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Korean Industrial Hygiene Association (한국산업보건학회)
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Association between Physical activity and Depressive Symptoms among Korean Male Workers

일개 제조업 남성근로자에서 신체활동과 우울증상과의 관련성

  • Chae, Chang Ho (Department of Occupational & Environmental Medicine, Samsung Changwon Hospital, Sungkyunkwan University, School of Medicine) ;
  • Park, Chulyong (Department of Occupational & Environmental Medicine, Samsung Changwon Hospital, Sungkyunkwan University, School of Medicine) ;
  • Son, Jun Seok (Department of Occupational & Environmental Medicine, Samsung Changwon Hospital, Sungkyunkwan University, School of Medicine)
  • 채창호 (성균관대학교 의과대학 삼성창원병원 직업환경의학과) ;
  • 박철용 (성균관대학교 의과대학 삼성창원병원 직업환경의학과) ;
  • 손준석 (성균관대학교 의과대학 삼성창원병원 직업환경의학과)
  • Received : 2017.08.28
  • Accepted : 2017.09.21
  • Published : 2017.09.30
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Abstract

Objectives: This study was conducted to assess the association between level of physical activity and depressive symptoms among Korean male workers. Methods: A self-administered questionnaire was distributed and anthropometric measurements were conducted with 1,379 male workers during a general health check. From this data, we identified the general characteristics, levels of physical activity(IPAQ), and depressive symptoms(CES-D) of the study population. We conducted univariate logistic regression to verify the variables that affect depressive symptoms and multivariate logistic regression to calculate odds ratios. Results: Among the 1,379 male workers, 43.4% were in the insufficiently active group(IPAQ category 1) and 22.8% were in the depressive symptom group($CES-D{\geq}16$). The odds ratio(OR) for depressive symptoms was statistically higher in the insufficiently active group, workers aged over 30, the shift work group, and the unmarried group. Adjusted for those variables, the ORs for depressive symptoms were found to be 1.45(95% CI=1.25-2.11), 1.15(OR=1.15, 95% CI=1.08-1.99) and 1.75(95% CI=1.48-2.02), for the insufficiently active group, workers aged over 30, and the shift work group, respectively. Conclusions: We found physical inactivity, age, marital status, and shift work to be associated with depressive symptoms among male workers. This study supports the suggestion that physical activity can be helpful to reduce depressive symptoms among workers.

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