Key result
Low socioeconomic status was associated with a higher prevalence of smoking, obesity, diabetes, and hypertension among Korean women, with inequalities worsening over time.
Population
42,725 Korean adults aged 25-64 years who participated in the Korean National Health and Nutrition…
Design
Cross-sectional
Authors
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Emphasizes the need for targeted cardiovascular screening in socioeconomically disadvantaged women;.
Cross-Sectional (n=42,725)
Socioeconomic inequalities in major cardiovascular risk factors, particularly smoking, obesity, and diabetes, have worsened over time among Korean women but remained stable in men.
Kim et al. (2017) conducted a cross-sectional in Cardiovascular disease risk factors (n=42,725). Low socioeconomic status vs. Higher socioeconomic status was evaluated on Trends in socioeconomic inequalities in five major CVD risk factors (smoking, obesity, diabetes, hypertension and hypercholesterolaemia). Low socioeconomic status was associated with a higher prevalence of smoking, obesity, diabetes, and hypertension among Korean women, with inequalities worsening over time.
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