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Open Access 01-12-2012 | Research article

Gender differences in the association between self-rated health and hypertension in a Korean adult population

Authors: Hee-Young Shin, Min-Ho Shin, Jung-Ae Rhee

Published in: BMC Public Health | Issue 1/2012

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Abstract

Background

Self-rated health (SRH) has been reported as a predictor of mortality in previous studies. This study aimed to examine whether SRH is independently associated with hypertension and if there is a gender difference in this association.

Methods

16,956 community dwelling adults aged 20 and over within a defined geographic area participated in this study. Data on SRH, socio-demographic factors (age, gender, marital status, education) and health behaviors (smoking status, alcohol consumption, physical activity) were collected. Body mass index and blood pressure were measured. Logistic regression models were used to determine a relationship between SRH and hypertension.

Results

32.5% of the participants were found to have hypertension. Women were more likely than men to rate their SRH as poor (p < 0.001), and the older age groups rated their SRH more negatively in both men and women (p < 0.001). While the multivariate-adjusted odds ratio (OR, 95% CI) of participants rating their SRH as very poor for hypertension in men was OR 1.70 (1.13-2.58), that in women was OR 2.83 (1.80-4.44). Interaction between SRH and gender was significant (p < 0.001).

Conclusions

SRH was independently associated with hypertension in a Korean adult population. This association was modified by gender.
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Metadata
Title
Gender differences in the association between self-rated health and hypertension in a Korean adult population
Authors
Hee-Young Shin
Min-Ho Shin
Jung-Ae Rhee
Publication date
01-12-2012
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
BMC Public Health / Issue 1/2012
Electronic ISSN: 1471-2458
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2458-12-135

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