Journal of Korean Society of Dental Hygiene (J Korean Soc Dent Hyg)
Original Article

Differences in health care indicators and their influencing factors according to the duration of illness in patients with hypertension

Department of Dental Hygiene, Howon University

Correspondence to Yun-Jung Jang, Department of Dental Hygiene, Howon University, 64 Howondae 3-gil, Impi-myeon, Gunsan-si, Jeollabuk-do, 54058, Korea. Tel: +82-63-450-7774, Fax: +82-63-450-7779, E-mail: yunjungj@howon.ac.kr

Volume 25, Number 6, Pages 555-66, December 2025.
J Korean Soc Dent Hyg 2025;25(6):555-66. https://doi.org/10.13065/jksdh.2025.25.6.9
Received on September 30, 2025, Revised on October 21, 2025, Accepted on November 07, 2025, Published on December 30, 2025.
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Abstract

Objectives: This study aimed to analyze the differences in health behaviors and hypertension care indicators according to disease duration, and identify the characteristics of health management according to hypertension progression. Methods: Data from the 2022 Community Health Survey were used to analyze 50,601 patients with hypertension aged 40–79 years. The analysis employed frequency analysis, chi-squared tests, one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA), and logistic regression models. Results: As hypertension duration increased, health behavior indicators such as regular tooth brushing, nutrition label use, and alcohol consumption decreased, whereas depressive symptoms and influenza vaccination rates increased. Hypertension management education and awareness of blood pressure levels tended to increase with longer hypertension duration. Conclusions: The f indings of this study indicate that the health behaviors and hypertension management indicators of patients with hypertension differ significantly depending on the duration of illness. Notably, there is a tendency towards lower levels of oral health practices. Therefore, multifaceted dental hygiene intervention approaches are required to ensure continuous oral health care and effective management of hypertension.

Keywords

Health status indicators, Hypertension, Oral health, Tooth brushing

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