The Trend of the Nutritional Status of the Korean, 1969�1984

Tchai, Bum Suk; Ju, Jin Soon

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“…Although several ''national surveys'' are included, results are not directly comparable due to differences in sampling techniques. In some instances subjects were drawn from all provinces; some by random samplings among three or four cities and provinces as family units (600 family units), and some by selecting 1,200 family units nationwide by stratified random sampling (Tchai and Ju, 1987).…”

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Somatic comparisons at four ages of South Korean females and females of other Asian groups

1999

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Somatic data were collected during April 1997 on 156 females ages 6, 9, 13, and 15 years, residing in urban Pusan, South Korea, and on 158 age peers residing in rural regions surrounding the city. Comparisons were made between urban and rural groups for measures of body size and form, skinfold thicknesses, the body mass index (BMI), and estimated arm muscle area (ARM). Age at menarche was retrospectively reported by the 13‐ and 15‐year‐olds. The data were analyzed in 2 (urban‐rural) × 3 (age) analyses of variance with an alpha level of P < 0.05. Age differences were evident for all dimensions. A significant main effect for urban–rural differences was found for stature, lower limb height, upper limb height, shoulder width, hip width, triceps skinfold, ARM, skelic index, and the trunk width index. Regardless of age, urban children were larger than rural children. Similar means were obtained for the BMI in urban and rural girls. Age at menarche was consistent with recent results; however, the rural sample (12.4 years) was significantly earlier than the urban sample (13.1 years). Compared with data collected four decades ago, present‐day 6‐, 9‐, 13‐, and 15‐year‐old females are taller and heavier at every age, indicating secular gains. Pusan females are similar in stature to age peers in Taiwan, Japan, and Hong Kong, and taller than the Chinese. Am. J. Hum. Biol. 11:735–744, 1999. © 1999 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.

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“…For a nation that is rapidly becoming an industrial power, maintaining good physical health of its citizens is essential for national productivity. Several efforts to analyze growth progress of its citizens have been made (Tchai and Ju, 1987).…”

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Somatic comparisons at four ages of South Korean females and females of other Asian groups

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“…A number of national and regional studies have been conducted in South Korea since 1956 and several since 1984 (Tchai and Ju, 1987;Satake et al, 1995;Yun et al, 1995;Shin et al, 1997;Spurgeon et al, 1997;Kim et al, 1999). The data reveal a steady but irregular increase in both stature and body weight.…”

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“…Several efforts to analyze growth progress of Korean citizens have been made (Kwon, 1978;Tchai and Ju, 1987;Satake et al, 1995;Koo, 1997;Spurgeon et al, 1997;Kim et al, 1999). In the mid-1970s, Kwon (1978) investigated the effects of rural to urban migration on the growth of Korean children and youth born and reared in rural Naju-Gun with the descendents of rural to urban migrants in Seoul.…”

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Somatic comparisons of South Korean children and youths born and reared in a rural area with the descendants of rural to urban migrants

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During April-May 2000 somatic data were collected on 236 males and 191 females ages 6, 9, 13, and 15 years residing in rural areas around the communities of Ankye, Euisung, and Kunwi in Kyungsang Puk Do province, South Korea, and 237 males and 219 female of the same ages born and reared at Taegu in families of "rural to urban migrants." Comparisons were made between urban and rural groups for measures of body size and form, skinfold thickness, the body mass index (BMI), and estimated arm muscle area (ARM). Age at menarche was obtained from school records for the 13- and 15-year-olds. The data were analyzed in separate 2 (urban-rural) x 4 (age) analyses of variance with an alpha level of P < 0.01. Age differences were significant for all dimensions. There was a significant main effect for urban-rural differences in arm girth, upper limb index, and ARM. Rural males were larger in these variables. Among females, only arm girth was significantly different. Age at menarche was significantly earlier in the urban sample (12.6 years) than in the rural sample (13.0 years). Compared with both recent and earlier data for South Korea, present-day 6-, 9-, 13-, and 15-year-old males and females are taller and heavier at every age, indicating secular gains.

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“…1 This analysis provides an understanding of the multidimensional phenomenon of the nutrition transition, a sequence of characteristic dietary and nutritional patterns resulting from large shifts in the overall structure of diet, related to changing economic, social, demographic and health factors 2 in the Republic of Korea, a country that modernized earlier than most Asian countries but kept its unique features. While others have discussed aspects of the transition in the Republic of Korea, [2][3][4][5][6] this study broadly reviews the transition to provide a thorough understanding of the transition and insights into directions other countries may follow in order to retain more of the healthy elements of their traditional diets.…”

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