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KMID : 0858820180350050047
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Journal of Korean Society for Health Education and Promotion
2018 Volume.35 No. 5 p.47 ~ p.56
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Relationship between smoking characteristics and obesity among military personnel in Korea: Data from smoking cessation clinics, 2009∼2017
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Kwon Eun-Joo
Kim Su-Young
Chu Ji-Eun
Cho Seon
Nah Eun-Hee
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Abstract
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Objectives: This study was performed to investigate trends of smoking characteristics and to identify the relationship between smoking characteristics and obesity among military personnel in Korea.
Methods: The study participants were 50,680 military personnel who participated smoking cessation clinic from January in 2009 to December in 2017(excluded in 2011). Obesity was defined as body mass index≥25kg/m2. Smoking characteristics was included cigarettes of smoked per day, age of initial smoking, smoking duration, and nicotine dependence. Binominal logistic regression analysis was performed to confirm the relationship of smoking and obesity among military personnel.
Results: The prevalence of obesity of study subjects was 20.4%. The military personnel were more likely to be obese if they who smoked more than 20 cigarettes per day(adjusted OR 2.271, CI 2.027-2.545), who smoked for more than 10 years(adjusted OR 2.046, CI 1.820-2.299), and who smoked their initial smoking at later than 20 years(adjusted OR 1.357, CI 1.223-1.493).
Conclusions: Obesity is closely related to cigarettes of smoked per day, age of initial smoking and smoking duration among military personnel. Thus, intervention included both smoking cessation and weight control are necessary for smokers with obese who are interested in losing weight among military personnel.
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KEYWORD
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smoking, obesity, body mass index, military personnel
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