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KMID : 1138720200460040097
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Korean Public Health Research
2020 Volume.46 No. 4 p.97 ~ p.105
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Socioeconomic Vulnerability and Metabolic Syndrome among Korean Middle-aged Adults: Based on Korean National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey
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Park Eun-Ok
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Abstract
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Purposes: This study was to investigate the association of socioeconomic vulnerability and metabolic syndrome(MetS).
Methods: A secondary analysis using data from Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (KNHANES) were applied for this study. Participants who were 30-64 years old were included and the pooled weights for the stratified complex sampling were applied in the analysis. Socioeconomic vulnerability consisted of education, residential area, income, food living condition, house ownership, and basic livelihood recipient.
Results: The prevalence of metabolic syndrome was higher in socioeconomic vulnerable group than counter group (Odds Ratio 1.77, 95% CI 1.48~2.12) after adjusting age group, gender, and marital status. The findings showed there were negative associations between education level, individual income, family household income, food living condition, basic livelihood recipients with metabolic syndrome. The prevalence of metabolic syndrome was higher among those who lived in rural area than urban area.
Conclusion: Socioeconomic vulnerability increased the risks to have metabolic syndrome. Targeted intervention program for reducing and managing metabolic syndrome need to be developed and implemented for this vulnerable population. Further researches might be also needed to understand the mechanism of inequality in metabolic syndrome.
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KEYWORD
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Metabolic Syndrome, Socioeconomic Vulnerability, Adults, KNHANES
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