Yonsei Med J.  2019 Dec;60(12):1216-1222. 10.3349/ymj.2019.60.12.1216.

The Multi-Institutional Health Screening Records Database of South Korea: Description and Evaluation of Its Characteristics

• Noh Y
• Jeong HE
• Kim HJ
• Ko H
• Nah EH
• Shin JY

• KMID: 2463802
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.3349/ymj.2019.60.12.1216

Abstract

This study sought to describe and to evaluate the characteristics of the Health Screening Records Database (HSRD) of the Korea Association of Health Promotion as a data source for epidemiologic studies. The HSRD was compared to a National Health Insurance Service-Health Screening Cohort (NHIS-HEALS) database for 2015. Common variables between the databases were selected, and sex-based analyses were conducted. The HSRD showed statistical concordance when NHIS-HEALS estimates fell within the HSRD estimate's 95% confidence interval. The HSRD and NHIS-HEALS included 946461 and 111690 participants in health screening programs, respectively. Compared to the NHIS-HEALS, the HSRD had more female (55.2% vs. 42.6%) but fewer older adult participants (34.4% vs. 51.2%). Virtually all variables had clinical concordance, with some having statistical concordance as well, among both general and life-transition program participants. The HSRD comprised more clinical information over a wider age range in contrast to the NHIS-HEALS, while showing clinical concordance. Providing more comprehensive clinical data, the HSRD may serve as an alternative resource for epidemiologic studies.

Keyword

Health screening records database; physical examination; database; characteristics; observational study

MeSH Terms

Adult
Cohort Studies
Epidemiologic Studies
Female
Health Promotion
Humans
Information Storage and Retrieval
Korea*
Mass Screening*
National Health Programs
Observational Study
Physical Examination

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  Fig. 1 (A–C) Comparisons of the socio-demographic and regional characteristics of health screening participants in the Health Screening Records Database (HSRD) and National Health Insurance Service-Health Screening Cohort (NHIS-HEALS) databases for 2015.

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