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
in Korean
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-193099
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.
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WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Language:
Korean
Journal:
Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health
Year:
2010
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Article
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