Metabolic Health Is a More Important Determinant for Diabetes Development than Simple Obesity: A 4-Year Retrospective Longitudinal Study

Eun-Jung Rhee; Min Kyung Lee; Jong Dae Kim; Won Seon Jeon; Ji Cheol Bae; Se Eun Park; Cheol-Young Park; Ki-Won Oh; Sung-Woo Park; Won-Young Lee

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0098369

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Metabolic Health Is a More Important Determinant for Diabetes Development than Simple Obesity: A 4-Year Retrospective Longitudinal Study

Eun-Jung Rhee,

Affiliation Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine, Kangbuk Samsung Hospital, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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Min Kyung Lee,

Affiliation Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine, Kangbuk Samsung Hospital, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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Jong Dae Kim,

Affiliation Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine, Kangbuk Samsung Hospital, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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Won Seon Jeon,

Affiliation Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine, Kangbuk Samsung Hospital, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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Ji Cheol Bae,

Affiliation Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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Se Eun Park,

Affiliation Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine, Kangbuk Samsung Hospital, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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Cheol-Young Park,

Affiliation Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine, Kangbuk Samsung Hospital, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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Ki-Won Oh,

Affiliation Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine, Kangbuk Samsung Hospital, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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Sung-Woo Park,

Affiliation Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine, Kangbuk Samsung Hospital, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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Won-Young Lee

* E-mail: drlwy@hanmail.net

Affiliation Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine, Kangbuk Samsung Hospital, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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Metabolic Health Is a More Important Determinant for Diabetes Development than Simple Obesity: A 4-Year Retrospective Longitudinal Study

Eun-Jung Rhee,
Min Kyung Lee,
Jong Dae Kim,
Won Seon Jeon,
Ji Cheol Bae,
Se Eun Park,
Cheol-Young Park,
Ki-Won Oh,
Sung-Woo Park,
Won-Young Lee

Published: May 28, 2014
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0098369

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