The Association between the Psychosocial Well-being Status and Adverse Lipid Profiles in a Rural Korean Community.
- Author:
Chang Hoon KIM
1
;
Myoung Hee KIM
;
Sung Il CHO
;
Jung Hyun NAM
;
Bo Youl CHOI
Author Information
1. Department of Preventive Medicine, Hanyang University College of Medicine, Korea. bychoi@hanyang.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Stress;
Lipid;
Cardiovascular diseases
- MeSH:
Cardiovascular Diseases;
Cholesterol;
Logistic Models;
Methods;
Odds Ratio;
Risk Factors;
Rural Population;
Social Class;
Triglycerides
- From:Korean Journal of Preventive Medicine
2003;36(1):24-32
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
OBJECTIVES: To identify the psychosocial well-being status in a rural community, and examine the association between the psychosocial well-being status and adverse lipid profile. METHOD: In 2001, we surveyed 575 subjects in Yangpyoung, Kyounggido, including medical examination, fasting-blood sample and questionnaires for the psychosocial well-being status, socioeconomic position and behavioral risk factors. The logistic regression analysis was used to examine explanatory factors of the psychosocial well-being status, and association between the psychosocial well-being status and adverse lipid profiles. RESULT: The association between the psychosocial well-being status and adverse lipid profiles was not strong. The total cholesterol and triglyceridelevels were associated with psychosocial well-being. The adjusted odds ratio for moderate psychosocial well-being relating to total cholesterol was 1.90 (95%CI, 0.82-4.04), but that for triglyceride was 0.65 (95%CI, 0.36-1.21). The HDL-Cholesterol and LDL-Cholesterol level were not associated with the psychosocial well-being status. CONCLUSION: The total cholesterol and psychosocial well-being status were weakly associated, but the between the psychosocial well-being status and adverse lipid profiles were not consistent.
