The Functional Food Usage and Relation with Fatigue for Male Workers / 가정의학회지
Korean Journal of Family Medicine
;
: 120-127, 2011.
Artículo
en Coreano
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-11767
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Fatigue is a common problem in male workers as they have responsibilities in both role in home and in work place. The use of functional food has been one of the popular choices for fatigue recovery. This study was conducted to investigate the prevalence of functional food usage and its relationship with fatigue in male workers.METHODS:
The study subjects were male workers seen for health check up at a university hospital in Busan from May to July 2009. They completed a questionnaire including social factor, occupational factor, life style, functional food usage and disease status. The subjects were divided into groups according to fatigue severity.RESULTS:
Among 770 subjects, 267 (34.7%) consumed functional food daily. Most of them used functional food to recover fatigue as a supplement nutrition by their wife's or surrounding person's recommendation. There were significant difference between fatigue and non-fatigue group in age, occupation satisfaction, alcohol drinking, and insomnia. The prevalence of fatigue was 37.8%. The functional food usage significantly increased with fatigue severity scale (P < 0.001).CONCLUSION:
Fatigue is common problem in male workers. The functional food usage is relation with fatigue severity.
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Asunto principal:
Consumo de Bebidas Alcohólicas
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Oftalmoplejía
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Prevalencia
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Encuestas y Cuestionarios
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Lugar de Trabajo
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Enfermedades Mitocondriales
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Alimentos Funcionales
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Fatiga
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Hipogonadismo
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Trastornos del Inicio y del Mantenimiento del Sueño
Tipo de estudio:
Estudio de prevalencia
Límite:
Humanos
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Masculino
Idioma:
Coreano
Revista:
Korean Journal of Family Medicine
Año:
2011
Tipo del documento:
Artículo
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