Association of discrimination and presenteeism with cardiovascular disease: the Fourth Korean Working Conditions Survey.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Discrimination is a representative social determinant of health. Presenteeism is defined as presenting to work despite of illness and is an indicator of group health. We investigated the association of discrimination and presenteeism with cardiovascular disease using Korean data.

Methods

This study used the fourth Korea Working Conditions Survey (2014) data of 27,662 wage workers (employees). Presenteeism and discrimination related to age, sex, education, birth region, and employment type were ascertained. Self-reported cardiovascular disease was also assessed using the survey questionnaire. General and occupational characteristics found to be significant in univariate analyses were entered into a multivariate logistic regression analysis of the association of dis

SUBMITTER: Kim K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6850791 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature