Health behaviors and health status of Korean middleaged men by marital status: Korea Community Health Study, 2015

OBJECTIVES: Previous studies have shown that marital status is associated with household composition and living arrangements, which partially explain observed differences in health status according to marital status. However, due to the rapid socioeconomic and demographic transformations of the last few decades, the distribution of marital status among middle-aged adults has become more diverse. Therefore, this study aimed to obtain up-to-date information on the associations between marital status and health and to investigate the implications of these findings for conventional explanations of the health effects of marriage.METHODS: The data for this study were obtained from the 2015 Korean Community Health Study. We compared 4 modifiable lifestyle behaviors—smoking, alcohol consumption, physical activity, and self-rated health status—as outcome variables in association with marital status in Korean middle-aged men (age 40-44) living in Seoul and other regions.RESULTS: Married men showed the lowest cigarette smoking prevalence and the highest subjective health status both before and after adjusting for education and income. The odds of engaging in vigorous physical activity did not show a major difference before and after adjustment for income and education.CONCLUSIONS: In married men, the prevalence of cigarette smoking was lowest and subjective health status was highest, similar to previous studies. However, the prevalence of engaging in physical activity was highest in divorced/widowed/separated men. The health behaviors and health status of Korean middle-aged adults should be more closely followed, since they are representative of demographic changes in the Korean population.

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Influencing Factors on Health-Related Quality of Life in Middle-Aged Adults With Hypertension

International Journal of E-Health and Medical Communications ◽

10.4018/ijehmc.2018100105 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 9 (4) ◽

pp. 40-49

Author(s):

Eunjoo Lee

Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Health Status ◽

Subjective Health ◽

Health Related Quality ◽

Middle Aged ◽

Subjective Health Status ◽

Related Quality ◽

Health Related ◽

Middle Aged Adults

This article aims to examine the influencing factors on health-related quality of life (HRQOL) in middle-aged adults with hypertension. HRQOL was assessed using EQ-5D from 263 middle-aged adults (40-60 years) with hypertension who participated in the 6th Korean National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (2014). There were statistically significant differences in health-related quality of life according to income, education, subjective health status, experience of discomfort, activity limitation, stress, and aerobic physical activity. Factors influencing on health-related quality of life in middle-aged adults with hypertension were subjective health status, experience of discomfort, activity limitation, depression, and stress, which explained about 50% of total variance. These factors should be included in the nursing intervention, and psychological aspects such as depression should be emphasized.

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Factors Affecting Subjective Health Status in Middle-aged Adults with Hypertension

Journal of Industrial Convergence ◽

10.22678/jic.2020.18.2.001 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 18 (2) ◽

pp. 1-7

Author(s):

Ki-Bong Kim ◽

Keyword(s):

Health Status ◽

Subjective Health ◽

Middle Aged ◽

Subjective Health Status ◽

Factors Affecting ◽

Middle Aged Adults

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The Influence of Subjective Health Status, Post-Traumatic Growth, and Social Support on Successful Aging in Middle-Aged Women

Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing ◽

10.4040/jkan.2016.46.5.744 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 46 (5) ◽

pp. 744 ◽

Cited By ~ 6

Author(s):

Seung Hee Lee ◽

Hyung Suk Jang ◽

Young Hee Yang

Keyword(s):

Social Support ◽

Health Status ◽

Successful Aging ◽

Subjective Health ◽

Middle Aged ◽

Subjective Health Status ◽

Post Traumatic Growth ◽

Post Traumatic

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Identifying the Factors That Affect Depressive Symptoms in Middle-Aged Menopausal Women: A Nationwide Study in Korea

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health ◽

10.3390/ijerph17228505 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 17 (22) ◽

pp. 8505

Author(s):

Kisook Kim

Keyword(s):

Depressive Symptoms ◽

Health Status ◽

Postmenopausal Women ◽

Secondary Analysis ◽

Premenopausal Women ◽

Sleep Time ◽

Subjective Health ◽

Middle Aged ◽

Subjective Health Status ◽

Factors Associated

Depressive symptoms do not persistently negatively affect functioning throughout the life span, but they may affect quality of life (QOL), especially in middle-aged women. Therefore, this study aimed to investigate the factors associated with depressive symptoms in premenopausal and postmenopausal women. This descriptive study was a secondary analysis of the data from the seventh Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey that was conducted in 2016. Of the 8150 participants, the analysis included 644 premenopausal women and 459 postmenopausal women aged 40–60 years. The factors associated with depressive symptoms in the participants were examined using multivariate regression analysis. It was found that the depressive symptoms of postmenopausal middle-aged women were greater than those of premenopausal women. While a high perceived stress status and high pain-related discomfort were factors that influenced depressive symptoms among the premenopausal group, a high level of discomfort due to anxiety/depression, a poor perceived health status, shortened weekend sleep time, and smoking were associated with depressive symptoms in the postmenopausal group. Thus, it is necessary to develop an intervention to decrease depressive symptoms in postmenopausal women that considers their QOL, which is associated with depression, their subjective health status, sleep time, and smoking cessation.

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