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KMID : 0123520220290030165
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Journal of muscle and joint health
2022 Volume.29 No. 3 p.165 ~ p.175
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A Comparison of Health Behavior, Health-related Quality of Life, and Depression in Adult Men and Women during the COVID-19 Pandemic
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Chae Hyun-Ju
Kim Mi-Jong
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Abstract
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Purpose: This study was conducted to identify differences in health behavior, health-related quality of life, and depressionbetween adult men and women during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Methods: Data were obtained from 1,927 men and 2,314women aged 19 to 64 who participated in the 7th Korea National Health and Nutrition Survey in 2020. Data were analyzedusing complex sample x2 test, complex sample general linear model, and complex sample logistic regression.
Results:During the pandemic, men drank more alcohol (OR=2.34, 95% CI: 1.89~2.91) and smoked more (OR=7.89, 95% CI:6.16~10.09) than women. In addition, men were 2.45 times more exposed to second-hand smoke at the workplace (95%CI: 1.78~3.37) and 1.4 times more exposed in public places (95% CI: 1.12~1.77). The rate of muscle exercise was higheramong men than women (OR=2.09, 95% CI: 1.76~2.49). No difference in health-related quality of life was observedbetween men and women (t=0.17, p=.78), but women had higher depression scores (t=-3.14, p=.002).
Conclusion:Customized sex-specific interventions should be developed during the COVID-19 pandemic. This kind of infectiousdisease disaster requires plans designed to reduce alcohol intake and smoking among men and interventions aimed atincreasing muscle exercise among women. Strategies should also be formulated to reduce depression among women.
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KEYWORD
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COVID-19, Adult, Health behavior, Quality of life, Depression
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