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Effects on the Mortality Patterns by Religious and Related Factors in Korean Population

종교 및 융복합적 특성이 사망양상에 미치는 영향

  • Lim, Jong-Min (Department of Public Health, The Graduate School, Konyang University) ;
  • Jang, Ju-Dong (Department of Preventive Medicine, College of Medicine, Konyang University) ;
  • Kim, Hyun-Soo (Department of Preventive Medicine, College of Medicine, Konyang University) ;
  • Lee, Moo-Sik (Department of Preventive Medicine, College of Medicine, Konyang University)
  • 임종민 (건양대학교 일반대학원 보건학과) ;
  • 장주동 (건양대학교 의과대학 예방의학교실) ;
  • 김현수 (건양대학교 의과대학 예방의학교실) ;
  • 이무식 (건양대학교 의과대학 예방의학교실)
  • Received : 2015.05.22
  • Accepted : 2015.08.20
  • Published : 2015.08.31
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Abstract

Objectives : Seventh-day Adventists is well known to place a strong doctrinal emphasis on healthy life style that do not consume tobacco, alcohol or pork, and many adhere to a lacto-ovo-vegetarian lifestyle. This study aimed to investigate the difference of mortality between Korean Seventh-day Adventists and the general Korean population. Methods : We got 592 mortality data of Adventist cemetery in Seoul city and Kyunggi provincce of Korea, which contains information on causes of death for 2000-2004. Also we used mortality data of the general Korean population in Korea National Statistics Office for 2000-2004. Results : The mean age at death was 70.45 in Korean Adventists, 65.63 in the general Korean population. Higher neoplasm cause of death, such as of stomach, liver and breast, were observed in Korean Adventists than the general population. The death cause of injury, poisoning and external causes, and cerebrovascular disease were higher in the general population than Korean Adventists. The death cause of stomach cancer was lower in Korean Adventists who had above 10 years religious period than general population above age 50 years. In male, the death cause of lung cancer was lower in Korean Adventists than the general population. Conclusions : The results point to the importance of healthy life-style in Korean peoples, and indicate that lifestyle changes in the population might change the causes of death.

목적 : 재림교인들은 건강에 대한 신념이 매우 강하고, 실천적인 측면에서도 매우 강조하고 있다. 한국의 재림교인들 역시 음주와 흡연을 피할 뿐만 아니라 음식을 가려 먹고 육식을 금하는 기독교인으로 알려져 있다. 이 연구는 재림교인들의 사망양상과 일반 인구집단간의 사망양상을 파악하고 그 관련요인을 도출하고자 하였다. 방법 : 2000년부터 2004년까지 5년간의 재림교회와 일반 인구집단의 사망자의 사망양상을 비교 분석하였다. 재림교회의 사망자를 분석하기 위해서 수도권 지역의 재림교인이 주로 이용하는 재림묘지의 사망자 자료를 이용하였으며, 일반인구집단은 통계청 사망자료를 이용하였다. 결과 : 연구대상자의 평균 사망 연령에서 재림교인은 70.45세이었으며, 일반 인구집단은 65.63세로 재림교인이 높게 타났다. 사망원인에서 재림교인이 위암, 간암, 대장암, 유방암 등 신생물에 의한 사망이 일반 인구집단 보다 높게 타났으며, 일반 인구에서 손상, 중독 및 외인에 의한 특정 기타 결과, 뇌혈관질환과 외인사가 재림교인에서 보다 높았다. 특히, 50세 이상 신앙기간 10년 이상의 재림교인의 사망원인은 위암이 유의하게 낮았으며, 남자에서 폐암 사망률도 유의하게 낮아 건강한 생활습관과의 관계를 확인하였다.

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