Cardiovascular disease risk disparities between immigrants and native Koreans: a population-based study in Gwangju, Korea
Immigrants in Korea face substantially higher CVD risk than native Koreans, particularly within socioeconomically vulnerable subgroups. Targeted prevention and policies addressing structural barriers are urgently needed.
Authors
- Sun‐Seog Kweon (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2378-8550)
- Seong-Woo Choi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6150-3934)
- Jung-Ho Yang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1581-8425)
- Kim Kyunghak
- Kyung‐Hwa Park (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6697-8819)
- Young Choi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3900-1943)
- Sun Bong-Kyu
- Ran Lee (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9813-3033)
- Seong Eun Kim (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0162-6155)
Institutions
- Chonnam National University (KR)
- Chosun University (KR)
- Gwangju Health University (KR)
- Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (KR)
- Chonnam National University Hospital (KR)
- Chonnam National University Hwasun Hospital (KR)
- Korea Center for Disease Control and Prevention (KR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Epidemiology and Health
- Published
- 2025-12-08
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.4178/epih.e2025067
- Primary Topic
- Migration, Health and Trauma
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00