Table 4 Age-standardized prevalence of selected chronic diseases among women by occupational groups in three Korean National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys
From: Prevalence and changes in chronic diseases among South Korean farmers: 1998 to 2005
| Â | Â | 1998 | Â | 2001 | Â | 2005 | Â |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Cases | ASP (95% CI)a | Cases | ASP (95% CI) | Cases | ASP (95% CI) | Change (95% CI)b |
Arthritis | |||||||
Farmers | 536 | 17.7 (15.8, 19.8) | 301 | 18.9 (16.3, 21.9) | 374 | 21.9 (18.9, 25.2) | 4.2 (0.6, 7.8) |
Manual | 182 | 15.0 (12.8, 17.5) | 189 | 14.7 (12.6, 17.1) | 256 | 16.4 (14.4, 18.5) | 1.4 (-1.7, 4.5) |
Non-manual | 213 | 10.2 (8.7, 11.9) | 212 | 11.4 (9.0, 14.3) | 267 | 17.2 (15.1, 19.5) | 7.0 (4.2, 9.8) |
Totalc | 2,084 | 13.6 (12.9, 14.3) | 1,863 | 13.0 (12.4, 13.7) | 2,536 | 17.2 (16.5, 17.8) | 3.6 (2.6, 4.5) |
Intervertebral disc disorders | |||||||
Farmers | 106 | 4.1 (3.3, 5.1) | 60 | 4.8 (3.5, 6.7) | 125 | 9.9 (7.7, 12.5) | 5.8 (3.6,7.8) |
Manual | 36 | 2.0 (1.4, 2.9) | 48 | 3.7 (2.6, 5.3) | 99 | 5.6 (4.4, 7.3) | 3.6 (1.9, 5.3) |
Non-manual | 49 | 4.4 (3.7, 5.3) | 88 | 3.3 (2.5, 4.2) | 151 | 5.1 (3.8, 6.6) | 0.7 (-1.0, 2.3) |
Total | 433 | 2.9 (2.7, 3.3) | 450 | 3.1 (2.8, 3.4) | 941 | 6.6 (6.1, 7.1) | 3.7 (3.1, 4.2) |
Hypertension | |||||||
Farmers | 115 | 4.0 (2.9, 5.3) | 104 | 5.8 (4.6, 7.4) | 230 | 17.4 (11.8, 25.0) | 13.4 (8.7, 18.4) |
Manual | 55 | 3.6 (2.5, 5.0) | 109 | 8.1 (6.2, 10.4) | 211 | 14.2 (12.1, 16.5) | 10.6 (8.0, 13.2) |
Non-manual | 63 | 4.6 (3.2, 6.4) | 142 | 7.1 (5.8,8.7) | 231 | 14.5 (12.3, 17.0) | 9.9 (7.0, 12.8) |
Total | 454 | 4.8 (4.4, 5.2) | 877 | 9.3 (8.8, 10.0) | 1,373 | 13.9 (13.4, 14.4) | 9.1 (8.5, 9.8) |
Chronic lung diseases | |||||||
Farmers | 60 | 2.2 (1.4, 3.3) | 16 | 0.9 (0.4, 2.2) | 15 | 0.8 (0.5, 1.4) | -1.4 (-2.7, 0.0) |
Manual | 22 | 1.5 (0.9, 2.3) | 16 | 1.0 (0.6, 1.6) | 13 | 0.7 (0.4, 1.2) | -0.8 (-1.5, -0.1) |
Non-manual | 30 | 0.8 (0.5, 1.2) | 34 | 1.0 (0.7, 1.6) | 27 | 0.9 (0.6, 1.6) | 0.1 (-0.5,0.7) |
Total | 259 | 1.7 (1.5, 2.0) | 155 | 1.1 (0.9, 1.3) | 138 | 0.9 (0.8, 1.1) | -0.8 (-1.1, -0.4) |
Asthma | |||||||
Farmers | 31 | 0.8 (0.5, 1.3) | 18 | 1.0 (0.6, 1.5) | 14 | 1.1 (0.6, 2.0) | 0.3 (-0.5, 1.0) |
Manual | 13 | 0.8 (0.5, 1.4) | 15 | 1.4 (0.6, 3.4) | 35 | 2.1 (1.4, 3.2) | 1.3 (0.3, 2.3) |
Non-manual | 27 | 0.9 (0.6, 1.6) | 26 | 1.2 (0.7, 1.9) | 37 | 1.5 (1.0,2.3) | 0.6 (-0.3, 1.4) |
Total | 193 | 1.3 (1.1, 1.5) | 198 | 1.4 (1.2, 1.7) | 277 | 1.9 (1.7, 2.2) | 0.6 (0.3, 1.0) |
Cancer | |||||||
Farmers | 7 | 0.2 (0.1, 0.5) | 6 | 0.5 (0.2, 1.4) | 5 | 0.3 (0.1, 0.8) | 0.1 (-0.2, 0.4) |
Manual | 3 | 0.2 (0.1, 0.6) | 6 | 0.3 (0.1, 0.8) | 12 | 0.6 (0.3, 1.1) | 0.4 (-0.01, 0.8) |
Non-manual | 8 | 0.7 (0.3, 1.7) | 11 | 0.3 (0.2, 0.6) | 21 | 0.8 (0.4, 1.5) | 0.1 (-0.7, 0.9) |
Total | 59 | 0.4 (0.3, 0.6) | 95 | 0.7 (0.6, 0.9) | 142 | 1.0 (0.8, 1.2) | 0.6 (0.3, 0.8) |
Diabetes Mellitus | |||||||
Farmers | 43 | 1.7 (0.9, 3.1) | 41 | 2.9 (1.9, 4.5) | 46 | 2.6 (1.8, 3.8) | 0.9 (-0.7, 2.6) |
Manual | 13 | 1.3 (0.7, 2.4) | 44 | 2.8 (2.0, 4.1) | 53 | 2.9 (2.2, 3.8) | 1.6 (0.5, 2.7) |
Non-manual | 25 | 1.1 (0.7, 1.7) | 48 | 3.1 (2.2, 4.3) | 65 | 5.1 (4.0, 6.6) | 4.0 (2.6, 5.5) |
Total | 288 | 2.0 (1.8, 2.3) | 486 | 3.4 (3.1, 3.8) | 702 | 4.7 (4.4, 5.1) | 2.7 (2.3, 3.2) |
Cataract/glaucoma | |||||||
Farmers | 44 | 1.6 (1.0, 2.4) | 27 | 1.3 (0.9, 2.0) | 64 | 3.6 (2.6, 5.0) | 2.0 (0.8, 3.3) |
Manual | 11 | 1.0 (0.3, 3.0) | 17 | 1.5 (0.8, 2.7) | 54 | 4.4 (3.1, 6.3) | 3.4 (1.5, 5.5) |
Non-manual | 14 | 1.2 (0.4, 3.2) | 18 | 1.1 (0.6, 1.7) | 36 | 3.9 (2.3, 6.7) | 2.7 (0.3, 5.2) |
Total | 238 | 1.6 (1.4, 1.9) | 242 | 1.7 (1.5, 2.0) | 610 | 4.0 (3.7, 4.4) | 2.4 (2.0, 2.8) |