A Study on Prevalence of Obesity and Its Related Factors in Housewives Residing in Apartments in Taegu

대구시내 아파트 거주 주부들의 비만 실태와 비만 요인에 관한 연구

The aim of the study was to investigate prevalence of obesity among housewives residing in apartments in Taegu city and any relationship of obesity with various factors. Hundred three housewives aged 30-49 years living in apartments (over 30 pyung) were interviewed for socio-economic status, food habit, food intake by a convenient questionnaire, and daily activity by the 24-hour recall. Their weight, height and triceps skinfold thickness were measured. The results were summarized as follows: 1) The percentages of subjects and their spouses with college and higher education were as much as 53.6% and 83.5%, respectively. The commonest family size was four members with two children. 2) The percentages of subjects classified as underweight, normal, overweight, and obesity according to relative body weight(RBW) were 4.9, 44.7, 24.3 and 26.2, respectively. Twenty four percent belonged to obese group according to body mass index(BMI$\geq$25). 3) Food habit score was 12.4 points in average and judged 'good'. The average of daily energy intake was 2247㎉ which corresponded to 112% of RDA and intakes of nutrients except iron exceeded RDA. The means of food habit score and energy intake were not significantly different among 4 groups. 4) Multiple regression analysis was tested to explain a relationship between fatness and various factors. The equation, BMI=25.216+(0.836$\times$family size)-(0.309$\times$education, years)-(0.00503$\times$household work time, minutes), indicates that fatness of housewives was related with family size(+), educational level(-) and household work time(-). These relationships were statistically significant(p<0.001) and R2 (coefficient of determination) was 0.237.

본연구는 아파트 거주 주부들의 비만실태와 비만요인을 분석해보고자 대구시내 30평형 이상의 아파트에 거주하는 30~49세의 주부들, 103명을 대상으로 일반환경, 식습관, 식품섭취량, 24시간 생활시간 및 체중조절에 관한 관심을 설문조사하였으며, 신장 체중 및 좌측상완 피부두겹두께를 측정하여 분석한 결과는 다음과 같다. 1) 학력은 대졸이상이 53.6%에 해당하는 고학력이었으며, 2명의 자녀를 둔 4명의 가족 구성이 가장 많았고, 경제수준은 비교적 높은 편이었다. 2) 상대적 체중에 따라 분류한 대상자의 체위 분포는 저체중이 4.9%, 정상체중이 44.7%, 과체중이 24.3%, 비만은 26.5%에 해당하였으며, Body Mass Index(BMI)에 기준해서는 비만대상자가 24.3%에 해당하였다. 3) 식습관점수는 평균 12.4로 좋은 편이었으며, RBW에 따른 유의한 차이는 없었다. 영양섭취 상태는 평균에너지 섭취량이 2247kcal로서 권장량의 112%였으며, 철분을 제외한 모든 영양소들의 섭취량이 권장량을 초과하였으며, 1일 에너지섭취량은 RBW에 따른 유의한 차이는 없었다. 4)BMI를 종속 변수로 한 희귀방정식, BMI=25.216+(0.836$\times$가족수)-(0,309$\times$대상자의 교육년수)-(0.00503$\times$가사노동시간,분) 에서 나타난 바와 같이 본 대상 주부의 비만도는 자신의 교육수준과 가족수 및 가사노동시간에 의하여 영향을 받았으며, 이와 같은 관계는 통계적으로 유의하였으며(P<0.001), 비만도에 대한 변량의 23.7%를 설명하였다.