Korean Journal of Occupational Health Nursing (한국직업건강간호학회지)

Korean Academic Society of Occupational Health Nursing (한국직업건강간호학회)
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Predictors of Hypertension among Middle-aged and Elderly Self-employed Workers: Results from a Baseline Survey of the Korean Longitudinal Study of Aging

중·고령 자영업자들의 고혈압 발생에 미치는 영향 요인 분석: 고령화연구패널조사를 이용하여

  • Lee, Su Jeong (Mo-Im Kim Nursing Research Institute, College of Nursing, Yonsei University) ;
  • Lee, Tae Wha (Mo-Im Kim Nursing Research Institute, College of Nursing, Yonsei University) ;
  • Kim, Suhee (Division of Nursing, Research Institute of Nursing Science, Hallym University)
  • 이수정 (연세대학교 간호대학.김모임간호학 연구소) ;
  • 이태화 (연세대학교 간호대학.김모임간호학 연구소) ;
  • 김수희 (한림대학교 간호학과.간호학연구소)
  • Received : 2017.10.19
  • Accepted : 2017.11.16
  • Published : 2017.11.30
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Abstract

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to investigate the individual and working environment-related factors affecting hypertension among middle-aged and elderly self-employed workers in South Korea. Methods: This was a secondary data analysis of data from the Korean Longitudinal Study of Aging (KLoSA). The study sample included 1,319 middle-aged and elderly self-employed workers who were diagnosed without hypertension and older than 45 years at Wave 1 of the KLoSA. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and Cox proportional hazards regression analysis using SPSS 20.0. Results: About 20% of the middle-aged and elderly self-employed workers were diagnosed with hypertension within about 8 years from the baseline. the significant predictors of hypertension among the participants were age, diabetes mellitus, body mass index, frequency of health examinations, working hours per week, the presence of regular day off, and the type of job. Conclusion: Middle-aged and elderly self-employed workers are vulnerable to work-related health problems. In order to prevent hypertension among self-employed workers, it is necessary to improve the work environment-related factors as well as individual life styles.

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