Trends in health behaviors over 20 years: findings from the 1998-2018 Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey

Autor: Soyeon Kim, Sunhye Choi, Jihee Kim, Suyeon Park, Youngtaek Kim, Ok Park, Kyungwon Oh
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: Epidemiology and Health, Vol 43 (2021)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2092-7193
DOI: 10.4178/epih.e2021026
Popis: OBJECTIVES This study aimed to examine the trends in health behaviors in Korean population using data from the Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (KNHANES). METHODS The subjects were 96,408 adults aged 19 years or older who participated in the first (1998) through seventh (2016-2018) KNHANES health interview. The prevalence of health behaviors (cigarette smoking, alcohol drinking, and physical activity) and annual percent change (APC) were estimated using SAS and the Joinpoint program. RESULTS The prevalence of current cigarette smoking in men decreased by 2.8%p (APC=-2.8, p
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