Income gaps in self-rated poor health and its association with life expectancy in 245 districts of Korea / 한국역학회지
Epidemiology and Health
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: 2017011-2017.
Article
Dans Anglais
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ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVES:
To examine the income gaps associated with self-rated poor health at the district level in Korea and to identify the geographical correlations between self-rated poor health, life expectancy, and the associated income gaps.METHODS:
We analyzed data for 1,578,189 participants from the Community Health Survey of Korea collected between 2008 and 2014. The age-standardized prevalence of self-rated poor health and the associated income gaps were calculated. Previously released data on life expectancy and the associated income gaps were also used. We performed correlation and regression analyses for self-rated poor health, life expectancy, and associated income gaps.RESULTS:
Across 245 districts, the median prevalence of self-rated poor health was 15.7% (95% confidence interval [CI], 14.6 to 16.8%), with interquartile range (IQR) of 3.1 percentage points (%p). The median interquintile gaps in the prevalence of self-rated poor health was 11.1%p (95% CI, 8.1 to 14.5%p), with IQR of 3.6%p. Pro-rich inequalities in self-rated health were observed across all 245 districts of Korea. The correlation coefficients for the association between self-rated poor health and the associated income gaps, self-rated poor health and life expectancy, and income gaps associated with self-rated poor health and life expectancy were 0.59, 0.78 and 0.55 respectively.CONCLUSIONS:
Income gaps associated with self-rated poor health were evident across all districts in Korea. The magnitude of income gaps associated with self-rated poor health was larger in the districts with greater prevalence of self-rated poor health. A strong correlation between self-rated poor health and life expectancy was also observed.
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WPRIM (Pacifique occidental)
Sujet Principal:
Facteurs socioéconomiques
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Prévalence
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Enquêtes de santé
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Espérance de vie
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Géographie
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Corée
Type d'étude:
Étude de prévalence
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Étude pronostique
Pays comme sujet:
Asie
langue:
Anglais
Texte intégral:
Epidemiology and Health
Année:
2017
Type:
Article
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