The Association Between the Socioeconomic Status and Thyroid Cancer Prevalence; Based on the Korean National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2010-2011.
10.3346/jkms.2013.28.12.1734
- Author:
Seong Woo CHOI
1
;
So Yeon RYU
;
Mi Ah HAN
;
Jong PARK
Author Information
1. Department of Preventive Medicine, Chosun University Medical School, Gwangju, Korea. jcsw74@chosun.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Social Class;
Thyroid Neoplasms
- MeSH:
Adult;
Age Factors;
Aged;
Alcohol Drinking;
Demography;
Female;
Humans;
Income;
Logistic Models;
Male;
Middle Aged;
Multivariate Analysis;
*Nutrition Surveys;
Odds Ratio;
Prevalence;
Republic of Korea/epidemiology;
Risk Factors;
Sex Factors;
Socioeconomic Factors;
Thyroid Neoplasms/economics/*epidemiology
- From:Journal of Korean Medical Science
2013;28(12):1734-1740
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
The incidence of thyroid cancer has recently increased in most industrialized countries, including Korea. To date, few studies have examined the association between thyroid cancer and socioeconomic status (SES). The current study was based on data collected from a total of 12,276 subjects (5,277 men and 6,999 women) by the Korean National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (KNHANES) between 2010 and 2011. Univariate and multivariate logistic regression analysis revealed that older age (odds ration [OR], 1.03; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.00-1.05), being female (OR, 8.16; 95%CI, 2.99-22.24), being overweight (OR, 1.04; 95%CI, 1.01-1.06), monthly household income (OR, 3.27; 95%CI, 1.16-9.20 for medium-highest household income vs lowest household income; OR, 3.30; 95%CI, 1.16-9.34 for highest household income vs lowest household income), educational level (OR, 2.74; 95%CI, 1.16-6.46 for 10-12 yr vs < 7 yr) and alcohol consumption (OR, 1.89; 95%CI 1.08-3.32) were significant risk factors for thyroid cancer. Our results indicate that the recent increase in thyroid cancer is attributable to better early detection rather than to any increase in actual prevalence.
