Comparing the Status of Chronic Diseases between Immigrants and Korean
10.5393/JAMCH.2024.49.2.093
- Author:
Seong-Woo CHOI
1
;
Seong-Eun KIM
;
Yu-Il KIM
;
Kyung-Hak KIM
;
Bong-Kyu SUN
;
Jin-Hyeong KIM
;
Jun-Hwi CHO
;
Sun-Seog KWEON
Author Information
1. Department of Preventive Medicine, Chosun University Medical School, Gwangju, Korea
- Publication Type:Original Articles
- From:Journal of Agricultural Medicine & Community Health
2024;49(2):93-101
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Objective:This study compared the status of chronic diseases among immigrants and the Korean population.
Methods:This study was conducted on 153 immigrants living in Gwangju Metropolitan City in 2022.For comparison, 459 Koreans were selected using the 2021 Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (KNHANES). A survey was conducted on the management status of hypertension, diabetes, and hyperlipidemia using a questionnaire.
Results:Immigrants were significantly more likely to have hypertension (50.3% vs. 24.2%, p<0.001) and diabetes (19.0% vs. 11.5%, p=0.002) than Koreans. In awareness, immigrants had significantly lower rates of hypertension (57.1% vs. 73.0%, p=0.031) and hyperlipidemia (immigrants 25.4% vs. 44.5%, p=0.006). In treatment rates, immigrants had significantly lower rates of hypertension (40.3% vs. 69.4%, <0.001) and hyperlipidemia (17.9% vs. 39.6%, p=0.003). In control rates, immigrants had significantly lower rates of hypertension (18.2% vs. 62.2%, <0.001) than Koreans.
Conclusions:Chronic diseases are common among immigrants, but awareness, treatment, and control rates are low, so education and prevention policies are critical to improving immigrants’ access to medical care and raising awareness.
