Young-Ho Khang1, Hye Ryun Kim. 1. Department of Preventive Medicine, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. youngk@amc.seoul.kr
Abstract
OBJECTIVES: This study explored gender- and age-specific contributions of explanatory factors to the relationship between self-rated health (SRH) and all-cause mortality. METHODS: We used mortality follow-up data from 1998 and 2001 National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys of South Korea (n = 9,663). Explanatory factors included baseline health status, socioeconomic status, health behaviors, clinical risk factors, psychosocial factors, and family medical history. RESULTS: The ability of explanatory factors to explain the SRH-mortality relationship differed with age. For those aged 30-64, most excess hazards were explained by all explanatory factors. However, a large part of the mortality differentials by SRH remained unexplained among elderly samples. CONCLUSIONS: A wide range of health-related factors could explain the SRH-mortality association in younger population but not in older population. Factors to explain a large part of mortality differentials by SRH among older population should be identified.
OBJECTIVES: This study explored gender- and age-specific contributions of explanatory factors to the relationship between self-rated health (SRH) and all-cause mortality. METHODS: We used mortality follow-up data from 1998 and 2001 National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys of South Korea (n = 9,663). Explanatory factors included baseline health status, socioeconomic status, health behaviors, clinical risk factors, psychosocial factors, and family medical history. RESULTS: The ability of explanatory factors to explain the SRH-mortality relationship differed with age. For those aged 30-64, most excess hazards were explained by all explanatory factors. However, a large part of the mortality differentials by SRH remained unexplained among elderly samples. CONCLUSIONS: A wide range of health-related factors could explain the SRH-mortality association in younger population but not in older population. Factors to explain a large part of mortality differentials by SRH among older population should be identified.
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