Socioeconomic Inequity in Self-Rated Health Status and Contribution of Health Behavioral Factors in Korea / 예방의학회지
Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health
; : 50-61, 2010.
Article
ي Ko
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-193099
المكتبة المسؤولة:
WPRO
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVES: The study is investigated socioeconomic variations in self-rated health status and contribution of health behavioral factors in Korea. METHODS: A nationally representative sample (2,800 men and 3,230 women aged 20-64 years) from the 2005 Korea National Health and Nutrition Surveys was analyzed using logistic regression. RESULTS: Self-rated health was lower among lower socioeconomic groups compared with higher socioeconomic groups, with gender being irrelevant. This association was attenuated when health behavioral and socio-demographic factors were adjusted. When each health behavioral factor was considered separately, mediators such as smoking in men, and stress or exercise in women explained a large part of the decreased socioeconomic health inequalities. CONCLUSIONS: In Korea, subjective health inequalities arise from different socioeconomic status, but this difference is decreased by health behavioral factors. Therefore, socioeconomic inequity in self-rated health status can be corrected more effectively by promotional health behaviors.
النص الكامل:
1
الفهرس:
WPRIM
اللغة:
Ko
مجلة:
Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health
السنة:
2010
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Article