Health Conditions and Health Behaviors of Merchants at Traditional Markets

This cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted to determine the health conditions and health behaviors of merchants at traditional markets and compare them with members of the general population[ED highlight - do you mean "members of the general population"?]. The data were collected from 307 merchants at N traditional market in C City from 1-20 June 2015 at D Health Center of C City after physical measurement and blood collection and then analyzed using SPSS WIN 21.0. The male, female, and overall smoking rates of merchants at the traditional market were 34.2%, 3.5% and 11.1%, the annual drinking rates were 68.4%, 38.5%, and 45.9%, and the rates of subjects under stress and the rates of experiencing depression were 23.7%, 28.5%, and 27.4% and 5.3%, 6.1%, and 5.9%, respectively, which were all relatively lower than members of the general population[ED highlight - please ensure that my changes here are in keeping with your intended meaning.]. The male, female and overall rates of medium-level physical activities and walking were 32.9%, 19.9%, and 23.1% and 85.5%, 79.2%, and 80.8%, respectively, to have relatively good health behaviors, and the mental health is relatively fine than members of the general population[ED highlight - please clarify this, I cannot infer your intended meaning.]. However, test group[ED highlight - the test group? Please specify.] had high prevalence rates of hypertension, diabetes, hypercholesterolemia, and metabolic syndrome. Moreover, as the duration of work increased, the abdominal circumference as well as the prevalence rates of low HDL-cholesterol, hypertension, metabolic syndrome, and arthritis increased. Therefore, the specific causes of these shall be determined, and the long-term daily life improvement program shall be prepared and applied continuously for merchants at traditional markets.[ED highlight - please specify what these refer to; however, the entire sentence can probably be deleted.

전통시장 상인의 건강상태와 건강행태

본 연구는 전통시장 상인의 건강상태와 건강관련 행태를 남녀별, 전통시장 종사기간별로 규명하고 일반인들과 비교하기 위한 횡단적 서술적 조사연구이다. 자료수집은 C시 D보건소에서 2015년 6월 1일부터 6월 20일까지 C시 N전통시장에서 종사하는 상인 307명에게 신체계측과 채혈을 한 후 설문조사를 실시하였고 수집된 자료는 SPSS WIN 21.0을 이용하여 분석하였다. 연구결과 전통시장 종사자들의 현재 흡연율은 34.2%, 3.5%, 11.1%(남, 여, 전체), 연간 음주율은 68.4%, 38.5%, 45.9%(남, 여, 전체), 스트레스를 많이 느낀 대상자와 우울감 경험률은 각각 23.7%, 28.5%, 27.4%(남, 여, 전체), 5.3%, 6.1%, 5.9%(남, 여, 전체)로 일반인에 비해서 낮았으나 중등도 신체활동 시행률과 걷기 실천율은 각각 32.9%, 19.9%, 23.1%(남, 여, 전체), 85.5%, 79.2%, 80.8%(남, 여, 전체)로 매우 높아 좋은 건강행위를 실천하고 있으며 정신건강도 상대적으로 양호한 상태를 유지하고 있는 것으로 파악되었다. 그러나 일반인에 비해서 고혈압, 당뇨병, 고콜레스테롤혈증, 대사증후군 유병률이 매우 높았고 전통시장 종사기간이 길수록 복부둘레, 저 HDL-콜레스테롤혈증(low HDL-cholesterol)과 고혈압, 대사증후군, 관절염의 유병률이 높은 것으로 나타났다. 따라서 이에 대한 구체적인 원인 규명과 함께 대상자들의 특성에 맞는 장기적인 생활개선 프로그램을 마련하고 지속적으로 적용해야 할 것으로 판단된다.