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Sociodemographic Risk Factors of Diabetes and Hypertension Prevalence in Republic of Korea
Joint Authors
Min, Hosik
Chang, JongWha
Balkrishnan, Rajesh
Source
International Journal of Hypertension
Issue
Vol. 2010, Issue 2010 (31 Dec. 2010), pp.1-6, 6 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2010-06-21
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
6
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
This study examined the relationships between SES and diabetes and hypertension for Korean adults using the Korean National Health and Nutritional Examination Survey.
To handle the four dummy dependent variables: Diabetes and Hypertension, Diabetes alone, Hypertension alone, and Diabetes or Hypertension, four different logistic models were conducted.
The descriptive statistics showed a considerable amount of comorbidity between the combined dependent variable of diabetes and hypertension.
To gauge more realistic measures of SES, education and income were combined together as four dummy categories.
The SES factor indeed had significant impacts on diabetes and hypertension.
Socioeconomically disadvantaged groups demonstrated to have increased likelihood of having these diseases.
However, we could not find the strong compensating effect between education and income; the higher level of education but lower income variable was only significant in having both diseases, and the higher income but lower level of education variable was only significant in having hypertension alone and either one of the diseases.
Only the highest SES one, the one with a higher level of education and a higher income, was significantly lowering the likelihood of having these diseases in all models.
Therefore, public policy and intervention programs should focus on individuals matching these socioeconomic characteristics.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Min, Hosik& Chang, JongWha& Balkrishnan, Rajesh. 2010. Sociodemographic Risk Factors of Diabetes and Hypertension Prevalence in Republic of Korea. International Journal of Hypertension،Vol. 2010, no. 2010, pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-469988
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Min, Hosik…[et al.]. Sociodemographic Risk Factors of Diabetes and Hypertension Prevalence in Republic of Korea. International Journal of Hypertension No. 2010 (2010), pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-469988
American Medical Association (AMA)
Min, Hosik& Chang, JongWha& Balkrishnan, Rajesh. Sociodemographic Risk Factors of Diabetes and Hypertension Prevalence in Republic of Korea. International Journal of Hypertension. 2010. Vol. 2010, no. 2010, pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-469988
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-469988