Relation Between Health Checkup Results and Stages of Behavior Change and Lifestyle: A comparison Between Workers in their 30s and 40s / 日本農村医学会雑誌

ABSTRACT

  This study was carried out to clarify how health checkup results relate to stages of behavior change and lifestyle in workers in their 30s and 40s. By comparing the findings between the two age group, we considered how health guidance should be given in the workplace. Self-administered questionnaires were used to assess stages of behavior change and lifestyle. Of the health checkup items, BMI, abdominal circumference, blood pressure, blood test values of triglycerides and blood glucose were examined. Among workers in their 30s, men had higher values than women in almost all of these items, suggesting the need to consider gender differences when health guidance is proviede. A look at health checkup results and stages of change showed a link between exercise stages of change and abdominal circumference for workers in their 30s, and between exercise stages of change and BMI and abdominal circumference for workers in their 40s, suggesting that behavior modification may be possible through this “stages of change” approach. A stufy of health checkup results and lifestyle showed a link between health checkup results and such habits as skipping breakfast, snacking, reducing sugar intake, smoking and drinking alcohol among workers in their 30s. These results suggest that health checkup results vary depending on lifestyle habits in workers in their 30s that make up the younger segment, and that health checkup results are reflected in health-related behavior. Assessing health conditions of workers while they are in their 30s and providing early intervention may help prevent future lifestyle-related diseases.