Binational comparison of the association between socioeconomic status and metabolic syndrome: A nationally representative study in South Korea and the United States
Our findings support country-specific strategies, with South Korea prioritizing early MetS prevention and the US reducing access barriers and optimizing health-care spending.
Authors
- Yoon G. Lee (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1654-0004)
- Selin Woo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7961-2074)
- Dong Keon Yon (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1628-9948)
- André Hajek (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6886-2745)
- Ji-Young Hwang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1414-6233)
- Yusheng Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2437-0295)
- Juyeong Kim (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5167-9963)
- Ye Won Kim
Institutions
- Central South University (CN)
- Universität Hamburg (DE)
- Kyung Hee University (KR)
- University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf (DE)
- Kyung Hee University Medical Center (KR)
- Xiangya Hospital Central South University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Preventive Medicine Reports
- Published
- 2025-11-04
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pmedr.2025.103298
- Primary Topic
- Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00