The Journal of Pediatrics
Volume 155, Issue 4 , Pages 529-534.e1, October 2009

Prevalence and Trends of Metabolic Syndrome Among Korean Adolescents: From the Korean NHANES Survey, 1998-2005

  • Mi Jung Park, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, Sanggye Paik Hospital, Inje University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
    • ,
  • Bruce A. Boston, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, OR
    • ,
  • Minkyoung Oh, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Clinical Trial Center, Busan Paik Hospital, Busan, Republic of Korea
    • ,
  • Sun Ha Jee, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Institute for Health Promotion, Graduate School of Public Health, Yonsei University, Seoul, Republic of Korea

Received 12 August 2008; received in revised form 10 March 2009; accepted 31 March 2009. published online 25 June 2009.

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 Supported by a grant (10526) from the Korean Seoul City Research and Business Development Program.

 The authors declare no potential conflicts of interest.

PII: S0022-3476(09)00351-5

doi:10.1016/j.jpeds.2009.03.063

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