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KMID : 1138720200460010055
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Korean Public Health Research
2020 Volume.46 No. 1 p.55 ~ p.66
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Body Shape Discordance and Suicidal Ideation among Korean Older Adults
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Yong Chae-Eun
Lyu Ji-Young
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Abstract
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Purpose: The purpose of this study was to investigate the association between body shape discordance and suicidal ideation among individuals aged 65 and older in South Korea, and to explore whether it is different by gender.
Method: Using a national data from the 2017 Community Health Survey, 37,293 participants aged 65 and older were included in this study. A dependent variable was measured as having a suicidal ideation or not. With body mass index (BMI) and subjective body image perception measures, the body shape discordance was categorized into seven groups. A multivariate logistic regression was conducted with ‘IBM SPSS Statistics v21’ package.
Result: Distribution of body shape discordance differed by gender. Even Korean older women were in normal weight category, discordance in their subjective body image perception made them have suicidal ideation. Among Korean older men, no association was found between body shape discordance and suicidal ideation.
Conclusion: Body shape discordance should be considered when developing suicide prevention interventions for older Koreans. Also individualized suicide prevention plans should be implemented considering gender differences.
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KEYWORD
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Body Mass Index(BMI), Body Image, Body Shape Discordance, Suicidal Ideation, Gender Difference, Older Adults
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