PHWR Public Health Weekly Report

Vol.13 No.5, January 30, 2020 Article TypeEpidemiology and SurveillanceNoncommunicable Disease StatisticsOriginal Articles

• Epidemiology and Surveillance 2020-01-30

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  Research Findings of the Korea Acute Myocardial Infarction Registry-National Institute of Health (KAMIR-NIH)

  Jeong Myung Ho, Lee Seung Hee, Lee Joung-Won, Kim Won-Ho

  Public Health Weekly Report 2020; 13(5): 246-258

  

  

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  In Korea, it is generally accepted that cardiovascular disease (CVD) incidence is increasing due to population ageing. Furthermore, studies indicate that medical care expenditures are increasing due to the socio-economic burden of CVDs. Globally, CVDs are the leading cause of death. In Korea, heart disease-related deaths have been on the rise since 2010 in Korea, and they are expected to also become the leading cause of death. To proactively respond to and reduce the burden of CVDs, the Korea National Institute of Health (KNIH) established the Korea Acute Myocardial Infarction Registry-National Institute of Health (KAMIR-NIH). The KNIH established guidelines, proper prevention and treatment methods for patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI). From 2011 to 2015, the KAMIR-NIH enrolled and collected data from 13,707 AMI patients with the aim of developing prognostic and management indicators. In addition, from 2016 to 2018, short and long-term complications and prognostic factor were analyzed through follow-up observation that included drug treatment, treatment and intervention effects, clinical prognosis, and specific risk factors. The resulting guidelines are expected to be widely used in the management, rehabilitation and treatment of patients with AMI.

• Original Articles 2020-01-30

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  Data Analysis of Food Diversity and Characteristic Groups: the 2017 Self-Reported Korea Community Health Survey

  Jo Heui Sug, Jung Su Mi

  Public Health Weekly Report 2020; 13(5): 259-266

  

  

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  This study was conducted to analyze the current status of diversity in Korean food intake and to identify subdivided group characteristics by relevant factors. The primary aim was to provide basic information for the improvement of comprehensive food intake quality improvement, focusing mainly on food safety and the diversity of food intake. The nationwide data of the 2017 self-reported Korea Community Health Survey was utilized in research and the data of 219,721 adults aged 19 years and older was analyzed. Food safety was identified based on the self-reported data on food intake. The differences were subsequently analyzed by subdividing the results of the group that responded to not having any financial difficulties into two groups: ‘sufficient quantity and diversity of food’ and ‘sufficient quantity but insufficient diversity of food’. Data analyses were performed using the decision tree method, a data mining technique. The results indicated that the group that satisfied both the quantity and diversity of food factors had a high-level of nutrition label utilization and were primarily university graduates, married, homemakers, or professionals working in management or the military. Comparatively, the results indicated that the ‘insufficient diversity of food’ group were elementary and middle school graduates, unmarried, divorced, widowed or separated. This study recommended that, to improve food safety and diversify food intake among the public, the government must have a clear understanding of characteristic groups and appropriate target-specific improvement strategies should be devised.

• Noncommunicable Disease Statistics 2020-01-30

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  Proportion of people who use Nutrition Facts Label when purchasing processed foods, 2008-2018

  Public Health Weekly Report 2020; 13(5): 267-268

  

  

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