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KMID : 1159320130150010083
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Korean Journal of Vision Science
2013 Volume.15 No. 1 p.83 ~ p.92
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Prevalence and Odds ratio analysis of Cataract related with Age, Sex, Regions and Social status
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Park Jee-Hyun
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Abstract
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Purpose: This study was conducted to evaluate the eye health equity of grown-up Koreans with analyzing cataract is important factors of the health equity criterion of Korean adults. Methods : In this study, the Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (KNHNE) of 2009-year data, 7.412 people who are over 20 years ole adults except aphakia, was referred to analyze the odds ratio and prevalence rate of cataract which followed house income, educated level, occupation and regions. Cataract was analyzed by applying slit-lamp, As followed by the important factors of the health equity criterion of Korean adults, Prevalence rate was analyzed with t0test and chi square test(x²). Odds ratio was conducted by applying the Logistic Regression. The significant level was 0.05 and it was analyzed by applying PASW version 18.0.Results: Standardized Prevalence rate showed that cataract was 26.4% respectively. Prevalence rate of cataract showed that 31.2%at ``below primary school``, 59.9% at ``Unemployed``, and 62.8% at ``Urban``. The odds ratio of cataract represented that 2.60(CI, 1.96-3.44) at ``low house income people who are over 50 years old``, 2.23(CI, 1.49-3.34) at ``Unemployed`` and 1.24(CI, 0.99-1.56) at ``Urban``. Moreover, ``20-49 years old group`` revealed 5.48(CI, 2.71-11.06) at ``below primary school`` and 3.33(CI, 1.37-8.10) at ``Forestry and fisheries``. ``Urban`` represented comparably higher odd ratio of cataract than that of ``Rural`` by 2.23(CI, 1.35-3.69) at ``low house income ``2.03(CI, 0.97-4.26) at ``below Primary school`` and 1.28(CI, 0.52-3.14) at ``Simple worker``. As female, the odds ratio of cataract was 1.60(CI, 1.12-2.30) at ``low house income; and 1.79(CI, 1.09-2.92) at ``below Primary school`` which are higher than male. Conclusion: As relating low socioeconomic condition, high prevalence rate and high odds ratio of cataract represents that there exists eye health inequity of adults in Korean, These results insist that it needs to make comprehensive primary public eye health medical treatment policy by referring the eye health medical treatment policy of overseas.
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KEYWORD
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Cataract, Eye health inequity, Health inequity, Prevalence rate of cataract, Public eye health policy
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