Diabetes Fact Sheet 2025: Comparative Epidemiology and Clinical Features of Obese and Non-Obese Diabetes in Korea - PubMed
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- Diabetes prevalence is nearly twice as high in obese Korean adults (17.6%) compared to non-obese adults (9.5%).
- Obese diabetes is associated with higher rates of hypertension and dyslipidemia, and lower rates of achieving glycemic, blood pressure, and lipid targets (only 21.0% achieve all three).
- Sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitors and thiazolidinediones are more frequently prescribed in obese diabetes, but overall use remains low.
- Metabolic surgery is less common in individuals with diabetes; sleeve gastrectomy is predominant, while Roux-en-Y gastric bypass is more common in those with diabetes.
- Higher BMI is linked to increased incidence of thyroid, breast, prostate, and kidney cancers.
- Obese diabetes in Korea represents a high-risk phenotype with greater cardiometabolic burden and suboptimal risk-factor control.