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Nutrients Intake and Health Indices by Intake Frequency of Wheat-based Foods in Middle-aged Men - Using the Korean National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (KNHANES) 2013~2015 - (중년남성에서 밀가루음식 섭취빈도에 따른 영양소 섭취와 건강지표 - 제6기(2013~2015년) 국민건강영양조사 자료 이용 -)

  • Her, Eun-Sil
    • The Korean Journal of Food And Nutrition
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    • v.31 no.6
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    • pp.783-791
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    • 2018
  • The purpose of this study was to compare nutrients intake, eating behavior, and health indices according to intake frequency of wheat-based foods, using results from the 2013~2015 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. Subjects were 882 men age 40~64. According to intake frequency of wheat-based foods per week, two groups (Low intake group (LG); less than four times, High intake group (HG); more than four times) were divided, and their percentages were 54.0% and 46.0% respectively. Frequency of consuming wheat-based foods per week was 4.80, and there was significant difference (p<0.001) in both groups. Intake frequency according to wheat-based foods was high in noodles, cookies, and breads. Daily energy intake was higher, approximately 630 kcal in HG than LG (p<0.001). Also, energy ratio of fat and protein was higher in HG. There were significant differences in nutrient density per 1,000 kcal of minerals and vitamins between the two groups (p<0.01, p<0.001), except calcium, phosphorus, and niacin. In dietary behavior, frequency of meals (daily) was significant. In total cholesterol and LDL-cholesterol of health indices, HG was higher than LG (p<0.01). Results of this study reveal that frequent intake of wheat-based foods has negative effect on nutrition and health.

Alcohol Intake in Relation to Cardiovascular Risk Factors among (Middle Age) South Korean Men (한국의 중년기 남성의 심혈관계 질환 위험요인과 음주섭취와의 관련성)

  • Park, Kyung-Min
    • Research in Community and Public Health Nursing
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    • v.9 no.1
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    • pp.232-241
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    • 1998
  • 음주습관과 심혈관계 질환 위험요인사이의 관련성을 파악하기 위하여, 1996년 한국 경북에 있는 도시지역 한 철강회사에서 40-50대(40-59세) 남자 근로자 3444명으로부터 공복시 혈액을 10m1 채취하여 혈청지질, 혈당, Uric acid를 측정하고 신장, 체중, 혈압(10-20분 휴식후 측정)과 EKG를 측정하였다. 과거병력, 현재 건강상태, 음주량과 기간 및 음주종류를 포함한 생활습관, 흡연량/일, 운동시간/주 등의 설문지를 작성하였다. 알콜 소비량은 양-빈도의 Index에 의해 측정되었다. 한국 중년 남자에 대한 음주량, 음주기간, 알콜종류등에 따른 심혈관계 질환의 위험요인 유무 정도를 알아보기 위해, 비음주자를 기준으로하여 비교대상군은 금주자와 음주량(2군) 등에 의해 3군으로 분류하였으며, 음주기간에 따른 심혈관계 질환의 위험요인 유무정도를 알아보기 위해 비음주자을 기준으로하여 비교 대상군은 금주자와 음주기간(4군)에 따라 5군으로 분류하였다. 알콜종류에 따른 심혈관계 질환의 위험요인 유무정도를 알아보기 위해 비음주자을 기준으로하여 비교 대상군은 금주자와 음주알콜종류(3군)에 따라 4군으로 분류하였다. 심혈관계 질환 위험요인은 기준되는 범주를 2개(Table 1)로 분류하여 2*2표를 이용하여 odds ratio(dummy variable로 처리), ${\beta}$-coefficient와 표준오차를 이용해서 신뢰구간(95% C.I.)을 구하여 유의성 검정을 하였다. 금주자의 정의는 과거 3달 이상 술을 마시지 않는 사람을 말한다. 연구 집단의 평균 연령은 $44.4{\pm}3.9$세 이며, 비음주자는 649명으로 18.9%, 금주자는 70명(2.0%)이며 음주자는 2725명(79.1%)이다. 음주자중 에타놀 섭취를 평균 100.5g/주(median) 미만인 군은 1239명으로 연구집단 3444명중 35.7%이며, 평균 100.5g/주(median) 이상 음주군은 1276명으로 44.5%이었다. 3444명중 1532명(44.5%) 이 맥주와 소주를 섞어서 마시는 사람이었다. 음주 양에서, 연령, 흡연 양, 흡연 기간, 운동, 음주기간, 알콜종류 등을 통제하여 logistic regression한 결과, 비음주자에 비해 중정도 음주자(${\ge}$100.5gm/week ethanol)의 확장기 혈압의 Odds ratio는 1.33배로 유의하게 높았다(P<0.05). 다른 요인들은 통계적으로 유의한 차이를 보이지 않았다. 알콜종류에서도 연령, 흡연 양, 흡연 기간, 운동, 음주양, 음주기간, 등을 통제한, 비음주자에 비해 맥주와 소주를 섞어 마시는 음주자의 확장기 혈압의 Odds ratio는 1.38배로 유의하게 높았다(P<0.01). 다른 요인들은 통계적으로 유의한 차이를 보이지 않았다. 반면에 음주 습관 중 음주기간에서는 연령, 흡연양, 흡연 기간, 운동, 음주양, 알콜종류 등을 통제한 logistic regression 분석 결과 유의한 차이를 보인 것은 없었다. 그러나 음주기간과 심혈관계 질환 위험요인중 수축기와 확장기 혈압과의 관계는 J 모양을 나타내었다 . 수축기 혈압의 금주자군은 비차비가 1.0보다 약간 낮고(Odds ratio=0.88) 음주기간이 2-10년인 군의 Odds ratio=1.14, 음주기간이 11-20 년인군의 Odds ratio =1.18, 21년 이상인 군의 Odds ratio=1.20로 비음주자의 odds ratio=1에 비해 점차적으로 위험이 높아졌다. 확장기 혈압의 금주자군은 비차비가 1.0보다 약간 낮고(Odds ratio=0.91), 음주기간이 1년 이하인 군의 Odds ratio=1.18, 음주기간이 2-10 년인 군의 Odds ratio=1.23, 음주기간이 11-20 년인 군의 Odds ratio=1.27, 21년 이상인 군의 Odds ratio=1.27로 비음주자의 odds ratio=1에 비해 점차적으로 위험이 높아졌다.

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A Study on the Relationship between Stress and Climacteric Symptoms of Midlife Men (중년기 남성의 스트레스와 갱년기 증상)

  • Chung, Yeon-Kang;Lee, Jae-On;Han, Kyung-Lim
    • Research in Community and Public Health Nursing
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    • v.13 no.3
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    • pp.513-522
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    • 2002
  • This study investigated stress and the extent of climacteric symptoms in mid-life men, and examined their relationship in order to better understand the stress and climacteric symptom experiences of mid-life men, and thereby attempted to offer basic materials for the development of a health improvement program that may help increase the quality of life of mid-life men. Three hundred mid-life men whose ages were between 40 and 59 and resided in the Seoul area were subjects of this study. The data were analyzed with the SAS PC program using descriptive statistics to analyze subjects' general characteristics and variables of stress and the extent of climacteric symptoms of the subjects. The relationship between stress and climacteric symptoms were examined by the Pearson Correlation Coefficient, and stress and the extent of climacteric symptoms in relation to the general characteristics were analyzed by T-test and ANOVA. The study conclusions are as follows: 1. Subjects general characteristics The average, age of the subjects was 46 and 47.0% of them reported ages between 40 and 45. Of the subjects, 98% were married. In marriage satisfaction, those who were generally satisfied with their married life comprised 62.0% of the subjects. In terms of level of education, 95.7% were educated above the high school level. In occupational background, 59.7% had occupations related to technologies. As for religion, 42.7% had no religion. In number of children, 67.3% had 2 children. In residential status, 79,3% were living in their own homes. In terms of living arrangements, 87.7% of the subjects were living in the form of nuclear families. 2. Stress and the extent of climacteric symptoms The level of stress was scored as $2.94{\pm}0.74$, and considering that the overall examination score is $27.16{\pm}1.32$, the subjects' stress level was not viewed as particularly high. The average score of the extent of climacteric symptoms was $35.37{\pm}0.27$. The extent of sub-domains of climacteric symptoms included skeleton symptoms ($39.37{\pm}2.81$), joint pain ($39.16{\pm}3.66$), vasomotor symptoms ($35.39{\pm}3.01$), other symptoms ($36.99{\pm}3.02$), psychological symptoms ($34.68{\pm}3.01$), urogenic symptoms ($35.03{\pm}3.27$), and cardiovascular symptoms ($33.70{\pm}2.78$). 3. General characteristics in relation to the stress level The subjects' general characteristics that were significantly related to the level of stress were marriage status (F=4.38, p=.001), marriage satisfaction (F=4.56, p=.001), educational background (F=2.68, p=.012), and age (F=2.48, p=.033). 4. General characteristics in relation to the level of climacteric symptoms The subjects' general characteristics that were significantly related to the level of climacteric symptoms were educational background (F=3.26, p=.007), age (F=2.58, p=.027), marriage status (F=2.62, p=.025), and marriage satisfaction (F=2.78. p=.032). 5. The correlation between stress and climacteric symptoms The subjects' level of stress and climacteric symptoms were significantly related to each other (r=0.578, p=0.000). The subjects' level of stress was correlated with sub-domains of the climacteric symptoms including psychological symptoms (r=0.579, p=0.000), joint pain (r=0.479, p=0.000), skeleton symptoms (r=0.477, p=0.000), other symptoms (r=0.467, p=0.000), vasomotor symptoms (r=0.4615, p=0.000), cardiovascular symptoms (r=0.458, p=0.000), urogenic symptoms (r=0.401. p=0.000). In summary, the climacteric symptoms suffered by mid-life men are positively correlated with their level of stress. In addition, the climacteric symptoms were affected by the level of stress.

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Effects of Diaphragm Breathing and Garlic Powder Intake on Body Composition, Heart Rate, Blood Pressure and Immunoglobulin in Middle-aged Male smokers. (횡격막 호흡과 마늘 분말 섭취가 중년 남성 흡연자의 신체조성, 심박수, 혈압 및 면역글로불린에 미치는 영향)

  • Choi, Seung-Uk;Baek, Yeong-Ho;Kwak, Yi-Sub
    • Journal of Life Science
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    • v.17 no.9 s.89
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    • pp.1266-1271
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    • 2007
  • The purpose of this study was to investigate combined effects of diaphragm breathing and garlic powder intake on body composition, heart rate, blood press and immunoglobulin levels in middle-aged male smokers from the age 40-49. Diaphragm breath training was 2-5 grade intensity on dyspnea scale for 20 minutes four times a week for 4 weeks and subjects were given garlic at 3 g of powder after breakfast and dinner two times a day during the 4 weeks. The conclusions of this study are as follows; Garlic intake group decreased in percentage of body fat, in the comparison between groups, garlic intake group had a lower percentage of body fat than control group. Heart rate was decreased in Diaphragm breathing group at rest. SBP was decreased in Diaphragm breathing+garlic intake group. Garlic intake group and diaphragm breathing+garlic intake group increased in IgG.

서울지역 중년층의 영양섭취실태와 생활습관

  • 이미숙;김성애;백미향;오세인;곽충실
    • Proceedings of the KSCN Conference
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    • 2003.11a
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    • pp.1070-1071
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    • 2003
  • 노년기의 독립적인 생활유지와 삶의 질을 향상시킬 수 있는 바람직한 영양섭취 방법을 모색하기 위한 종적연구의 대상자로 자원한 서울지역의 건강한 40-64세의 중년 293명(남 121명, 여172명)을 대상으로 생활습관과 영양섭취실태를 조사한 결과는 다음과 같다. 대상자의 평균 연령은 남자 52.0$\pm$7.3세, 여자 519$\pm$6.9세였고, 대부분 부부 중심으로 조사하였다. 교육수준은 남자의 71.9%, 여자의 39.5%가 대학졸업 이상이었으며, 남자의 43.0%가 전문직, 24.8%가 행정ㆍ사무직이었고, 가계의 한 달 평균 수입이 200만원 이상자가 72.5%로써 본 조사의 자원자는 대체적으로 고학력, 전문직종의 중류층이었다. 건강에 대한 염려를 가끔 또는 자주 하는 대상자가 66.9%로 건강에 대한 관심은 높았으나 건강을 지키기 위한 실천은 낮은 것으로 나타났다. 그 예로 지난 1년간 체중이 증가하고 있는 대상자가 37.5%였고, 이들 중 75%가 2kg 이상의 체중이 늘고 있지만 체중을 줄이려고 노력하는 대상자는 37.5%뿐이었다. 음주는 남성의 56.5%가 평균 주 2회 정도 하는 편이었고, 1회 음주량은 소주로 1병 이하가 대부분(88%)이었다. 현재 흡연자는 남자의 40.5%였고, 금연자는 30.6%로 비교적 흡연율이 낮았다. 식사시간은 대부분(83.6%) 규칙적이었다. 식사를 주 2-3회 이상 거르는 대상자가 남자는 23%인 반면 여자는 49%였고, 이들 대부분(60.3%)이 아침을 먹지 않았다. 1주일에 1번 이상 외식하는 대상자는 남자의 84%, 여자의 66%였다. 식사시 식품의 배합에 대하여 별로 관심이 없다는 사람이 50%였지만 실제로 식품군별 섭취 시에는 상당한 관심이 있는 것으로 나타났다. 즉, 육류의 기름기를 대충 또는 거의 다 제거하고 먹는 대상자가 남자의 68%, 여자의 88%였고, 육류를 자주 먹지 않거나 소량씩 먹는 대상자가 94%, 생선.두부 및 콩제품을 하루 1끼 이상 섭취하는 대상자가 87%, 채소를 하루 1번 이상 섭취하는 대상자가 96%인 반면, 인스턴트식품이나 패스트푸드를 주 2-3회 이상 먹는 대상자는 23% 정도였다. 영양지식점수(15.4$\pm$3.1/25)와 영양태도점수(50.5$\pm$4.9/75)는 비교적 양호하였다. 전체적으로 오답률이 높은 문항은 체중조절에 있어서 식사와 운동의 관계, 당뇨병 환자의 흰쌀밥 섭취 문제, 비타민제의 섭취와 감기, 고단백 식사의 문제점 등에 관한 것이었다. 반면 철분 섭취와 빈혈의 관계, 비만의 위험성, 동물성 기름의 섭취와 혈중 콜레스테롤치, 우유가 Ca의 급원이면서 성인에게도 필요하다는 것 등은 잘 인식되고 있었다. 조사 대상자의 평균 에너지 섭취량은 RDA의 77.3 $\pm$ 13.6%였으나, 이들 대부분(80%)의 활동 정도가 가벼운 활동에 속하므로 에너지가 부족하다고 할 수는 없다. 반면 평균 단백질 섭취량은 RDA의 109.9 $\pm$ 23.5%로 충분하였고, 3대 열량영양소 즉, 단백질:지방:탄수화물의 구성비는 16:22:62로 지방의 섭취가 약간 높으나 바람직한 구성비를 보였다. 권장량의 75% 이하를 섭취하고 있는 영양소는 칼슘(70.7$\pm$23.9%)뿐이었다. 과체중자의 비율을 체질량지수(BMI) 25이상으로 구분하면 남자의 45%, 여자의 23%가 과체중자로 나타나나, 23이상으로 구분하면 남자의 71%, 여자의 52%가 과체중자로 분류되었다. 이를 WHR의 기준치로 분류하면 남자의 25%, 여자의 26%가 과체중자로 나타났다. 대부분 대상자의 hemoglobin치(99%), hematocrit치(90%), 혈장 albumin치(99.7%)는 양호하였다. 혈당이 140mg/㎗ 이상인 대상자는 2.7%에 불과하였다. 혈중 총콜레스테롤치가 240mg/㎗ 이상인 대상자는 19%, 중성지방치가 250mg/㎗ 이상인 대상자는 9%, HDL-콜레스테롤치가 35mg/㎗ 이하인 대상자는 2.4%로 혈중 지질 profile은 양호하였다. 이상의 결과로 보아 본 연구 대상자는 영양섭취상태와 생화학적 건강상태가 양호하다고 판단되므로 종적연구의 대상자로 적합하다고 사료된다.

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Relationships of Changing Social Atmosphere, Lifestyle and Bone Mineral Density in College Students (대학생의 골밀도와 사회분위기 및 생활습관과의 관계)

  • Lee, In-Ja;Ko, Yo-Han;Kim, Chung-Kyung;Kim, Hee-Sol;Park, Da-Jeong;Yoon, Hyeo-Min;Jeong, Yu-Jin
    • Journal of radiological science and technology
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    • v.36 no.4
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    • pp.263-271
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    • 2013
  • The decrease of bone mineral density gives rise to the outbreak of osteopenia and makes the possibility of a bone fracture. It makes health problems in society. It's very important to prevent osteopenia in advance. Also it's critical to prevent and take care of it in adolescent because it's the most developing period comparing to middle ages because that bone mineral density decreases. There are genetic, physical and enviromental factors that affect bone mineral density. Recently, a lifestyle and eating habits are also changing as the society atmosphere is gradually doing. This study have shown that 134 women and 75 men was chosen and responded to the survey of measuring bone mineral density and investigating a lifestyle. The measure of bone mineral density is to use Dual energy X-ray absorptiometry(DEXA) and check femoral neck and lumbar spine. Also questionaries was required to pre-made survey about their lifestyles. Analysis of data was done with SPSS program. Multiple regression analysis was used for the relation of bone mineral density, the heigths and BMI. The sample of Groups are checked for drinking, smoking or excercising about differences by t-test. The results of the experiments were; first, there is statistically significant differences in the comparisons between BMD and BMD. But there isn't any special correlation between drinking, smoking and BMD. Secondly, bone mineral density becomes low related to an intake of caffeine. Particularly, this is statically significant on women. Also there is statically significant correlation between femoral neck and quantity of motion for both men and women. Third, there is significant relation between eating habits and bone mineral density on women's lumbar spine. However, there is no significant relation between men's lumbar spine and women's one. Therefore, to prevent osteopenia, it's good to abstain from intaking caffeine within an hour after a meal. In addition, it's helpful to walk or run regularly and have a balanced meal.

Mid-Life Crisis and It's Related Variables (중년기 위기감 및 그 관련 변인에 관한 연구 -서울시 남성과 여성을 중심으로-)

  • 김명자;박연성
    • Journal of Families and Better Life
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    • v.7 no.1
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    • pp.97-118
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    • 1989
  • The purpose of this study is to clarify the definition of middle age, to compare the different perspectives about mid-life crisis, and to identify the variables that cause the mid-life crisis of men and women.. For this purpose reviewing literatures and emprical research were conducted. For the emprical research, Mid-life Crisis Scale, Mid-life Indentity Scale, Family Relation Scale. Health Scale and Religious Scale were developed. The Sample was selected form the men and women living in Seoul, whose age is from 40 to 59 , and whose last child is older than 13 years of age. Among 820 respondents 218 men and 442 women were finally selected as datum sources. The data were analyzed by the statistical method such as the factor analysis frequency distribution, percentile, ANOVA, Pearson's correlation and regression analysis. The main results were as follows; 1) Men and women experience mid-life crisis some extent. The mid-life crisis score for men is 33.60 and 35.0 for women. This implies women reveal significantly higher crisis than men. As for women's mid-life crisis. self-awaring age, education, income, husband's occupation, employment status of wife and occupational status of wife have a significant influence Expecially employment status of wife seemed to interact with sex, husband's occupation and educational level of wife. however status of child, family pattern, son's existence are not as important an influence on mid-life crisis. 3) Among the psychological variables, work identity and physical identity have the strong influence on the mid-life crisis of men and women, It implies that mid-life crisis si lower when one has higher work identity and physical identity. 4) Mid -life crisis of men and women is influenced significantly according to family relation variables and health variables. It reveals that the better one's family relations and health sate, the lower one's mid-life crisis is. However menopause and the years after menopause do not influence on the mid-life crisis of women. 5) Mid-life crisis of women differs significantly according to the kind of religion and religious activity. That is mid-life crisis of women is lower when she believes in Protestantism and Catholicism and participate in more religious activity. Mid-life crisis of men is not significantly influenced by religious variables. After all among the five categories of variables that related to mid-life crisis, psychological variables-especially work identity and physical identity are observed to have the strongest degree of significance.

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Osteochondral Ridge of Ankle Joint - Anterior Impingement Syndrome of Ankle Joint - (족관절의 골-연골성 골극증 - 족관절 전방 충돌 증후군 -)

  • Rhee Seung-Koo;Woo Young-Kyun;Song Seok-Whan;Kwon Soon-Yong;Lee Wha-Sung;Chung Jin-Wha;Oh Jae-Chan
    • Journal of Korean Orthopaedic Sports Medicine
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    • v.1 no.1
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    • pp.71-74
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    • 2002
  • Purpose : To evaluate the clinical and radiological characteristics of osteochondral ridges of talus and ankle. Materials and Methods : We have analyzed their clinical symptoms and signs, radiologic and CT findings and post-operative results in 17 ankle joints of 14 patients (bilateral in 3), followed them for average 13 months after surgical excision. Results : No definite trauma, but mostly in male after middle age. Their chief complaints are pain on ankle, especially in dorsiflexion or squatting position, and symptom durations are very long, more than average 15 months. Definite diagnosis was made by lateral radiograms of ankle joint. Osteochondral ridges are common in talar neck (10 cases), tibia (4 cases) and both side (3 cases). After excision of osteophytes, all patients gained normal ankle without pain and any limited motion. Conclusions : Anterior impingement syndromes are common in middle aged male, but no definite correlation with sports. Plantar and dorsiflexed lateral radiographs are helpful in definite diagnosis for impingement, and surgical excision is best for treatment.

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Relationships between Depressed Mood and Life Style Patterns in Koreans Aged 40 Years (만 40세 성인의 우울기분과 생활습관과의 관계)

  • Chu, Ji Eun;Lee, Heejin;Yoon, Chung Ha;Cho, Han-Ik;Hwang, Ji-Yun;Park, Yoon Jung
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Food Science and Nutrition
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    • v.43 no.5
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    • pp.772-783
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    • 2014
  • This study aimed to investigate the relationships between depressed mood and life style patterns, including smoking, alcohol drinking, and physical inactivity in Koreans aged 40 years, which is a critical life transition period. Based on the Life Transition Period Health Examination at the Korea Association of Health Promotion conducted in 2011 (n=27,684), participants were categorized into a depressed mood group and a non-depressed mood group based on the results of the Primary Mental Health Questionnaire. The depressed mood group showed higher tendency for smoking compared to the non-depressed mood group. Current and ex-smokers were about twice as likely to have a depressed mood as the non-smokers. The prevalence of nicotine dependency was significantly higher in the depressed mood group. The number of days and amount of alcohol consumption were significantly correlated with depressed mood. The prevalence of alcohol dependence and alcohol abuse was higher in the depressed mood group than in the non-depressed mood group. The frequency of high-intensity exercise per week was negatively correlated with the number of people with a depressed mood. This study showed the significant relationships between depressed mood and smoking, alcohol drinking, and physical activity in adults during an important life transition period. This implies that the development of proper lifestyle intervention or education may be needed to prevent depressed moods in this age group.

The Effect of Coffee Consumption on Serum Total Cholesterol Level in Healthy Middle-Aged Men (건강한 중년 남성에서 커피 음용 습관이 혈중 총 콜레스테롤 값에 미치는 영향)

  • Shin, Myung-Hee;Kim, Dong-Hyun;Bae, Jong-Myun;Lee, Hyung-Ki;Lee, Moo-Song;Noh, Joon-Yang;Ahn, Yoon-Ok
    • Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health
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    • v.27 no.2 s.46
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    • pp.200-216
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    • 1994
  • In present study, the authors investigated the possible effect of coffee consumption on serum cholesterol level in 1017 men between the ages of 40 and 59 years, who were randomly selected from the members of Seoul Cohort Study. Serum total cholesterol data was collected with other serologic indices (e.g. systolic blood pressure, diastolic blood pressure, hight, weight, etc.) through the program of biennial health check-up offered by Korean Medical Insurance Corporation (KMIC). The amount of coffee consumption was assessed by a self-administered questionnaire through mailing. Other confounding factors, such as age, body mass index, cigarette smoking, alcohol consumption, physical activity, and other dietary intake pattern were also determined by the questionnaire. The differences in means of serum total cholesterol in compared to non consumers were $-0.4{\pm}3.56mg/dl$ for those drinking less than 1 cup a day, $-0.6{\pm}3.60mg/dl$ for those drinking 1 cup a day, and $7.1{\pm}3.41mg/dl$ for those drinking more than 2 cups a day. Since smoking interacted the relationship between coffee consumption and serum total choleaterol, we re-analyzed those relationship in smokers and non-smokers separately Other atherogenic behaviors were well correlated with total cholesterol, so we adjusted the mean values of serum total cholesterol through multivariate model selection with age(r=0.12), total cigarette index (cigarette-years; r=0.10), Quetelet's index ($Kg/m^2$, r=0.16), daily calory expenditure (kcal/day, r=0.06), weekly meat and poultry consumption(g/week, r=0.05), weekly fish consumption (g/week, r=0.08), other caffeinated beverage intake (cups/week), and the amount of sugar and prim added to the coffee. Among those variables only age, Quetelet's index, fish consumption, and total cigarette index (in smokers) were remained in the models. After adjustment, the corresponing differences of total cholesterol in smokers were changed to $0.4{\pm}5.24mg/dl,\;-0.5{\pm}4.97mg/dl,\;and\;8.9{\pm}4.78mg/dl$, which were significantly different among themselves (P=0.011). In non-smokers, however, the differences were not statistically significant (P=0.76). Adjusted mean values of systolic blood pressure and diastolic blood pressure were also determined to evaluate the direct effect of coffee to cardiovascular system, but their means were not significantly different by coffee consumption(p=0.18 for SBP, p=0.48 for DBP). Asuming instant coffee in the most popular type of coffee in Korea, the association observed in our study between coffee and serum total cholesterol, especially in smokers, is very interesting finding for the connection between coffee and serum total cholesterol, because only 'boiled coffee' tend to show significant lipid raising effect rather than to other types of coffee, like filtered or espresso, in most of the western countries. We concluded that people who drink coffee more than 2 cups a day have significantly higher serum total cholesterol level than those who never drink coffee, especially in smokers.

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