Korean type 2 diabetic patients with PDR had higher serum Lp(a) levels versus those with no diabetic retinopathy or with NPDR. Although these results suggest that Lp(a) might play a role in the occlusion of retinal capillaries leading to PDR, further prospective studies are required to prove the causal relationship.
This study aimed to explore the drinking culture in Korea by sex, age, household type, occupation, and income level to identify demographic groups with prominent drinking behaviors and factors affecting their drinking. Furthermore, we evaluated recent changes, including those due to COVID-19, in drinking behavior, using data from the Korea Welfare Panel Study from 2010 to 2020. Panel analysis was performed to reveal the effects of material deprivation, depression, and sociodemographic factors on drinking behavior. We used the AUDIT 3 scale including frequency of drinking, average amount of drinking, and frequency of excessive drinking. The two characteristics of Korean drinking are consistent with the claim of the ecological system theory that humans, as social beings, drink to facilitate social communication or promote problematic drinking when social communication is difficult. Drinking among Koreans is characterized by a pattern that alternates between social drinking and problem drinking. Our study recognizes drinking as a social problem that should be managed at social as well as national levels.
Objectives: This study examined how deprivation differed by region and the effect those differences had on suicidal ideation among the local population.Methods: Data collected over 10 years (2012-2021) in the Korea Welfare Panel Study were organized into 3 categories: metropolitan, city, and rural. A panel analysis was conducted on the impact of deprivation indices, socio-demographic characteristics, and life satisfaction on suicidal ideation in each category.Results: Income, divorce status, family relationship satisfaction, and medical deprivation had a significant impact on suicidal ideation in metropolitan areas, whereas these variables did not have significant effects in rural areas. In other words, income, family, and medical support were more impactful in city areas.Conclusions: Although the deprivation index was higher in rural areas than in city areas due to an aging population and reduced income levels, the mental health of rural residents was found to be generally better than that of city residents. The possibility that this is related to the strength of relationships within the respective communities should be considered in light of recent discussions on relational welfare.
-AbstractLow back pain and gait disturbance began at 6 months of pregnancy in a twenty-eight years old female patient. She could not walk by herself after delivery because of severe pain and limitation of motion on pelvis. Irregular bony destruction on right sacroiliac joint and rotation of pelvis demonstrated on plain radiography. Tuberculosis was confirmed by CT guided needle biopsy. Back pain developing during pregnancy and after delivery can by overlooked as osteitis condensans ilii or nonspecific back pain. Tuberculous sacroilitis should be suspected for the patient with severe pelvic pain and bony destruction on sacroiliac joint, and with rotation of pelvis after delivery. Early diagnosis and proper treatment by anti-tuberculous medication could obtain satisfactory functional outcome. We have described an unusual case of tuberculous sacroiliitis associated with pregnancy in a 28 years old female patient and her clinical presentation, radiological features and outcome of medical treatment are discussed.
Background In recent years, female drinking has been on the rise worldwide, and this trend can be observed in Korea as well. Accordingly, this study aimed to examine the heterogeneous longitudinal changes in drinking patterns among Korean women, while also exploring the determinants of these changes. In particular, the study identified the gender perspective-related determinants of the classified patterns of problem drinking. Methods Data on 4615 adult women who participated in the Korea Welfare Panel Study (KOWEPS) for 3 years (2018–2020) were analyzed longitudinally using SPSS Statistics 22.0 and M-plus 7.0. The changes in female drinking patterns were analyzed using latent class growth analysis. Subsequently, multinomial logistic regression analysis was performed to identify the predictive factors affecting the changes in drinking patterns. Results Latent class analysis yielded three classes: “low problem drinking/decreased,” “moderate problem drinking/maintained,” and “high problem drinking/increased.” Of the participants, 80.4% were in the first class, 14.5% in the second, and 5.1% in the third. After controlling for sociodemographic and psychosocial factors, we found: i) domestic violence, work–family balance stress, and gender role perception were not statistically significant for the “moderate problem drinking/maintained” class; lower levels of depression (odds ratio; OR = .750, p < .05) and higher levels of satisfaction with social relationships (OR = 1.257, p < .05) increased the probability of belonging to the “moderate problem drinking/maintained” group compared to the low problem drinking/decreased class; ii) in the “high problem drinking/increased” class, relative to the low problem drinking/decreased class, experience of domestic violence (OR = 1.857, p < .05), work–family balance stress (OR = 1.309, p < .05), and gender role perception (OR = .705, p < .05) were significant predictors of drinking behavior. Conclusions Problem drinking in Korean women demonstrated heterogeneous patterns of change, with gender-specific factors being the main predictors of this change. Therefore, this study developed a strategy for reducing the harmful effects of female drinking, which considers the characteristics of the changes in women’s drinking patterns as well as factors from the gender perspective.
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