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7. Disparities of metabolic syndrome prevalence by age, gender and occupation among Korean adult workers.

Author

Myong, Jun-Pyo, Kim, Hyoung-Ryoul, Jung-Choi, Kyunghee, Baker, Dean, and Choi, BongKyoo

Subjects
Adult, Employment, Female, Health Status Disparities, Humans, Interviews as Topic, Male, Metabolic Syndrome X: epidemiology, Middle Aged, Occupations, Republic of Korea: epidemiology, Sex Factors, Young Adult
Abstract

Occupation can influence the prevalence of metabolic syndrome. Age and gender could interact with the association between occupation and metabolic syndrome. This study aimed to investigate the prevalence of metabolic syndrome among the Korean working population and determine whether the prevalence differed according to occupation, age and gender. We conducted a cross-sectional study in Korean adults using the Third Korean National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (KNHANES III). The analysis included 3,288 workers over 19 yr old. The prevalence odds ratios (PORs) of metabolic syndrome among representative types of occupations were estimated after stratification for age and gender by logistic regression. Female manual workers had a higher prevalence of metabolic syndrome than female non-manual workers among those younger than age 50 (POR=1.95, 95%CI=1.12-3.40). However, female manual workers aged 50 and older had a lower prevalence of metabolic syndrome than female non-manual workers (POR=0.36, 95%CI=0.22-0.59). Manual occupations can be a risk factor for metabolic syndrome, but this correlation is limited to younger female workers. The effects of occupation on the prevalence of metabolic syndrome were different between older and younger workers, which could be due to longitudinal transition of socio-cultural structure.

Published
2012

30. The Combined Effect of Long Working Hours and Low Job Control on Self-Rated Health

Author

Cho, Seong-Sik, Ju, Young-Su, Paek, Domyung, Kim, Hyunjoo, and Jung-Choi, Kyunghee

Subjects
job stress, Adult, Male, working hours, Adolescent, Health Status, Middle Aged, Korean Working Conditions Survey, Young Adult, Work Schedule Tolerance, Republic of Korea, Humans, Original Article, Female, Professional Autonomy, Self Report, Stress, Psychological
Abstract

Objectives: The aim of this study was to investigate the combined effects of long working hours and low job control on self-rated health. Methods: We analyzed employees’ data obtained from the third Korean Working Conditions Survey (KWCS). Multiple survey logistic analysis and postestimation commands were employed to estimate the relative excess risk due to interaction (RERI). Results: The odds ratio (OR) for poor self-rated health was 1.24 [95% confidence interval (95% CI): 1.13 to 1.35] for long working hours, 1.04 (95% CI: 0.97 to 1.13) for low job control, and 1.47 (95% CI: 1.33 to 1.62) for both long working hours and low job control. The RERI was 0.18 (95% CI: 0.02 to 0.34). Conclusion: These results imply that low job control may increase the negative influence of long working hours on self-rated health.

Published
2017

47. Neo‐Marxian social class inequalities in oral health among the South Korean population.

Author

Novrinda, Herry, Han, Dong‐Hun, Jung‐Choi, Kyunghee, and Ryu, Jae‐In

Subjects
ORAL hygiene, CONFIDENCE intervals, FACTOR analysis, HEALTH behavior, PERIODONTITIS, SOCIAL classes, SURVEYS, TOOTH loss, WORK environment, LOGISTIC regression analysis, SOCIOECONOMIC factors, HEALTH equity, DESCRIPTIVE statistics, ODDS ratio, PSYCHOLOGY
Abstract

Aim: The aims of this study were to examine inequalities in periodontitis and tooth loss among South Korean adults using the Wright's Neo‐Marxian social class (NMSC) indicator and to assess the impact of material, psychosocial, health behavioural and workplace environmental factors in the association of social class with oral health. Methods: This study used the data from the 4th Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey with 6710 participants aged 19‐54 years old. Participants were classified into 12 social class positions based on the Wright's social class map. Healthy gum and absence of tooth loss were the health outcomes. Mediating factors were material (M), psychosocial (PS), health behavioural (HB) and workplace environmental (WPE) factors. A series of logistic regressions were performed to analyse the data. Odds ratio (OR) and 95% confidence interval (CI) were used to report the results. Results: For the absence of periodontal pockets status, expert supervisors were the healthiest periodontal group among the social classes (OR = 2.15 95% CI 1.59‐2.90) in the age and gender adjusted model. For the absence of tooth loss, skilled workers had the highest OR for absence of tooth loss (OR = 1.64 95% CI 1.31‐2.05) in the age‐ and gender‐adjusted model. For absence of periodontal pockets, the explanatory power of the M factor was the highest in all social class positions except for nonskilled supervisors followed by the HB factor. Additionally, the absence of tooth loss had a fairly similar pattern. The explanatory power of the M factor was the highest in all social class positions except for the petty bourgeoisie (highest: HB) and nonskilled supervisors (highest: WPE) followed by the HB and WPE factors. Conclusion: There were nongradient oral health inequalities among the South Korean population according to the NMSC. Oral health promotion programmes that focus on changing the socioeconomic environment and health behaviours should be implemented. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Published
2019
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