National health screening may reduce cardiovascular morbidity and mortality among the elderly
- Authors
- Cho, J. H.; Han, K. D.; Jung, H-Y; Bond, A.
- Issue Date
- Oct-2020
- Publisher
- W B SAUNDERS CO LTD
- Keywords
- Health screening; Elderly; Cardiovascular morbidity; Mortality
- Citation
- PUBLIC HEALTH, v.187, pp.172 - 176
- Journal Title
- PUBLIC HEALTH
- Volume
- 187
- Start Page
- 172
- End Page
- 176
- URI
- http://scholarworks.bwise.kr/ssu/handle/2018.sw.ssu/40440
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.puhe.2020.08.010
- ISSN
- 0033-3506
- Abstract
- Objectives: Since 2007, the Korean government has provided a free health screening to the elderly starting at the age of 66 years. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the association between this general health screening and the incidences of stroke and myocardial infarction and mortality. Study design: The study design used in this study is a retrospective cohort study. Methods: The study was conducted using the universe of insurance claims data of Korea and followed a cohort of individuals aged 66 years in 2009 from 2006 through 2016 (n = 354,194). We assessed the association between receipt of the national health screening and health outcomes using propensity matching and Cox proportional hazard models. Results: We found that the receipt of the national health screening was associated with a reduction in negative health outcomes. The hazard ratio for stroke was 0.89 (P < 0.001), 0.88 (P < 0.001) for myocardial infarction and 0.58 for death (P < 0.001). Conclusion: Korea's national health screening was associated with reductions in cardiovascular morbidity and mortality in the elderly. (c) 2020 Published by Elsevier Ltd on behalf of The Royal Society for Public Health.
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