KMID : 0861120130170020079
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Korean Journal of Oriental Preventive Medicine 2013 Volume.17 No. 2 p.79 ~ p.88
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A Relationship between Smoking and Stress, Vaso-aging degree
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Kim Seong-Mo
Jung Hyun-Jung
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Abstract
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Objectives : This study investigated the relationship between smoking and health factors including stress resistance, stress index, fatigue and vaso-aging degree.
Methods : The subjects were19,963 persons who had received health examination by Korean Medicine and submitted questionnaires about smoking history, for 8 months from March to November in 2011.The stress index and resistance,fatigue were measured by HRV (Heart Rate Variability). The vaso-aging degree were measured by APG (Accelerated Photoplethysmograph).
Results : Regarding the relationship between smoking and stress index and resistance,fatigue and vaso-aging degree were significant differences (p<0.05).
Conclusions : This study suggests that smoking affects health factors including stress, fatigue and avaso-aging degree.
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KEYWORD
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Smoking, Stress, Fatigue, HRV, Vaso-agingdegree, APG
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