Comparative Analysis of Factors Influencing Perceived Health Status in Early-old and Late-old Adults

This study is descriptive survey research aimed at identifying factors influencing the perceived health status in early and late older adults. It is a secondary data analysis study using part of the data provided by the 2022 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey by the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency. Data were analyzed using the SPSS/WIN 29.0 program. The findings revealed that, in both early and late older adults, factors influencing the perceived health status included education level, household income, subjective oral health status, and grip strength. Depression had a significant impact on perceived health status in early older adults but was not significant in late older adults. Hypertension, dyslipidemia, diabetes, metabolic syndrome, health screening participation, and health behaviors, such as smoking, aerobic exercise, resistance exercise, and obesity were not related to theperceived health status in either group. This study empirically confirmed the influence of grip strength and oral health on perceived health status, factors that have been rarely addressed in previous research on older adults. These findings can serve as foundational data for developing age-specific health promotion programs tailored to factors influencing perceived health status in early and late older adults.