Increase of Prevalence of Obesity and Metabolic Syndrome in Children and Adolescents in Korea during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Cross-Sectional Study Using the KNHANES

• Main Authors: Jung Eun Choi (Author), Hye Ah Lee (Author), Sung Won Park (Author), Jung Won Lee (Author), Ji Hyen Lee (Author), Hyesook Park (Author), Hae Soon Kim (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2023-06-01T00:00:00Z.
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(1) Background: The aim of this study was to evaluate the prevalence of obesity and metabolic syndrome since the COVID-19 pandemic outbreak utilizing representative data on youth aged 2-18 years from the Korean National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys (KNHANES) conducted in 2019-2020. (2) M...