Effects of Environmental Factors on Death Rate of Pigs in South Korea

Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are one of the major health threats in the world. Thus, identifying the factors that influence NCDs is crucial to monitor and manage diseases. This study investigates the effects of social-environmental and behavioral risk factors on NCDs as well as the effects of social-environmental factors on behavioral risk factors using an integrated research model. This study used a dataset from the 2017 Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. After filtering incomplete responses, 5462 valid responses remained. Items including one’s social-environmental factors (household income, education level, and region), behavioral factors (alcohol use, tobacco use, and physical activity), and NCDs histories were used for analyses. To develop a comprehensive index of each factor that allows comparison between different concepts, the researchers assigned scores to indicators of the factors and calculated a ratio of the scores. A series of path analyses were conducted to determine the extent of relationships among NCDs and risk factors. The results showed that social-environmental factors have notable effects on stroke, myocardial infarction, angina, diabetes, and gastric, liver, colon, lung, and thyroid cancers. The results indicate that the effects of social-environmental and behavioral risk factors on NCDs vary across the different types of diseases. The effects of social-environmental factors and behavioral risk factors significantly affected NCDs. However, the effect of social-environmental factors on behavioral risk factors was not supported. Furthermore, social-environmental factors and behavioral risk factors affect NCDs in a similar way. However, the effects of behavioral risk factors were smaller than those of social-environmental factors. The current research suggests taking a comprehensive view of risk factors to further understand the antecedents of NCDs in South Korea.

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Relational Aggression During Adolescence: A Systematic Review of Personal and Environmental Factors from Published Articles in South Korea

The Korean Journal of the Human Development ◽

10.15284/kjhd.2021.28.1.93 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 28 (1) ◽

pp. 93-117

Author(s):

Sungmin Park ◽

Jungha Lim

Keyword(s):

Systematic Review ◽

Environmental Factors ◽

South Korea ◽

Relational Aggression

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Distribution Patterns of Odonate Assemblages in Relation to Environmental Variables in Streams of South Korea

Insects ◽

10.3390/insects9040152 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 9 (4) ◽

pp. 152 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Da-Yeong Lee ◽

Dae-Seong Lee ◽

Mi-Jung Bae ◽

Soon-Jin Hwang ◽

Seong-Yu Noh ◽

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Keyword(s):

Land Use ◽

Ecosystem Services ◽

Environmental Factors ◽

South Korea ◽

Habitat Heterogeneity ◽

Environmental Variables ◽

Environmental Changes ◽

Distribution Patterns ◽

Self Organizing Map ◽

Factors Affecting

Odonata species are sensitive to environmental changes, particularly those caused by humans, and provide valuable ecosystem services as intermediate predators in food webs. We aimed: (i) to investigate the distribution patterns of Odonata in streams on a nationwide scale across South Korea; (ii) to evaluate the relationships between the distribution patterns of odonates and their environmental conditions; and (iii) to identify indicator species and the most significant environmental factors affecting their distributions. Samples were collected from 965 sampling sites in streams across South Korea. We also measured 34 environmental variables grouped into six categories: geography, meteorology, land use, substrate composition, hydrology, and physicochemistry. A total of 83 taxa belonging to 10 families of Odonata were recorded in the dataset. Among them, eight species displayed high abundances and incidences. Self-organizing map (SOM) classified sampling sites into seven clusters (A–G) which could be divided into two distinct groups (A–C and D–G) according to the similarities of their odonate assemblages. Clusters A–C were characterized by members of the suborder Anisoptera, whereas clusters D–G were characterized by the suborder Zygoptera. Non-metric multidimensional scaling (NMDS) identified forest (%), altitude, and cobble (%) in substrata as the most influential environmental factors determining odonate assemblage compositions. Our results emphasize the importance of habitat heterogeneity by demonstrating its effect on odonate assemblages.

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Analysis for the relationship of environmental factors and vegetation structure at natural streamside valley and riparian forest in South Korea

Journal of Ecology and Environment ◽

10.5141/ecoenv.2015.043 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 38 (4) ◽

pp. 405-413 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Kyu-Tae Cho ◽

Rae-Ha Jang ◽

Young-Han You

Keyword(s):

Environmental Factors ◽

South Korea ◽

Vegetation Structure ◽

Riparian Forest ◽

Relationship Of ◽

The Relationship

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Exposure Risks and Tetanus Immunization in Women of Family Owned Farms

AAOHN Journal ◽

10.1177/216507990104900305 ◽

2001 ◽

Vol 49 (3) ◽

pp. 130-136 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Catherine Holland ◽

Ann K. Carruth

Keyword(s):

Risk Factors ◽

Environmental Factors ◽

Random Sampling ◽

Death Rate ◽

Farm Women ◽

Stratified Random Sampling ◽

The Past ◽

Tetanus Vaccination ◽

Tetanus Immunization ◽

Exposure Risks

A sampling pool of 4,808 farms in 10 parishes across southeast Louisiana was used to examine the risk factors of farm women who engage in activities putting them at risk for tetanus and to examine the circumstances related to vaccination. Data were collected, via stratified random sampling, in summer 1998 resulting in 657 completed interviews. Only 53.6% of women were current with a tetanus booster, having received their immunization within the past 10 years. Just as many women received tetanus vaccination following an injury or accident as for prevention. As women aged, they were less likely to be compliant. In the South, a number of environmental factors contribute to the risk for tetanus exposure and infection. These risk factors were examined in light of compliance with tetanus booster compliance. Increasing awareness of risk is essential because although tetanus is uncommon, the death rate from tetanus is greater than 30%.

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The effects of different environmental factors on biochemical composition of particulate organic matters in Gwangyang Bay, South Korea

10.5194/bg-2016-347 ◽

2016 ◽

Author(s):

Jang Han Lee ◽

Dabin Lee ◽

Jae Joong Kang ◽

Hui Tae Joo ◽

Jae Hyung Lee ◽

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Keyword(s):

Environmental Factors ◽

South Korea ◽

Biochemical Composition ◽

Inorganic Nitrogen ◽

Marine Ecosystem ◽

Nitrogen Loading ◽

Food Material ◽

Environmental Perturbations ◽

Governing Factor ◽

Gwangyang Bay

Abstract. Biochemical composition of particulate organic matter (POM) through phytoplankton photosynthesis is important to determine food quality for planktonic consumers as well as physiological conditions of phytoplankton. Major environmental factors controlling for the biochemical composition were seasonally investigated in Gwangyang Bay which has only natural conditions (e.g., no artificial dams) in South Korea. Water samples for the biochemical compositions were obtained from three different light depths (100 %, 30 %, and 1 %) mainly at 3 sites in Gwangyang bay from April 2012 to April 2013. Different biochemical classes (carbohydrates [CHO], proteins [PRT], and lipids [LIP]) were extracted and then the concentrations were determined by the optical density measured with a spectrophotometer. The highest and lowest of PRT compositions among the three biochemical classes were in April 2012 (58.0 %) and August 2012 (21.2 %), whereas the highest and lowest LIP compositions were in August 2012 (49.0 %) and April 2012 (24.8 %), respectively. CHO composition was recorded high in January 2013 and maintained above 25 % during the study period. The calorific contents of food material (FM) ranged from 1.0 Kcal m−3 to 6.1 Kcal m−3 (annual mean ± S.D. = 2.8 Kcal m−3 ± 1.1 Kcal m−3). Based on Pearson's correlation coefficient analysis, a major governing factor for biochemical composition of POM was dissolved inorganic nitrogen loading from river-input in Gwangyang bay. In conclusion, relatively larger amount of FM and higher calorific contents of POM found in this study compared to other regions reflected good nutritive conditions for sustaining productive shellfish and fish populations in Gwangyang bay. Continuous observations are needed for monitoring marine ecosystem response to potential environmental perturbations in Gwangyang bay.

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Comparison of Social Cognitive Measures Toward Healthy Eating Measured by the Nutrition Quotient for Adults in Marriage Immigrant Women in Metropolitan Areas of South Korea (P04-105-19)

Current Developments in Nutrition ◽

10.1093/cdn/nzz051.p04-105-19 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 3 (Supplement_1) ◽

Author(s):

Ji-Yun Hwang ◽

Sung-Min Yook ◽

Bo-young Lee

Keyword(s):

Environmental Factors ◽

South Korea ◽

Social Cognitive Theory ◽

Healthy Eating ◽

Eating Behaviors ◽

Social Cognitive ◽

Cognitive Theory ◽

Immigrant Women ◽

Cognitive Measures ◽

Gyeonggi Province

Abstract Objectives This study was to investigate whether social cognitive measures toward healthy eating are related to diet quality and eating behaviors among marriage immigrant women in Seoul and Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. Methods A questionnaire was based on the Social Cognitive Theory (SCT) and included the personal, behavioral and environmental factors from the SCT. The questionnaire developed by literature review, qualitative interviews, and pilot field test. The quality of diet and eating behaviors were assessed using the Nutrition Quotient for adults (NQ-A), which was validated and translated into subjects’ mother tongue. The survey was conducted on 153 marriage immigrant women from China, Vietnam, Japan, Philippines, Cambodia, Mongolia, Taiwan and Russia residing in Seoul and Gyeonggi Province. Around 49.0% of subjects (n = 75) need monitoring according to the NQ-A scores. Results First, in personal factors assessing importance and confidence for healthy eating, scores of self-evaluative outcome expectations and self-efficacy were lower in subjects required monitoring compared to their counterparts. Second, in behavioral factors, a half of questions regarding behavioral strategies for healthy eating showed lower scores in subjects required monitoring. Last, in environmental factors, scores of social support were also lower in the monitoring required group, which indicates they were less likely to receive help from family members for healthy eating than their counterparts. Conclusions The results from this study suggest that individual dietary behaviors can be changed by individual, behavioral, and environmental factors from the perspective of social cognitive theory. Funding Sources This study was supported by the grants from Seoul Metropolitan Government and the National Research Foundation of Korea.

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