hsu, Aileen R. de Juras, Susan C. Hu, Sheba Mohankumar
  BioMed Research International.2023;[Epub]     CrossRef
• Prospective study on the association between serum unsaturated fatty acids and insulin resistance among workers
  Takako Miki, Sanmei Chen, Masafumi Eguchi, Takeshi Kochi, Ami Fukunaga, Akiko Nanri, Isamu Kabe, Tetsuya Mizoue
  Clinical Nutrition Open Science.2023; 49: 37.     CrossRef
• Metabolic Syndrome Among Human Immunodeficiency Virus Patients on Antiretroviral Therapy Attending Clinic at a District Hospital in Ghana
  Prince Osei Akumiah, Kwabena Opoku-Addai, Adwoa Safowaa, Akosua Serwaa Akumiah
  SN Comprehensive Clinical Medicine.2023;[Epub]     CrossRef
• Association between Menopause, Postmenopausal Hormone Therapy and Metabolic Syndrome
  Ying-Ju Ou, Jia-In Lee, Shu-Pin Huang, Szu-Chia Chen, Jiun-Hung Geng, Chia-Hung Su
  Journal of Clinical Medicine.2023; 12(13): 4435.     CrossRef
• Exploring the national prevalence of mental health risk, multimorbidity and the associations thereof: a repeated cross-sectional panel study
  Ashleigh Craig, Witness Mapanga, Asanda Mtintsilana, Siphiwe Dlamini, Shane Norris
  Frontiers in Public Health.2023;[Epub]     CrossRef
• The Effectiveness of Implementation of Healthy Living Community Movement in Overcoming Metabolic Syndrome Among Female Workers in East Kalimantan, Indonesia
  Farida Nailufar, Ali Khomsan, Yayuk Farida Baliwati, Hadi Riyadi
  Current Research in Nutrition and Food Science Journal.2022; 10(3): 1222.     CrossRef
• The Double Burden of Malnutrition at the Individual Level Among Adults: A Nationwide Survey in the Philippines
  Aileen R. de Juras, Wan-Chen Hsu, Susan C. Hu
  Frontiers in Nutrition.2021;[Epub]     CrossRef
• Metabolic syndrome and associated factors among severely ill psychiatric and non-psychiatric patients: a comparative cross-sectional study in Eastern Ethiopia
  Dilnessa Fentie, Tariku Derese, Bekele Yazie, Yibeltal Getachew
  Diabetology & Metabolic Syndrome.2021;[Epub]     CrossRef
• Prevalence and associated factors of metabolic syndrome in Chinese middle-aged and elderly population: a national cross-sectional study
  Yang Xiong, Yangchang Zhang, Fuxun Zhang, Changjing Wu, Feng Qin, Jiuhong Yuan
  The Aging Male.2021; 24(1): 148.     CrossRef
• Gender Differences in the Pattern of Socio-Demographics Relevant to Metabolic Syndrome Among Kenyan Adults with Central Obesity at a Mission Hospital in Nairobi, Kenya
  Okubatsion Tekeste Okube, Samuel T. Kimani, Waithira Mirie
  High Blood Pressure & Cardiovascular Prevention.2020; 27(1): 61.     CrossRef
• Gender discrepancy of incidence and risk factors of metabolic syndrome among rural Chinese from 2012–2013 to 2015–2017
  Shasha Yu, Xiaofan Guo, GuangXiao Li, Hongmei Yang, Guozhe Sun, Liqiang Zheng, Yingxian Sun
  Diabetology & Metabolic Syndrome.2020;[Epub]     CrossRef
• The burden of metabolic syndrome in patients living with HIV/AIDS receiving care at referral hospitals of Northwest Ethiopia: A hospital-based cross-sectional study, 2019
  Alemu Gebrie
  Diabetes & Metabolic Syndrome: Clinical Research & Reviews.2020; 14(5): 1551.     CrossRef

Background
This study aimed to identify and examine the effects of weight control behaviors correlated with weight loss in obese individuals who attempted to lose weight within the past year.
Methods
In this cross-sectional study, data from 9,461 obese individuals were collected from the fifth and sixth Korean National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (2010–2014). Three of nine verified methods of weight control suggested in the survey were selected: diet therapy (reduced food intake), exercise therapy (exercise), and medication therapy (prescribed weight loss medications). Participants were divided into one of seven groups (diet therapy alone; exercise therapy alone; drug therapy alone; combined diet and exercise therapy; combined exercise and drug therapy; combined diet and drug therapy; or combined diet, exercise, and drug therapy). Logistic regression analysis was used to determine whether the group that tried to lose weight in the past year had indeed lost weight compared to the group that did not.
Results
The odds ratios for weight loss (≥3 but <6 kg vs. ≥6 but <10 kg) for the combined therapies were 2.05 (95% confidence interval, 1.23–3.41) for combined diet and exercise therapy and 5.43 (1.74–16.92) for combined diet, exercise, and drug therapy.
Conclusion
All levels of weight loss were significantly associated with combined diet and exercise therapy. Weight loss ≥6 kg but <10 kg was significantly associated with combined diet and exercise therapy as well as with combined diet, exercise, and medication therapy among individuals who tried to lose weight in the past year.

Citations

• Glucagon-like peptide 1 receptor (GLP-1R) agonist relieved asthmatic airway inflammation via suppression of NLRP3 inflammasome activation in obese asthma mice model
  Jung Hur, Ji Young Kang, Young Kyoon Kim, Sook Young Lee, Hwa Young Lee
  Pulmonary Pharmacology & Therapeutics.2021; 67: 102003.     CrossRef
• Pravastatin alleviates allergic airway inflammation in obesity-related asthma mouse model
  Hwa Young Lee, Eung Gu Lee, Jung Hur, Chin Kook Rhee, Young Kyoon Kim, Sook Young Lee, Ji Young Kang
  Experimental Lung Research.2019; 45(9-10): 275.     CrossRef

Citations

• Role-play of real patients improves the clinical performance of medical students
  Ling-Ju Huang, Hui-Chun Huang, Chiao-Lin Chuang, Shu-Luen Chang, Hung-Cheng Tsai, Dai-Yin Lu, Ying-Ying Yang, Ching-Chih Chang, Hui-Chi Hsu, Fa-Yauh Lee
  Journal of the Chinese Medical Association.2021; 84(2): 183.     CrossRef
• Raising rare disease awareness using red flags, role play simulation and patient educators: results of a novel educational workshop on Raynaud phenomenon and systemic sclerosis
  S. Sanges, M.-M. Farhat, M. Assaraf, J. Galland, E. Rivière, C. Roubille, M. Lambert, C. Yelnik, H. Maillard, V. Sobanski, G. Lefèvre, D. Launay, S. Morell-Dubois, E. Hachulla
  Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases.2020;[Epub]     CrossRef

Citations

• Comparison and effect of plain and calcium fortified yogurt on glycemic responses, anthropometrics and metabolic biomarkers
  Asma Draz, Hafiza Madiha Jaffar, Bahisht Rizwan, Sadia Sukhera, Syeda Aiman Batool, Sana Noreen, Nazia Koser, Zeenat Islam
  Immunological Medicine.2024; 47(1): 30.     CrossRef
• Effect of Yogurt Consumption on Metabolic Syndrome Risk Factors: a Narrative Review
  Leila Khorraminezhad, Iwona Rudkowska
  Current Nutrition Reports.2021; 10(1): 83.     CrossRef