±è¿µÁÖ1, °ûÂù¿µ2
1°í·Á´ëÇб³ °£È£´ëÇÐ, 2ÇѸ²´ëÇб³ °£È£ÇкÎ
Background: Socio-economic factors, culture, and the health care delivery system are all associated with increased
risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD). However, their significance and prevalence in Korea have not
been precisely determined. The purposes of this study were to identify factors related to increased CVD risk
among Koreans, and compare the results with those of previous studies.
Methods: This study is an analysis of secondary data collected through the Korea National Health and Nutrition
Examination Survey. For the purposes of this research, CVD is defined as medically diagnosed hypertension,
stroke, angina, and myocardial infarction. Of the 38,746 survey participants, we analyzed 4,727 subjects who
suffered from CVD.
Results: Before the age of 50, men have a greater risk of CVD than women while a woman's risk of CVD after
50 begins to rise with age. Socioeconomic factors such as education, income, single living pattern, chronic kidney
disease (CKD), diabetes mellitus (DM), depression, rheumatic arthritis, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease,
body mass index and waist circumference, lipids, physical activity, and diet are all associated with the
prevalence of CVD. A multi-variate analysis demonstrated that CKD (odds ratio, OR=5.266, P<0.001) and DM
(OR=2.872, P<0.001) are the strongest independent predictors of CVD among Koreans.
Conclusions: The prevalence of CVD among Korean was about 12.2%. While most risk factors had similar influence
on the development of CVD, depression, CKD, and DM showed stronger correlations than those seen in
studies performed in other countries. Our results show that a greater importance should be placed on strict and
early management of these diseases.
Keywords: Cardiovascular disease, Risk factor, Chronic disease, Health promotion |