Somatic comparisons of South Korean children and youths born and reared in a rural area with the descendants of rural to urban migrants

2002 ◽  
Vol 14 (4) ◽  
pp. 476-485 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ki-Hack Kim ◽  
John H. Spurgeon ◽  
Karen E. French ◽  
Ki-Bong Kim
Keyword(s):  
Rural Area ◽  
Korean Children ◽  
South Korean ◽  
Urban Migrants

scholarly journals Identification of influenza C virus in young South Korean children, from October 2013 to September 2016

2019 ◽  
Vol 115 ◽  
pp. 47-52 ◽  
Author(s):  
Han Sol Lee ◽  
Sooyeon Lim ◽  
Ji Yun Noh ◽  
Joon Young Song ◽  
Hee Jin Cheong ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Korean Children ◽  
South Korean ◽  
Influenza C Virus

Validity and Reliability of the TGMD-2 for South Korean Children

2014 ◽  
Vol 46 (5) ◽  
pp. 351-356 ◽  
Author(s):  
Seonjin Kim ◽  
Min Joo Kim ◽  
Nadia C. Valentini ◽  
Jane E. Clark
Keyword(s):  
Validity And Reliability ◽  
Korean Children ◽  
South Korean

scholarly journals Detrimental effects of early rural life on blood pressure among urban male migrants in Wrocław, Poland

2012 ◽  
Vol 75 (2) ◽  
pp. 83-91 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sławomir Kozieł ◽  
Anna Lipowicz ◽  
Stanley J. Ulijaszek
Keyword(s):  
Blood Pressure ◽  
Rural Area ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Level Of Education ◽  
Sedentary Population ◽  
Urban Migrants ◽  
Unhealthy Behavior ◽  
Place Of Origin ◽  
The City ◽  
Urban Male

Abstract The purpose of the study was to compare the blood pressure of rural-to-urban migrants and the sedentary population (non-migratory) of the city of Wrocław, Poland. Additionally, the effect of time spent in the rural area on blood pressure was also assessed. The study sample consisted of 2753 males aged 25-75 years, following a medical examination, underwent an interview and anthropometric measurements between 1989-90. Based on the place of origin all males were divided into rural-to-urban migrant inhabitants of Wrocław (N=1222) and sedentary inhabitants of Wrocław (N=921). The percentage of time spent in the rural area [(time spent in rural area/age)*100] was then calculated and was used in analysis. In each age category, the rural-urban migrants were found to be shorter in height. Age, BMI, level of education and time of migration had a significant effect on both the systolic and diastolic blood pressure irrespective of the level of education. It was demonstrated that the time of migration, allowing for age, body size and education level, significantly correlated with blood pressure. The later in time, the males migrated from rural to urban areas, the higher their blood pressure. It was hypothesized that unhealthy behavior could still have continued in a new urban environment, resulting in migrant - sedentary differences in health parameters.

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