Review

. 2021 Jun 30;30(2):81-92.

doi: 10.7570/jomes21022.

2020 Korean Society for the Study of Obesity Guidelines for the Management of Obesity in Korea

Bo-Yeon Kim¹, Seon Mee Kang², Jee-Hyun Kang³, Seo Young Kang⁴, Kyoung Kon Kim⁵, Kyoung-Bae Kim⁶, Bomtaeck Kim⁷, Seung Jun Kim⁸, Yang-Hyun Kim⁹, Jung-Hwan Kim¹⁰, Jae Hyun Kim¹¹, Eun Mi Kim¹², Ga Eun Nam⁹, Ji Yeon Park¹³, Jang Won Son¹⁴, Yun-A Shin¹⁵, Hye-Jung Shin¹⁶, Tae Jung Oh¹⁷, Hyug Lee¹⁸, Eon-Ju Jeon¹⁹, Sochung Chung²⁰, Yong Hee Hong²¹, Chong Hwa Kim²²; Committee of Clinical Practice Guidelines, Korean Society for the Study of Obesity (KSSO)

Affiliations

¹ Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine, Soonchunhyang University Bucheon Hospital, Soonchunhyang University College of Medicine, Bucheon, Korea.
² Department of Internal Medicine, Busan Paik Hospital, Inje University College of Medicine, Busan, Korea.
³ Department of Family Medicine, Konyang University Hospital, Konyang University College of Medicine, Daejeon, Korea.
⁴ International Healthcare Center, Asan Medical Center, Seoul, Korea.
⁵ Department of Family Medicine, Gil Medical Center, Gachon University College of Medicine, Incheon, Korea.
⁶ Department of Physical Education, Korea Military Academy, Seoul, Korea.
⁷ Department of Family Practice and Community Health, Ajou University School of Medicine (AUSOM), Daejeon, Korea.
⁸ Department of Psychiatry, Konyang University College of Medicine, Daejeon, Korea.
⁹ Department of Family Medicine, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
¹⁰ Department of Family Medicine, Eulji Hospital, Eulji University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
¹¹ Department of Pediatrics, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seongnam, Korea.
¹² Department of Dietetics, Kangbuk Samsung Hospital, Seoul, Korea.
¹³ Department of Surgery, Kyungpook National University Chilgok Hospital, School of Medicine, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, Korea.
¹⁴ Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine, Bucheon St Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Bucheon, Korea.
¹⁵ Department of Prescription and Rehabilitation of Exercise, College of Sport Science, Dankook University, Cheonan, Korea.
¹⁶ Department of Pediatrics, National Medical Center, Seoul, Korea.
¹⁷ Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seongnam, Korea.
¹⁸ Central St' Mary's Clinic Internal Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
¹⁹ Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine, Catholic University of Daegu School of Medicine, Daegu, Korea.
²⁰ Department of Pediatrics, Konkuk University Medical Center, Konkuk University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
²¹ Department of Pediatrics, Soonchunhyang University Bucheon Hospital, Soonchunhyang University College of Medicine, Bucheon, Korea.
²² Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine, Sejong General Hospital, Bucheon, Korea.

PMID: 34045368
PMCID: PMC8277596
DOI: 10.7570/jomes21022

Review

2020 Korean Society for the Study of Obesity Guidelines for the Management of Obesity in Korea

Bo-Yeon Kim et al. J Obes Metab Syndr. 2021.

. 2021 Jun 30;30(2):81-92.

doi: 10.7570/jomes21022.

Authors

Affiliations

¹ Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine, Soonchunhyang University Bucheon Hospital, Soonchunhyang University College of Medicine, Bucheon, Korea.
² Department of Internal Medicine, Busan Paik Hospital, Inje University College of Medicine, Busan, Korea.
³ Department of Family Medicine, Konyang University Hospital, Konyang University College of Medicine, Daejeon, Korea.
⁴ International Healthcare Center, Asan Medical Center, Seoul, Korea.
⁵ Department of Family Medicine, Gil Medical Center, Gachon University College of Medicine, Incheon, Korea.
⁶ Department of Physical Education, Korea Military Academy, Seoul, Korea.
⁷ Department of Family Practice and Community Health, Ajou University School of Medicine (AUSOM), Daejeon, Korea.
⁸ Department of Psychiatry, Konyang University College of Medicine, Daejeon, Korea.
⁹ Department of Family Medicine, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
¹⁰ Department of Family Medicine, Eulji Hospital, Eulji University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
¹¹ Department of Pediatrics, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seongnam, Korea.
¹² Department of Dietetics, Kangbuk Samsung Hospital, Seoul, Korea.
¹³ Department of Surgery, Kyungpook National University Chilgok Hospital, School of Medicine, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, Korea.
¹⁴ Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine, Bucheon St Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Bucheon, Korea.
¹⁵ Department of Prescription and Rehabilitation of Exercise, College of Sport Science, Dankook University, Cheonan, Korea.
¹⁶ Department of Pediatrics, National Medical Center, Seoul, Korea.
¹⁷ Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seongnam, Korea.
¹⁸ Central St' Mary's Clinic Internal Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
¹⁹ Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine, Catholic University of Daegu School of Medicine, Daegu, Korea.
²⁰ Department of Pediatrics, Konkuk University Medical Center, Konkuk University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
²¹ Department of Pediatrics, Soonchunhyang University Bucheon Hospital, Soonchunhyang University College of Medicine, Bucheon, Korea.
²² Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine, Sejong General Hospital, Bucheon, Korea.

PMID: 34045368
PMCID: PMC8277596
DOI: 10.7570/jomes21022

Abstract

Obesity is a prevalent and complex disease. The prevalence of obesity in Korea increased from 29.7% in 2010 to 35.7% in 2018, with the prevalence of abdominal obesity being 23.8% in 2018. Obesity contributes to medical costs and socioeconomic burden due to associated comorbidities. The treatment and management of obesity is changing based on new clinical evidence. The 2020 Korean Society for the Study of Obesity Guideline for the Management of Obesity in Korea summarizes evidence-based recommendations and treatment guidelines.

Keywords: Clinical practice guidelines; Korea; Obesity.

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CONFLICTS OF INTEREST

Ga Eun Nam has worked as an Associate Editor of the journal since 2020. However, she was not involved in the peer reviewer selection, evaluation, or decision process of this article. Otherwise, no other potential conflicts of interest relevant to this article were reported.

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Treatment algorithm for the primary care of patients with obesity. BMI, body mass index; CVD, cardiovascular disease.

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