Employment status and mortality among Korean men over a 13-year period.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

This study explored the effect of employment status on mortality over a 13-year period in Korean men.

Methods

Data were used from the Korean Labor and Income Panel Study from 1999 to 2012. This study started with 2,737 subjects and included employed men in good health, aged 30-69 years. Deaths were tracked for 13 years from 2000 to 2012. Employment status classifications were: (1) regular employees, (2) precarious employees, (3) petty bourgeoisie, and (4) employers. Hazard ratios (HRs) were calculated using a Cox proportional hazards model, and were adjusted for age, education, income, and occupation, with regular employees as the reference category. To examine the effect of employment status and include employment history, the risk ratios of mortality were measur

SUBMITTER: Lim D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8510830 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature