Factors Related to Awareness of Cardiocerebrovascular Disease among Korean Adults: the 2013 Community Health Survey

Young-Hoon Lee; Se-Eung Noh

doi:10.15384/kjhp.2017.17.2.99

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Factors Related to Awareness of Cardiocerebrovascular Disease among Korean Adults: the 2013 Community Health Survey

Original Article

Korean Journal of Health Promotion 2017;17(2):99-108.

Published online: January 19, 2017

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15384/kjhp.2017.17.2.99

Factors Related to Awareness of Cardiocerebrovascular Disease among Korean Adults: the 2013 Community Health Survey

Young-Hoon Lee^1,², Se-Eung Noh^2,³

¹Department of Preventive Medicine and Institute of Wonkwang Medical Science, Wonkwang University School of Medicine, Iksan, Korea

²Jeonbuk Regional Cardiocerebrovascular Center, Wonkwang University Hospital, Iksan, Korea

³Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Wonkwang University School of Medicine and Hospital, Iksan, Korea

Corresponding author : Se Eung Noh, MD Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Wonkwang University School of Medicine and Hospital, 895 Muwang-ro, Iksan 54538, Korea
Tel: +82-63-859-1622, Fax: +82-63-843-1385 E-mail: wusuman@hanmail.net

Received October 06, 2016 Accepted May 04, 2017

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요약

Background:

This study investigated factors related to awareness of cardio-cerebrovascular disease (CCVD) in a large Korean general population.

Methods:

Data for 228,781 subjects older than 19 years in 253 cities, counties, and districts were collected from the 2013 Community Health Survey in Korea. Associations between socio-demographics, health behaviors, comorbidities, and awareness of CCVD were examined using the chi-squared test and multiple logistic regression analysis. A total of 219,461 subjects were included in the final analysis after excluding subjects with null responses to any questions.

Results:

The awareness of CCVD was 26.7% in the total population (27.8% in males, 25.8% in females). Of the significant associating factors, the odds ratios for awareness of CCVD were two-fold higher in people aged 40-49 years, 50-59 years, and 60-69 years (ref. 19-29 years), living in Chungbuk provinces (ref. Seoul), higher education (ref. non-formal education), and diagnosed with angina pectoris (ref. non-diagnosed), as compared to their individual reference groups.

Conclusions:

Socio-demographics, health behaviors, and comorbidities have significant impact on awareness of CCVD. To improve the public's awareness of CCVD and to reduce health inequalities, effective and specialized interventions should be developed that take these factors into account.

Keywords: Cardiovascular disease, Cerebrovascular disorders, Awareness, Community Health Survey

Figure 1.

The age-specific experience rate of exposure to public relations media on cardio-cerebrovascular disease according to gender.

Figure 2.

The age-specific experience rate of exposure to public relations media on cardio-cerebrovascular disease according to pathway of experience.

Table 1.

Socio-demographic characteristics according to awareness of cardio-cerebrovascular disease

	n	Awareness of cardio-cerebrovascular disease		P
	n	Unawared (row %)	Awared (row %)	P
Total	219,461	73.3	26.7
Gender				<0.001
Male	98,825	72.2	27.8
Female	120,636	74.2	25.8
Age group, y				<0.001
19-29	23,853	80.4	19.6
30-39	33,461	67.1	32.9
40-49	41,607	60.9	39.1
50-59	44,018	65.7	34.3
60-69	34,784	77.3	22.7
≥70	41,738	91.1	8.9
Metropolitan cities and provinces				<0.001
Seoul	22,208	69.1	30.9
Busan	14,524	66.6	33.4
Daegu	6,951	70.2	29.8
Incheon	8,272	71.6	28.4
Gwangju	4,594	69.2	30.8
Daejeon	4,403	63.3	36.7
Ulsan	4,396	65.0	35.0
Gyeonggi	39,381	75.5	24.5
Gwangwon	15,503	75.4	24.6
Chungbuk	10,798	61.6	38.4
Chungnam	12,905	72.7	27.3
Jeonbuk	11,640	76.4	23.6
Jeonnam	18,972	80.4	19.6
Gyeongbuk	21,647	79.6	20.4
Gyeongnam	17,856	75.6	24.4
Jeju	4,626	71.5	28.5
Sejong	785	72.0	28.0
Location of residence				<0.001
Rural (eup·myeon)	95,620	78.2	21.8
Urban (dong)	123,841	69.5	30.5
Occupation				<0.001
Managers and professionals	23,472	58.5	41.5
Clerks	18,471	63.0	37.0
Service and sales workers	26,788	66.9	33.1
Agricultural, forestry and fishery workers	29,502	82.9	17.1
Mechanical and manual laborers	39,508	73.8	26.2
Others^a	81,720	78.2	21.8
Education level				<0.001
Non-formal education	26,049	95.4	4.6
Elementary school	34,719	85.9	14.1
Middle school	24,257	74.6	25.4
High school	73,790	69.0	31.0
College or higher	60,646	61.3	38.7
Marital status				<0.001
Married and living with a spouse	150,238	69.9	30.1
Divorced or separated	11,768	69.0	31.0
Widowed	25,107	90.0	10.0
Never married	32,348	77.6	22.4
Monthly household income, million won				<0.001
<1.00	40,909	88.6	11.4
1.00-1.99	36,791	77.8	22.2
2.00-2.99	37,693	72.0	28.0
3.00-3.99	34,149	68.4	31.6
4.00-4.99	24,648	67.0	33.0
≥5.00	45,271	63.9	36.1
National Basic Livelihood Security				<0.001
Recipient	9,029	83.6	16.4
Non-recipient	210,432	72.8	27.2

^aSoldiers, students, housewives, and unemployed.

Table 2.

Health behaviors and comorbidities according to awareness of cardio-cerebrovascular disease

	n	Awareness of cardio-cerebrovascular disease		P
	n	Unawared (row %)	Awared (row %)	P
Smoking status				<0.001
Never smokers	138,240	73.5	26.5
Current smokers	44,530	73.8	26.2
Former smokers	36,691	71.8	28.2
Drinking frequency				<0.001
None	73,438	79.1	20.9
≤1 time per month	53,601	69.9	30.1
2-4 times per month	45,349	68.8	31.2
2-3 times per week	30,288	69.8	30.2
≥4 times per week	16,785	77.1	22.9
Body mass index, kg/m²				<0.001
Underweight (<18.5)	22,203	87.5	12.5
Normal (18.5-24.9)	145,392	72.0	28.0
Obesity (≥25.0)	51,866	70.9	29.1
Hypertension				<0.001
Absent	166,435	71.6	28.4
Present	53,026	78.5	21.5
Diabetes				<0.001
Absent	199,464	72.8	27.2
Present	19,997	78.3	21.7
Dyslipidemia				<0.001
Absent	194,802	74.1	25.9
Present	24,659	66.8	33.2
Stroke				<0.001
Absent	215,164	73.2	26.8
Present	4,297	78.7	21.3
Myocardial infarction				<0.001
Absent	216,610	73.4	26.6
Present	2,851	66.1	33.9
Angina pectoris				<0.001
Absent	215,465	73.4	26.6
Present	3,996	65.6	34.4

Table 3.

Associating factors for awareness of cardio-cerebrovascular disease using multivariate logistic regression analysis

	Total	Pathway
	Total	Internet	Television, radio, and advertising on outdoor or subway	Hospitals and clinics	Public health centers
Female (/male)	1.07 (1.04-1.11)	0.79 (0.75-0.84)	1.06 (1.02-1.10)	1.12 (1.07-1.17)	1.17 (1.07-1.28)
Age (/19-29, y)
30-39	1.65 (1.57-1.73)	1.28 (1.19-1.38)	1.71 (1.62-1.81)	1.50 (1.39-1.61)	1.15 (1.01-1.32)
40-49	2.32 (2.21-2.44)	1.38 (1.28-1.49)	2.42 (2.29-2.56)	1.97 (1.82-2.12)	1.32 (1.14-1.52)
50-59	2.51 (2.38-2.64)	0.99 (0.91-1.08)	2.75 (2.59-2.92)	2.07 (1.91-2.23)	1.35 (1.16-1.57)
60-69	2.06 (1.95-2.19)	0.59 (0.52-0.66)	2.35 (2.20-2.52)	1.89 (1.73-2.06)	1.43 (1.20-1.70)
≥70	1.12 (1.05-1.20)	0.26 (0.21-0.31)	1.22 (1.13-1.33)	1.19 (1.08-1.32)	1.30 (1.07-1.58)
Metropolitan cities and provinces (/Seoul)
Busan	1.33 (1.27-1.39)	0.95 (0.87-1.04)	1.35 (1.28-1.42)	1.32 (1.24-1.41)	1.15 (0.99-1.34)
Daegu	1.11 (1.04-1.18)	1.01 (0.91-1.14)	1.19 (1.11-1.28)	0.97 (0.89-1.06)	0.85 (0.68-1.05)
Incheon	1.06 (0.99-1.12)	1.04 (0.93-1.15)	1.17 (1.10-1.25)	1.05 (0.97-1.14)	0.93 (0.76-1.12)
Gwangju	1.04 (0.97-1.12)	0.89 (0.78-1.01)	1.07 (0.98-1.16)	1.08 (0.98-1.18)	0.87 (0.68-1.11)
Daejeon	1.41 (1.32-1.52)	1.55 (1.39-1.74)	1.55 (1.44-1.68)	1.31 (1.19-1.43)	2.23 (1.86-2.66)
Ulsan	1.33 (1.24-1.43)	1.28 (1.14-1.45)	1.46 (1.35-1.58)	1.17 (1.06-1.29)	1.66 (1.36-2.02)
Gyeonggi	0.76 (0.73-0.79)	0.78 (0.73-0.83)	0.79 (0.76-0.83)	0.77 (0.73-0.81)	0.63 (0.55-0.72)
Gwangwon	1.06 (1.01-1.12)	1.18 (1.07-1.29)	1.18 (1.12-1.25)	0.95 (0.89-1.02)	1.54 (1.33-1.77)
Chungbuk	2.29 (2.17-2.42)	1.39 (1.25-1.53)	2.60 (2.45-2.75)	1.66 (1.55-1.79)	1.90 (1.64-2.21)
Chungnam	1.32 (1.25-1.40)	1.27 (1.15-1.40)	1.45 (1.36-1.54)	1.22 (1.13-1.31)	1.66 (1.43-1.92)
Jeonbuk	1.28 (1.21-1.35)	1.36 (1.22-1.51)	1.52 (1.43-1.62)	1.10 (1.01-1.19)	2.02 (1.74-2.34)
Jeonnam	1.10 (1.04-1.16)	1.21 (1.10-1.34)	1.22 (1.15-1.29)	1.06 (0.98-1.14)	1.15 (0.99-1.34)
Gyeongbuk	0.93 (0.89-0.98)	1.01 (0.92-1.10)	1.08 (1.03-1.15)	0.79 (0.74-0.85)	1.16 (1.00-1.33)
Gyeongnam	1.11 (1.06-1.17)	1.04 (0.95-1.14)	1.24 (1.17-1.31)	0.94 (0.87-1.01)	1.06 (0.92-1.24)
Jeju	1.34 (1.24-1.44)	1.50 (1.31-1.71)	1.49 (1.37-1.62)	1.38 (1.25-1.53)	1.83 (1.52-2.22)
Sejong	1.25 (1.06-1.48)	0.54 (0.36-0.83)	1.12 (0.92-1.36)	1.06 (0.83-1.35)	1.12 (0.70-1.79)
Urban (/rural)	1.09 (1.06-1.12)	0.95 (0.91-1.00)	1.09 (1.05-1.12)	1.10 (1.06-1.15)	0.68 (0.63-0.74)
Occupation (/others^a)
Managers and professionals	1.30 (1.26-1.35)	1.55 (1.46-1.64)	1.06 (1.02-1.10)	1.55 (1.48-1.63)	1.69 (1.54-1.87)
Clerks	1.11 (1.07-1.15)	1.42 (1.33-1.51)	1.00 (0.96-1.04)	1.14 (1.08-1.20)	1.64 (1.47-1.82)
Service and sales workers	1.07 (1.03-1.10)	1.08 (1.01-1.15)	1.05 (1.01-1.09)	1.03 (0.99-1.08)	1.09 (0.98-1.20)
Agricultural, forestry and fishery workers	0.88 (0.84-0.92)	0.71 (0.63-0.79)	0.86 (0.82-0.90)	0.94 (0.88-0.99)	1.32 (1.18-1.46)
Mechanical and manual laborers	0.90 (0.87-0.93)	0.72 (0.67-0.78)	0.91 (0.88-0.94)	0.88 (0.84-0.93)	0.93 (0.84-1.03)
Education level (/non-formal education)
Elementary school	2.26 (2.11-2.42)	2.69 (1.65-4.39)	2.49 (2.29-2.72)	2.06 (1.87-2.28)	2.03 (1.69-2.44)
Middle school	3.93 (3.66-4.23)	7.83 (4.88-12.57)	4.30 (3.94-4.69)	3.63 (3.27-4.02)	3.15 (2.60-3.83)
High school	5.79 (5.40-6.22)	21.41 (13.45-34.09)	6.10 (5.59-6.65)	4.92 (4.45-5.43)	3.95 (3.27-4.78)
College or higher	7.88 (7.23-8.37)	35.34 (22.18-56.33)	7.53 (6.89-8.23)	6.48 (5.84-7.19)	5.56 (4.56-6.78)
Marital status (/married and living with a spouse)
Divorced or separated	1.01 (0.97-1.06)	1.13 (1.03-1.23)	0.99 (0.94-1.04)	0.99 (0.93-1.06)	0.87 (0.76-1.00)
Widowed	0.80 (0.76-0.84)	0.89 (0.75-1.05)	0.78 (0.74-0.83)	0.81 (0.76-0.87)	0.83 (0.72-0.96)
Never married	0.79 (0.76-0.83)	1.11 (1.04-1.18)	0.84 (0.80-0.88)	0.75 (0.71-0.80)	0.88 (0.78-0.99)
Monthly household income (/<1.00, million won)
1.00-1.99	1.23 (1.17-1.28)	1.15 (1.01-1.30)	1.23 (1.17-1.30)	1.26 (1.18-1.34)	0.99 (0.88-1.12)
2.00-2.99	1.30 (1.24-1.36)	1.32 (1.17-1.49)	1.32 (1.26-1.39)	1.32 (1.24-1.41)	1.13 (0.99-1.28)
3.00-3.99	1.34 (1.28-1.40)	1.37 (1.22-1.55)	1.32 (1.25-1.40)	1.43 (1.34-1.53)	1.19 (1.04-1.35)
4.00-4.99	1.35 (1.28-1.42)	1.41 (1.25-1.60)	1.31 (1.24-1.38)	1.40 (1.31-1.51)	1.25 (1.09-1.43)
≥5.00	1.44 (1.38-1.51)	1.66 (1.47-1.87)	1.36 (1.29-1.43)	1.56 (1.46-1.67)	1.24 (1.09-1.41)
Recipient of National Basic Livelihood Security (/non-)	1.04 (0.98-1.11)	0.89 (0.76-1.05)	1.00 (0.93-1.08)	1.03 (0.94-1.13)	1.12 (0.93-1.34)
Smoking status (/never smokers)
Current smokers	0.85 (0.82-0.88)	0.82 (0.77-0.87)	0.81 (0.77-0.84)	0.92 (0.87-0.97)	0.73 (0.66-0.81)
Former smokers	1.03 (0.99-1.06)	1.00 (0.93-1.07)	0.95 (0.92-0.99)	1.13 (1.07-1.18)	0.92 (0.83-1.02)
Drinking frequency (/none)
≤1 time per month	1.15 (1.11-1.18)	1.09 (1.03-1.15)	1.15 (1.12-1.19)	1.04 (0.99-1.08)	1.19 (1.11-1.29)
2-4 times per month	1.11 (1.07-1.14)	1.04 (0.98-1.10)	1.13 (1.09-1.17)	0.99 (0.94-1.03)	1.10 (1.01-1.20)
2-3 times per week	1.04 (1.01-1.08)	0.91 (0.85-0.97)	1.05 (1.01-1.09)	0.96 (0.92-1.01)	0.97 (0.88-1.08)
≥4 times per week	0.93 (0.88-0.97)	0.71 (0.64-0.79)	0.96 (0.91-1.01)	0.87 (0.81-0.92)	0.73 (0.63-0.85)
Body mass index (/normal)
Underweight	0.78 (0.75-0.82)	0.91 (0.84-0.99)	0.77 (0.73-0.81)	0.84 (0.79-0.90)	0.70 (0.61-0.80)
Obesity	1.01 (0.98-1.03)	1.01 (0.96-1.05)	0.98 (0.95-1.00)	1.05 (1.01-1.08)	1.03 (0.96-1.10)
Hypertension (/absent)	1.04 (1.01-1.07)	1.16 (1.09-1.24)	0.99 (0.95-1.02)	1.27 (1.22-1.32)	1.12 (1.04-1.22)
Diabetes (/absent)	0.99 (0.95-1.03)	0.90 (0.81-0.99)	0.89 (0.85-0.94)	1.29 (1.23-1.36)	1.02 (0.91-1.14)
Dyslipidemia (/absent)	1.42 (1.38-1.47)	1.19 (1.11-1.28)	1.25 (1.21-1.30)	1.51 (1.45-1.57)	1.34 (1.23-1.47)
Stroke (/absent)	1.41 (1.29-1.53)	1.12 (0.86-1.44)	1.00 (0.90-1.11)	2.20 (2.00-2.42)	1.33 (1.07-1.65)
Myocardial infarction (/absent)	1.95 (1.78-2.13)	1.26 (0.98-1.62)	1.03 (0.92-1.15)	3.08 (2.79-3.39)	1.70 (1.36-2.11)
Angina pectoris (/absent)	2.16 (2.00-2.33)	1.47 (1.19-1.80)	1.28 (1.17-1.40)	3.23 (2.97-3.51)	1.41 (1.16-1.73)

Values are presented as odds ratio (95% confidence interval). Adjusted for gender, age, metropolitan cities and provinces, location of residence, occupation, education level, marital status, monthly household income, the National Basic Livelihood Security, smoking status, drinking frequency, body mass index, hypertension, diabetes, dyslipidemia, stroke, myocardial infarction, and angina pectoris.

^aSoldiers, students, housewives, and unemployed.

Table 4.

Gender- and age-specific odds ratio (95% confidence interval) for awareness of cardio-cerebrovascular disease using multivariate logistic regression analysis

	Gender
	Male	Female
Age, y
19-29	1.00 (reference)	1.20 (1.12-1.29)
30-39	1.73 (1.61-1.85)	1.94 (1.81-2.07)
40-49 50-59	2.46 (2.30-2.64) 2.62 (2.44-2.82)	2.71 (2.53-2.90) 2.94 (2.73-3.15)
60-69	2.34 (2.16-2.52)	2.20 (2.03-2.38)
≥70	1.39 (1.28-1.51)	0.99 (0.90-1.09)

Adjusted for metropolitan cities and provinces, location of residence, occupation, education level, marital status, monthly household income, the National Basic Livelihood Security, smoking status, drinking frequency, body mass index, hypertension, diabetes, dyslipidemia, stroke, myocardial infarction, and angina pectoris.

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