The Proportional Mortality Ratios of Specific-cause Mortality by Occupation and Education among Men Aged 20-64 in Korea (1993-2004).
10.3961/jpmph.2007.40.1.7
- Author:
Ki Hye KIM
1
;
Kyung Hak LEE
;
Sang Min LEE
;
Seung Yeon LEE
;
Ye Seung LEE
;
Kyoung Ree LIM
;
Jee Eun CHANG
;
Sang Won CHO
;
Eun Hye CHOI
;
Sung Tae CHUNG
;
Eunjeong JIN
;
Mia SON
Author Information
1. Medical College, Kangwon National University, Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article ; English Abstract
- Keywords:
Social class;
Occupation;
Education;
Mortality;
Proportional mortality ratio
- MeSH:
Socioeconomic Factors;
Odds Ratio;
Occupations/*classification/statistics & numerical data;
Middle Aged;
Male;
Liver Diseases/mortality;
Korea/epidemiology;
Humans;
*Educational Status;
Diabetes Mellitus/mortality;
Cerebrovascular Disorders/mortality;
Cause of Death/*trends;
Adult;
Accidents, Traffic/mortality
- From:Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health
2007;40(1):7-15
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
OBJECTIVES: This study investigated the relationship of occupational class and educational background with proportional mortality ratios in Korea. METHODS: Mortality was investigated using the entire registered death data from 1993 to 2004, obtained from the Korean National Statistics Office. Proportional mortality ratios (PMRs) for specific diseases were calculated according to the occupational class and educational background of men aged 20-64. RESULTS: Manual workers were found to have higher PMRs for liver disease and traffic accidents, as did the lower educated group. Especially, this study showed trends of an increasing of the wide gap between lower and higher socioeconomic stati for liver disease, traffic accidents, diabetes mellitus and cerebral vascular disease. The mortality for cerebrovascular disease, diabetes mellitus, heart disease, traffic accident and liver disease showed increasing trends according to the calendar year for the lower than the higher social class. CONCLUSIONS: The specific conditions that had higher PMRs in the Korean lower social class were liver disease and traffic accidents. Especially, there was an increasing trend for a widening of the gap between manual and nonmanual groups in relation to mortality from liver disease, diabetes mellitus and traffic accidents.
