Marital Status and Health Behaviors in Middle-Aged Korean Adults: from the 2007-2010 Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey
Korean Journal of Health Promotion
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: 178-186, 2012.
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Marital status is not only an important sociodemographic variable for health studies but influences health behavior and health condition of individuals. This study assessed a representative sample to see whether marital status is associated with health behavior in middle-aged Korean adults, and if the association differed by sex.METHODS:
This is a cross-sectional study of 9,535 Korean middle-aged adults who participated in the 2007-2010 Korean National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. Our data were from this survey. The subjects were classified as married and living with a partner, widowed, separated/divorced, or never married. We assessed the relationship between marital status and five health behaviors (smoking, high risk alcohol intake, regular exercise, regular breakfast consumption, and periodic health screening) after controlling covariates.RESULTS:
In men, the separated/divorced group had a higher risk for high risk alcohol consumption (odds ratio [OR], 1.52; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.05-2.19) and lower tendencies to have breakfast regularly (OR, 0.44; 95% CI, 0.29-0.67) and to undergo health screening (OR, 0.54; 95% CI, 0.37-0.79) than the married and living with a partner group while men were more likely to exercise regularly (OR, 1.81; 95% CI, 1.13-2.88). In women, both of the separated/divorced group and had a significantly higher risk for smoking and high risk alcohol consumption than married and living with a partner group by 3-6 times. The separated/divorced women group was less likely to have breakfast regularly (OR, 0.55; 95% CI, 0.41-0.74). Significant interactions between sex and marital status were observed with smoking (P<0.001), high risk alcohol intake (P<0.001), regular breakfast consumption (P<0.001), and periodic health screening (P=0.003).CONCLUSIONS:
The association between marital status and health behaviors differed by sex. Even in the single group, differences were seen according to the subtypes of the single group.
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Asunto principal:
Persona Soltera
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Humo
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Consumo de Bebidas Alcohólicas
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Conductas Relacionadas con la Salud
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Fumar
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Tamizaje Masivo
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Encuestas Nutricionales
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Estudios Transversales
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Estado Civil
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Viudez
Tipo de estudio:
Estudio observacional
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Estudio de prevalencia
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Estudio pronóstico
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Factores de riesgo
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Estudio de tamizaje
Límite:
Adulto
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Femenino
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Humanos
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Masculino
País/Región como asunto:
Asia
Idioma:
Coreano
Revista:
Korean Journal of Health Promotion
Año:
2012
Tipo del documento:
Artículo
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