Comparison of estimates and time series stability of Korea Community Health Survey and Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

In South Korea, there are two nationwide health surveys conducted by the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: the Korea Community Health Survey (KCHS) and Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (KNHANES). The two surveys are directly comparable, as they have the same target population with some common items, and because both surveys are used in various analyses, identifying the similarities and disparities between the two surveys would promote their appropriate use. Therefore, this study aimed to compare the estimates of six variables in KCHS and eight variables in KNHANES over a six-year period and compare time series stability of region-specific and sex- and age-specific subgroup estimates.

Methods

Data from adults aged 19 years or o

SUBMITTER: Ki JS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6533555 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature