Low socioeconomic conditions,including low education,low income,manual or unskilled work,and unemployment,have been associated with increased lung cancer risks[1,2].Although some studies have identified low household ...Low socioeconomic conditions,including low education,low income,manual or unskilled work,and unemployment,have been associated with increased lung cancer risks[1,2].Although some studies have identified low household status as a risk factor for lung cancer,they had some limitations in terms of their study design,including limited covariates in multivariate models,and cross-sectional assessment of income status,thereby failing to describe the association between income status change over time and lung cancer[1,2].Therefore,we investigated the association between longitudinal low household income status and lung cancer in the South Korean general population.We collected information on income status for 5 years to determine the change in household income status and income volatility.We also designed multivariate regression models with covariates including demographics,lifestyle behaviors,and comorbidities.Consequently,this study investigated the relationship between economic vulnerability,such as income volatility,and lung cancer risk.展开更多
基金supported by the National Research Foundation of Korea(NRF)grant funded by the Korea government(MSIT)(No.RS-2023-NR077159)the Bio&Medical Technology Development Program of the National Research Foundation(NRF)funded by the Korean government(MSIT)(No.RS-2022-NR067421 and No.RS-2023-00222687)+2 种基金the“National Institute of Health”(NIH)research project(No.2024ER080600)a grant of the Korea Health Technology R&D Project through the Korea Health Industry Development Institute(KHIDI)funded by the Ministry of Health&Welfare,Republic of Korea(No.HI23C0679).
文摘Low socioeconomic conditions,including low education,low income,manual or unskilled work,and unemployment,have been associated with increased lung cancer risks[1,2].Although some studies have identified low household status as a risk factor for lung cancer,they had some limitations in terms of their study design,including limited covariates in multivariate models,and cross-sectional assessment of income status,thereby failing to describe the association between income status change over time and lung cancer[1,2].Therefore,we investigated the association between longitudinal low household income status and lung cancer in the South Korean general population.We collected information on income status for 5 years to determine the change in household income status and income volatility.We also designed multivariate regression models with covariates including demographics,lifestyle behaviors,and comorbidities.Consequently,this study investigated the relationship between economic vulnerability,such as income volatility,and lung cancer risk.
