The Relationship between Socioeconomical Status and Incidence of Facial Bone Fracture.

Yang, Eun Zin; Kim, Chang Yeon

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Original Article

Journal of the Korean Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons 2011;38(3):263-272.
Published online May 1, 2011.

The Relationship between Socioeconomical Status and Incidence of Facial Bone Fracture.

Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, College of Medicine, Hanyang University, Seoul, Korea. pscykim@hanyang.ac.kr

Abstract

PURPOSE
The human face is the most exposed part of the body, and in patients with simple or complex trauma from traffic accidents, industrial calamities, sports injuries, human assaults, and daily accidents, facial trauma occupies an important portion. The etiology of facial trauma vary on a society's economic, cultural, and environmental status. METHODS: Regarding patients who were admitted from between the years 2000 to 2009 at the Hanyang University hospital, the authors studied how the changes in the economic status in the past 10 years of our country influences the incidence of facial bone fractures.
RESULTS
In this study, 1) The unemployment rate showed a strong negative relationship with the total number of inpatients with facial bone fractures, the number of male patients, the number of female patients, the number of patients with facial bone fractures caused by fall down, the number of patients who were admitted for shorter than 7 days, and the number of the facial bone fracture patients with their age in the twenties. 2) The consumer price index showed a strong positive relationship with the number of female patients, the number of patients who were admitted for shorter than 7 days, and the number of the facial bone fracture patients with their age in the teens and fifties.
CONCLUSION
Looking at the results of correlation analysis and multiple regression analysis with economic indicators, the unemployment rate showed negative influence to the total number of inpatients with facial bone fractures, and the number of inpatients with facial bone fractures caused by fall down, with statistical significance.

Keywords: Facial bone fracture; Socioeconomical status

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