https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/nation/2023/10/744_361445.html
[LIFESTYLE] Watch out for obesity: 1 in 3 Korean adults considered overweight
One out of every three Korean adults was classified as obese as of last year. And the problem appears to be more serious among men in their 30s, as more than half of that group was classified as obese, according to the Korea Disease Control and Prevention
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One out of every three Korean adults was classified as obese as of last year. And the problem appears to be more serious among men in their 30s, as more than half of that group was classified as obese, according to the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA), Wednesday.
지난해 기준 국내 성인 3명 중 1명이 비만으로 분류됐다. 수요일 질병관리청에 의하면 특히 30대 남성의 절반 이상이 비만으로 분류돼 해당 연령층에서 문제가 더 심각했다.
watch out = caution = be cautious = be careful = be wary = beware of = be heedful of = be attentive = be vigilant = take care of (위험하니까) 조심해라, 경계해라
obesity 비만인, 비만
obese 비만인
overweight 과체중의, 비만의
classify = assort = sort out = categorize = group 분류하다
The agency announced the results of its analysis of the obesity rate reports submitted by each local government.
질병관리청은 해당 분석 결과는 각 지자체가 제출한 비만율 보고서에 기초한다고 발표했다.
anaysis 분석 연구, 분석
obesity rate 비만율
submitted by = compiled by 제출한, ~가 엮은
The obesity rate refers to the ratio of people with a BMI (body mass index) over 25, and includes those classified as overweight, obese and extremely obese. BMI is defined as body mass divided by the square of a person's height.
비만율은 BMI(체질량지수•단위 ㎏/㎡)가 25 이상인 사람의 비율을 의미하는데 과체중•비만•고도비만으로 분류된 사람을 모두 포함한다. BMI는 체중(kg)을 신장(m)의 제곱으로 나눈 값으로 정의된다.
the ratio of ~의 비율
body mass index (BMI) 체질량 지수
the overweight 과체중
obese 비만
extremely obese 고도 비만
body mass 체질량
the square of ~의 제곱
division 나눗셈, 나누기
A divided by B = A/B A 나누기 B
multiplication 곱하기, 증식
A times B = A multipled by B A 곱하기 B
add = plus 더하기
subtract = take away = take out = minus 빼기
The obesity rate for all adults last year stood at 32.5 percent, up 0.3 percentage points from 2021.
지난해 국내 성인 비만율은 2021년 수치에서 0.3%포인트(p) 오른 32.5%를 기록했다.
stand at = amount to = reach = arrive at = get to = number = tally = add up to = record ~에 달하다, ~에 이르다, ~을 기록하다
account for = take up = occupy = constitute = make up N% of ~을 차지하다
The figure, which had fluctuated until 2020, increased since 2021 mainly due to the prolonged COVID-19 pandemic that largely restricted people's physical activities.
2020년까지 출렁이던 이 수치는 코로나19 팬데믹의 장기화에 따라 신체활동이 크게 제한되면서 2021년부터 증가하고 있다.
fluctuate = seesaw = go up and down = be volatile = be unstable = be changeable = be inconstant = be variable = be whimsical = be capricious = be fickle 출렁거리다, 불안정하게 움직이다, 왔다갔다하다, 변동성이 있다, 요동치다
prolonged = protracted = long-drawn-out = dragging = drawn-out = long-drawn 질질끄는, 장기화된
mainly due to 주로 ~때문에
largely = mainly = to a large extent = to a great extent = to a great degree 크게, 대체로, 주로
physical activities 신체 활동
By age group, the rate for those in their 30s was the highest at 35.8 percent, followed by 34.1 percent for those in their 40s and 31.5 percent for those in their 50s.
연령대별 비만율은 30대에서 35.8%로 가장 높았고, 이어서 40대 34.1%, 50대 31.5% 순이었다.
by age group 연령대별로
the highest at ~로 가장 높은
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