Journal of Korean Society of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene (한국산업보건학회지)

Korean Industrial Hygiene Association (한국산업보건학회)
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Mortality and Morbidity Based on Secondary Data Analysis for Respiratory System Diseases among Residents around Ansim, Daegu, Korea

호흡기계 질환 관련 이차자료에 근거한 대구 안심 지역주민의 사망 및 이환 현황

  • Min, Young-Sun (Department of Preventive Medicine, Dongguk University College of Medicine) ;
  • Lee, Kwan (Department of Preventive Medicine, Dongguk University College of Medicine) ;
  • Lim, Hyun-Sul (Department of Preventive Medicine, Dongguk University College of Medicine) ;
  • Lee, Duk-Hee (Department of Preventive Medicine, College of Medicine, Kyungpook National University) ;
  • Hong, Nam Soo (Department of Preventive Medicine, College of Medicine, Kyungpook National University) ;
  • Kim, Geun-Bae (National Institute of Environmental Research)
  • Received : 2015.08.31
  • Accepted : 2015.09.23
  • Published : 2015.09.30
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Abstract

Objectives: This study was conducted to evaluate the changes and regional differences of mortality and morbidity particularly respiratory system diseases in the area of exposure to coal dust(Ansim area, Dong-gu, Daegu). Methods: The authors analyzed secondary data(cancer registration data, mortality data, and health insurance data) for respiratory system diseases. We calculated age standardized incidence ratio(SIR), mortality ratio(SMR), and health care utilization ratio(SHR) using those data. Results: There were no significant differences between Ansim area(or Dong-gu, Daegu) and the control area for cancer registration data and mortality data. In the results for the health insurance data, significant increased SHR in asthma was observed compared to the control area. Conclusions: Although confounders such as selection bias were not clearly ruled out, our findings reveal increased asthma SHR in the area of exposure to coal dust. Further prospective studies are required to clarify the increasing respiratory disease due to exposure to coal dust.

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