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KMID : 0379220140340020349
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Journal of Korea Gerontological Society
2014 Volume.34 No. 2 p.349 ~ p.367
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Environmental Exposure and Health Inequality by Socio-economic Position among Older People
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Lee Se-Yune
Kim Hong-Soo
Jung Young-Il
Choi Yoon-Hyeong
Lee Ki-Young
Yu Seung-Do
Hong Yong-Tae
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Abstract
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The purpose of this study is to investigate the relationships between socio-economic position(SEP), environmental exposures, and health of older people in Korea. This study used the data from ``Environmental Exposures and Their Health Effect in Korean Elderly Population``. The sample includes a total of 563 elderly people who were 60 years of age or older. Data on SEP, environmental exposure, and health impact were collected and analyzed using descriptive statistics and multivariate regressions. As a result, study participants` SEP including age, family type, monthly expenditure, type of house, and region was significantly associated with environmental exposure. Also, while adjusting for SEP, environmental exposure such as allowing indoor smoking was associated with self-rated health and depression of study participants. The study findings showed inequality in environmental exposure and health outcomes by SEP in Korean elderly. Environmental exposure was associated with health outcome even after adjusting SEP, and this implied that environmental exposure could be a critical factor in explaining heath inequality by SEP. Further studies are necessary to better understand the causal relationships among SEP, environmental exposure, and health outcomes.
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KEYWORD
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environmental health, health equity, community, elderly
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