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KMID : 0613620170370020498
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Health Social Welfare Review
2017 Volume.37 No. 2 p.498 ~ p.524
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Association between Behavioral Risk Factors and Self-Rated Health: Data from National Health Surveys
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Pholpark Aungsumalee
Shin Hye-Ri
Aekplakorn Wichai
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Abstract
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This study examined the association between behavioral risk factors and self-rated health (SRH) among Korean and Thai adult populations. The data came from the 2009 Korea National Health and Nutritional Examination Survey and the 2009 Thai National Health Examination Survey. These surveys were based on representative samples of the Korean and Thai populations aged between 18 and 59 years, a total of 5,649 and 7,753 respondents, respectively. Multiple logistic regression analysis showed that behavioral risk factors, including lack of physical activity and smoking, were homogenously associated with SRH in both countries. However, physical activity was more strongly associated with SRH in Korea (odds ratio [OR]: 1.46; 95% confident interval [CI]: 1.23-1.74) and Thailand (OR: 1.21; 95% CI: 1.04-1.41). Findings from this study suggest that disease prevention and promotion interventions regarding behavioral risk factors should be strengthened in both countries by taking demographic, socioeconomic, and psychosocial differences into considerations.
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KEYWORD
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Self-Rated Health, Health Behavior, Risk Factors, South Korea, Thailand
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