KMID : 1039620190090030315
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Korean Journal of Family Practice 2019 Volume.9 No. 3 p.315 ~ p.318
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The Association between Height and Mental Health in Korean Male Adolescents
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Lee Eun-Ju
Gwak Jung-Im Youn Kyung-Hwan
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Abstract
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Background: The growth of Korean adolescents¡¯ average height has slowed over the past 10 years. The objective of this study was to investigate the association between height and mental health in Korean male adolescents.
Methods: This study used data from the 2015 Korea Youth Risk Behavior Web-based Survey (34,152 male school students). The male adolescents were divided into the below-average height and above-average height groups according to age. The association between height and mental health was analyzed by multivariate logistic regression.
Results: The above-average height group had significantly higher subjective health (P=0.003) and significantly lower depression than the below-average height group (P=0.031). In multivariate logistic regression, the odds ratio of subjective health wass 1.13 (P=0.043), but no significant difference in subjective happiness, depression, stress and suicidal ideation (P>0.05) at both group.
Conclusion: It was confirmed that height is associated with subjective health in Korean male adolescents.
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KEYWORD
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Adolescent, Mental Health
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