Stellman S D
American Health Foundation, New York, NY 10017, USA.
Yonsei Med J. 1996 Feb;37(1):31-7. doi: 10.3349/ymj.1996.37.1.31.
About 13,000 people immigrated to New York City from the Republic of Korea between 1986 and 1990, creating an important ethnic minority.
Using US-born Whites as a reference, age-adjusted proportional mortality ratios were computed for 314 men and 248 women of Korean ancestry born abroad who died in New York City in 1986-90.
Males had a significant excess of viral hepatitis, cancer, stroke, and external causes: accidents, suicide, and homicide. They had significantly reduced proportional rates of AIDS and heart disease. Mortality patterns were similar for Korean women, who had significantly increased proportional rates of stroke and accidents, and reduced heart disease. Stomach and liver cancers were significantly elevated in both sexes, while female breast cancer was low. There were two male and one female tuberculosis deaths (4 to 7 fold increase), and one Korean woman died of childbirth complications (59-fold increase).
Except for violent deaths, these observations resemble known mortality patterns in Korea.
1986年至1990年间，约1.3万人从大韩民国移民到纽约市，形成了一个重要的少数族裔。
以美国出生的白人为参照，计算了1986 - 1990年在纽约市死亡的314名出生在国外的韩裔男性和248名韩裔女性的年龄调整比例死亡率。
男性中病毒性肝炎、癌症、中风以及外部原因（事故、自杀和他杀）导致的死亡显著过多。他们的艾滋病和心脏病比例死亡率显著降低。韩裔女性的死亡率模式与之相似，中风和事故的比例死亡率显著上升，心脏病比例死亡率降低。胃癌和肝癌在两性中均显著升高，而女性乳腺癌发病率较低。有2名男性和1名女性死于结核病（增加4至7倍），1名韩裔女性死于分娩并发症（增加59倍）。
除暴力死亡外，这些观察结果与韩国已知的死亡率模式相似。
