Environ Health Toxicol.  2016 ;31(1):e2016017. 10.5620/eht.e2016017.

Relationship between residential district and health-related quality of life in Chungnam industrial complex area

• Kim H
• Roh S

• KMID: 2469673
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.5620/eht.e2016017

Abstract

OBJECTIVES
This study aimed to evaluate the relationship between residential district of people, such as power plant, steel-mill and petrochemical industries, and health-related quality of life (HRQoL).
METHODS
Using a cross-sectional study design, we randomly recruited participants for our study from industrial areas (thermoelectric power plant, steel-mill, petrochemical industry) and rural areas. Logistic regression analysis was used to identify the relationships between Euro quality of life-5 dimension (EQ-5D) scores and living region, while controlling for sociodemographic characteristics.
RESULTS
In adjusted model, quality of life decreased with increasing category of age and were lower for females than males. EQ-5D scores of people living in the vicinity of thermoelectric power plant were significant lower than those of people living the vicinity of comparison region (odds ratio, 1.59; 95% confidence interval, 1.00 to 2.53).
CONCLUSIONS
Living region of thermoelectric power plant, was strongly associated with scores on the EQ-5D. More research is needed to elucidate the mechanisms which makes the relationship with the living regions and HRQoL.

Keyword

Health-related quality of life; Euro quality of life-5 dimension; Industrial complex area; Republic of Korea

MeSH Terms

Chungcheongnam-do*
Cross-Sectional Studies
Female
Humans
Logistic Models
Male
Power Plants
Quality of Life*
Republic of Korea