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http://dx.doi.org/10.15207/JKCS.2015.6.4.213

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

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)
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Journal of the Korea Convergence Society / v.6, no.4, 2015 , pp. 213-223 More about this Journal
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.
Keywords
Korean Seventh-day Adventists; Mortality pattern; Cause of death; Health; Neoplasm;
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