Disparity in Health Screening and Health Utilization according to Economic Status.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Cardiovascular disease (CVD) has become the most common cause of mortality and morbidity worldwide. Health screening is associated with higher outpatient visits for detection and treatment of CVD-related diseases (diabetes mellitus, hypertension, and dyslipidemia). We examined the association between health screening, health utilization, and economic status.

Methods

A sampled cohort database from the National Health Insurance Corporation was used. We included 306,206 participants, aged over 40 years, without CVD (myocardial infarction, stroke, and cerebral hemorrhage), CVD-related disease, cancer, and chronic renal disease. The follow-up period was from January 1, 2003 through December 31, 2005.

Results

Totally, 104,584 participants received at least one he

SUBMITTER: Kim MJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5541170 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature