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A Study on Food Habits and Health-related Behaviors of the Long-lived Elderly People in Gyeongnam Namhae Area

경남 남해지역 장수노인의 식습관 및 건강관련 요인에 관한 연구

  • 최희정 (경상대학교 식품영양학과) ;
  • 김성희 (경상대학교 식품영양학과)
  • Published : 2003.10.01
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Abstract

The purpose of this study was to investigate dietary habits and health-related behaviors in elderly people aged over 85 years residing in Namhae-gun Kyungnam. The subject group of this study was composed of 24 males and 76 females, the average age being 88.9$\pm$4.0 years old. The mean age of their parents' death were 67.3$\pm$15.9 years for the father and 68.1$\pm$16.6 years for the mother. Most of the subjects had a regular meal pattern consuming three meals a day, and the female (89.5%) had more regular meals than the male (66.7%). Most of the subjects showed to have no taboo foods (77.1%) and health foods or supplements (90.5%). The rates of alcohol drinking and smoking showed to be 46.8% and 31.1%, respectively, and the quantities of them were a little. Of the subjects, 65.6% spend 6∼8 hours for sleeping and 57.6% spend 4∼5 hours for activity. Most of the subjects recognized to be healthy (88.7%) and happy (62.7%).

본 연구는 경남 남해군 서면과 설천면에 거주하는 85세 이상의 고령 노인 중에서 거동에 불편함이 없고 특별한 질환이 없는 대체로 건강한 노인 100명을 대상으로 하였다. 대상자들의 일반적인 특성, 식습관 및 건강관련 요인들을 조사한 결과는 다음과 같다. 교육수준은 무학이 95.0%로서 남자는 83.3%, 여자는 98.7%를 나타내었고 가족형태는 아들과 함께 사는 경우가 63.0%로 가장 많았으며 딸과 함께 사는 경우가 1.3%로 가장 적었다. 월 평균 용돈은 5만원 이하가 51.7%로 가장 많았고 81.0%의 노인들이 자녀에게 용돈을 받는 것으로 나타났다. 부모님의 사망연령은 아버지가 평균 67.3$\pm$15.9세, 어머니가 평균 58.1$\pm$16.6세로 거의 유사하였으나 남자 노인인 경우는 아버지가 여자노인인 경우는 어머니가 더 오래 생존했던 것으로 나타났다. 하루에 세 끼니를 섭취하는 노인이 평균 84.0%로 가장 많았는데 여자(89.5%)가 남자(66.7%)에 비해 유의적으로 많았으며(p<0.05)남녀 각각 91.7%, 93.4%의 노인이 규칙적인 식습관을 갖고 있었다. 조사 노인의 약 77.1%가 금기식품이 없다고 하였고 약 90.5%가 건강식품이나 보충제를 섭취하지 않고 있었다. 음주는 남자 58.3%, 여자 35.5%가 하는 것으로 나타났고 음주시작 연령은 남자는 30세 이전이 71.4%로 가장 많았으며 여자는 31∼40세가 33.3%로 가장 많았고 일일 평균 알코올 섭취량은 남자는 11∼30g, 여자는 10g이하가 대부분이었다. 남자 33.3%, 여자 28.9%가 흡연을 하였으며 흡연시작 연령은 남자는 20세 이전, 여자는 31∼40세가 가장 많았고 흡연량에 있어서는 하루 5개비 이하가 남녀 각각 37.5%, 50.0%로 가장 높은 비율을 차지하였다. 조사 노인들의 평균 수면시간은 6∼8시 간, 활동시간은 4∼5시간이 가장 많았고 남자 91.7% 여자 85.5%가 ‘건강하다’, 남자 58.3% 여자 67.1%가 ‘행복하다’라고 스스로 인식하고 있었다.

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