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August 20, 2025Open Access

Health Literacy and its Association with Prehypertension: Insights from the 2023 Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (Preprint)

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EPEun‐Cheol ParkJCJiyeon ChunDKDan Bi Kim

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Overview

Cross-sectional analysis indicates low health literacy correlates with prehypertension risk in adults, highlighting public health concerns.

Key Points

  • Low health literacy is linked to a significant increase in prehypertension risk, as seen in 17% of participants studied.
  • Participants with inadequate health literacy exhibited a 43% higher likelihood of prehypertension compared to those with adequate literacy.
  • Data sourced from the 2023 Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey utilized logistic regression for comprehensive analysis.
  • Findings underscore the need for effective strategies to enhance health literacy for preventing prehypertension.

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Park et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68af6d907567bf4f94feaf7chttps://doi.org/10.2196/preprints.82684
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