Korea University · Medicine
Professor Ga Eun Nam's research lab focuses on the epidemiological and clinical investigation of obesity, metabolic syndrome, and their long-term health implications, particularly in relation to neurodegenerative diseases and cardiovascular outcomes. The lab specializes in population-based cohort studies to identify modifiable risk factors such as body weight variability, BMI, and waist circumference in Korean adults. Key research directions include understanding the links between metabolic health, obesity phenotypes, and the development of type 2 diabetes, dementia, and cardiovascular diseases. The lab also contributes to national health policy by evaluating and refining obesity diagnostic criteria tailored to the Korean population.
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Our population-based large-scale cohort study suggests that MetS and its components may be risk factors of PD development.
The 2019 Obesity Fact Sheet provides information on changes in obesity dynamics during the past decade and obesity-related social factors in the Korean adult population. This report might constitute a cornerstone by which to establish targets for future interventions for reversing the rise in the prevalence of obesity and reducing the burden of obesity in Korea.
Based on the 2020 Obesity Fact Sheet, there was a dramatic increase in the prevalence of class II and III obesity from 2009 to 2018 among young adults, as well as the population as a whole. Optimal strategies for the prevention and treatment of obesity are needed considering the recent obesity epidemic in South Korea.
Body weight variability was associated with increased risks of MI, stroke, and all-cause mortality in patients with type 2 diabetes and may be a predictor of cardiovascular outcomes in such patients. Appropriate interventions to maintain stable weight could positively influence health outcomes in patients with type 2 diabetes.
Excessive body weight is associated with increased health risks in humans. In general, the risk of mortality increases with greater obesity. The 2018 guideline for the management of obesity by the Korean Society for the Study of Obesity proposed the body mass index (BMI) cut-off levels of 25 kg/m<sup>2</sup> and 23 kg/m<sup>2</sup> as diagnostic criteria for obesity and overweight (pre-obese) in Korean adults, respectively. Abdominal obesity has been defined as waist circumference (WC) ≥90 cm in
A lower baseline BMI was associated with increased risks of all-cause dementia and AD in patients with new-onset type 2 diabetes. Weight loss or weight gain after the diagnosis of diabetes was associated with an increased risk of all-cause dementia. Weight loss was associated with an increased risk of AD.
Our findings suggest that chronic renal dysfunction and dipstick-positive proteinuria may be independent risk factors for the development of PD in older adults. © 2019 International Parkinson and Movement Disorder Society.
Low serum 25(OH)D concentration appears to be associated with several cardiometabolic risk factors and an increased risk of the prevalence of metabolic syndrome in Korean adolescents.
This study demonstrated positive associations of BMI and WC with kidney cancer risk. General and abdominal obesity may be risk factors of kidney cancer.
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