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ArticleJournal of Korean medical science2023

Area-Level Socioeconomic Inequalities in Intracranial Injury-Related Hospitalization in Korea: A Retrospective Analysis of Data From Korea National Hospital Discharge Survey 2008-2015.

Hang A Park, Federico E Vaca, Kyunghee Jung-Choi, Hyesook Park, Ju Ok Park

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Hang A ParkDepartment of Emergency Medicine, Hallym University Dongtan Sacred Heart Hospital, Hwaseong, Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8714-0828
Federico E VacaDepartment of Emergency Medicine, University of California Irvine School of Medicine, Irvine, CA, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0813-0080
Kyunghee Jung-ChoiDepartment of Environmental Medicine, Ewha Womans University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9800-0994
Hyesook ParkDepartment of Preventive Medicine, College of Medicine, Graduate Program in System Health Science and Engineering, Ewha Womans University, Seoul, Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9359-6522
Ju Ok ParkDepartment of Emergency Medicine, Hallym University Dongtan Sacred Heart Hospital, Hwaseong, Korea. juokpark@hallym.ac.kr.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1024-3626

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backgroundAlthough inequality in traumatic brain injury (TBI) by individual socioeconomic status (SES) exists, interventions to modify individual SES are difficult. However, as interventions for area-based SES can affect the individual SES, monitoring or public health intervention can be planned. We analyzed the effect of area-based SES on hospitalization for TBI and revealed yearly inequality trends to provide a basis for health intervention.

methodsWe included patients who were hospitalized due to intracranial injuries (ICIs) between 2008 and 2015 as a measure of severe TBI with data provided by the Korea National Hospital Discharge Survey. Area-based SES was synthesized using the 2010 census data. We assessed inequalities in ICI-related hospitalization rates using the relative index of inequality and the slope index of inequality for the periods 2008-2009, 2010-2011, 2012-2013, and 2014-2015. We analyzed the trends of these indices for the observation period by age and sex.

resultsThe overall relative indices of inequality for each 2-year period were 1.82 (95% confidence interval, 1.5-2.3), 1.97 (1.6-2.5), 2.01 (1.6-2.5), and 2.01 (1.6-2.5), respectively. The overall slope indices of inequality in each period were 38.74 (23.5-54.0), 36.75 (21.7-51.8), 35.65 (20.7-50.6), and 43.11 (27.6-58.6), respectively. The relative indices of inequality showed a linear trend for men (

conclusionInequality in hospitalization for ICIs by area-based SES tended to increase during the observation period. Practical preventive interventions and input in healthcare resources for populations with low area-based SES are likely needed.

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Health Status DisparitiesSocial ClassHospitalizationHumansMaleRepublic of KoreaRetrospective StudiesSocioeconomic FactorsArea-Level SESHealth InequalityHospitalization RateIntracranial InjurySocioeconomic StatusTraumatic Brain Injury

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