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The Related Factors Influencing on Self-rated Health Level of Middle-aged Women
Hyejin Lee, Kyung-Hea Lee, Eunkyung Kim, Mi-Jung Kim, Suk-Man Hwang
Korean Journal of Community Nutrition 2012;17(3):290-301.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5720/kjcn.2012.17.3.290
Published online: June 30, 2012

Department of Food and Nutrition, Changwon National University, Gyeongnam, Korea

1Department of Child and Family, Changwon National University, Gyeongnam, Korea.

2Department of Food and Nutrition, Silla University, Busan, Korea.

3Department of Sociology, Changwon National University, Gyeongnam, Korea.

Corresponding author: Kyung-Hea Lee, Department of Food and Nutrition, Changwon National University, 9 Sarimdong, Uichanggu, Changwon, Gyeongnam 641-773, Korea. Tel: (055) 213-3514, Fax: (055) 281-7480, khl@changwon.ac.kr
• Received: March 19, 2012   • Revised: April 19, 2012   • Accepted: May 14, 2012

Copyright © 2012 The Korean Society of Community Nutrition

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  • This survey of 836 midlife women (51.0 ± 4.0 yrs) was undertaken by exclusively a face to face interview by well-trained interviewers guarantying data collection of higher quality. This survey data was analyzed using the SPSS program. The main purpose of this study was to describe the factors affecting self-rated health status, including dietary habits and physical · mental · social factors. In the self-rated health status of a 'good' group, age was lower (p < 0.05), monthly income was higher (p < 0.01), dietary habits score (p < 0.001) and appetite (p < 0.001) and the degree of movement (p < 0.001) and life satisfaction (p < 0.001), marital intimacy (p < 0.001) and relationship satisfaction with their children (p < 0.001) were significantly higher than the 'bad' group. The level of depression (p < 0.001) and severe feeling of menopausal symptoms (p < 0.001) were significantly higher in the 'poor' group. The results of correlation analysis demonstrated that educational level (r = 0.069, p < 0.05),income (r = 0.157, p < 0.001), eating habits (r = 0.235, p < 0.001), appetite (r = 0.263, p < 0.001), life satisfaction (r = 0.197, p < 0.001), marital intimacy (r = 0.167, p < 0.001), child relationship satisfaction (r = 0.149, p < 0.001), positive attitude toward menopause (r = 0.070, p < 0.05) showed a positive correlation, but depression (r = -0.122, p < 0.001) and menopausal symptoms (r = -0.292, p < 0.001) showed a negative association with self-rated health status. The predictable factors affecting the self-rated health status of middle-aged women were examined by multiple regression analysis. The 'menopausal symptoms - physical discomfort' was the most important variables followed by the 'appetite', 'eating habits', 'menopause symptoms - sensory problems', 'BMI', 'positive attitude toward menopause' and 'high marital intimacy'. These results showed that the 'appetite' and 'eating habits' are important factors affecting the self-rated health status. Therefore, a program of dietary education must be considered for the effective health education and counseling of middle-aged women.

This study was financially supported by the 2009 research fund(09-41) from Management Center for Health Promotion in Republic of Korea and by Changwon National University in 2011.

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Table 1
General Informations of subjects by self-rated health levels
kjcn-17-290-i001.jpg

1) Values are Mean ± SD.

2) N (%)

*: p < 0.05: Significantly different by Student's t-test

**: p < 0.01: Significantly different by Student's t-test

Table 2
Dietary related factors by self-rated health levels
kjcn-17-290-i002.jpg

1) Values are Mean ± SD.

2) 4-point scale (1: Not at all, 2: Tend to not well, 3: Tend to well, 4: Very well)

3) 4-point scale (1: No, 2: Less, 3: Good, 4: Very well)

4) N (%)

***: p < 0.001: Significantly different by Student's t-test

Table 3
Scores of dietary habits by self-rated health levels
kjcn-17-290-i003.jpg

1) Values are Mean ± SD.

*: p < 0.05, **: p < 0.01, ***: p < 0.001

Table 4
BMI and menopausal symptoms by self-rated health levels
kjcn-17-290-i004.jpg

1) BMI = kg/m2

2) 5-point Likert scale (1: Not at all, 5: Very well)

3) 5-point Likert scale (1: Not at all, 5: Very much)

***: p < 0.001: Significantly different by Student's t-test

Table 5
Comparisons in life style by self-rated health levels
kjcn-17-290-i005.jpg

1) Values are Mean ± SD.

2) N (%)

***: p < 0.001: Significantly different by Student's t-test

Table 6
Mental health scores by self-rated health levels
kjcn-17-290-i006.jpg

1) 5-point Likert scale (1: Not at all, 5: Very well)

2) 4-point Likert scale (1: Not at all, 4: Always)

***: p < 0.001: Significantly different by Student's t-test

Table 7
Familial characteristics by self-rated health levels
kjcn-17-290-i007.jpg

1) 5-point Likert scale (1: Not at all, 2: Tend to not well, 3: Common, 4: Tend to well, 5: Very well)

2) 5-point Likert scale (1: Not at all, 2: Tend to not satisfied, 3: Common, 4: Tend to satisfied, 5: Very satisfied)

3) Values are Mean ± SD.

***: p < 0.001: Significantly different by Student's t-test

Table 8
Correlation in variables with the self-rated health levels
kjcn-17-290-i008.jpg

*: p < 0.05, ***: p < 0.001

Table 9
Related factors influencing on self-rated health status by multiple regression analysis
kjcn-17-290-i009.jpg

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    General Informations of subjects by self-rated health levels

    1) Values are Mean ± SD.

    2) N (%)

    *: p < 0.05: Significantly different by Student's t-test

    **: p < 0.01: Significantly different by Student's t-test

    Dietary related factors by self-rated health levels

    1) Values are Mean ± SD.

    2) 4-point scale (1: Not at all, 2: Tend to not well, 3: Tend to well, 4: Very well)

    3) 4-point scale (1: No, 2: Less, 3: Good, 4: Very well)

    4) N (%)

    ***: p < 0.001: Significantly different by Student's t-test

    Scores of dietary habits by self-rated health levels

    1) Values are Mean ± SD.

    *: p < 0.05, **: p < 0.01, ***: p < 0.001

    BMI and menopausal symptoms by self-rated health levels

    1) BMI = kg/m2

    2) 5-point Likert scale (1: Not at all, 5: Very well)

    3) 5-point Likert scale (1: Not at all, 5: Very much)

    ***: p < 0.001: Significantly different by Student's t-test

    Comparisons in life style by self-rated health levels

    1) Values are Mean ± SD.

    2) N (%)

    ***: p < 0.001: Significantly different by Student's t-test

    Mental health scores by self-rated health levels

    1) 5-point Likert scale (1: Not at all, 5: Very well)

    2) 4-point Likert scale (1: Not at all, 4: Always)

    ***: p < 0.001: Significantly different by Student's t-test

    Familial characteristics by self-rated health levels

    1) 5-point Likert scale (1: Not at all, 2: Tend to not well, 3: Common, 4: Tend to well, 5: Very well)

    2) 5-point Likert scale (1: Not at all, 2: Tend to not satisfied, 3: Common, 4: Tend to satisfied, 5: Very satisfied)

    3) Values are Mean ± SD.

    ***: p < 0.001: Significantly different by Student's t-test

    Correlation in variables with the self-rated health levels

    *: p < 0.05, ***: p < 0.001

    Related factors influencing on self-rated health status by multiple regression analysis

    Table 1 General Informations of subjects by self-rated health levels

    1) Values are Mean ± SD.

    2) N (%)

    *: p < 0.05: Significantly different by Student's t-test

    **: p < 0.01: Significantly different by Student's t-test

    Table 2 Dietary related factors by self-rated health levels

    1) Values are Mean ± SD.

    2) 4-point scale (1: Not at all, 2: Tend to not well, 3: Tend to well, 4: Very well)

    3) 4-point scale (1: No, 2: Less, 3: Good, 4: Very well)

    4) N (%)

    ***: p < 0.001: Significantly different by Student's t-test

    Table 3 Scores of dietary habits by self-rated health levels

    1) Values are Mean ± SD.

    *: p < 0.05, **: p < 0.01, ***: p < 0.001

    Table 4 BMI and menopausal symptoms by self-rated health levels

    1) BMI = kg/m2

    2) 5-point Likert scale (1: Not at all, 5: Very well)

    3) 5-point Likert scale (1: Not at all, 5: Very much)

    ***: p < 0.001: Significantly different by Student's t-test

    Table 5 Comparisons in life style by self-rated health levels

    1) Values are Mean ± SD.

    2) N (%)

    ***: p < 0.001: Significantly different by Student's t-test

    Table 6 Mental health scores by self-rated health levels

    1) 5-point Likert scale (1: Not at all, 5: Very well)

    2) 4-point Likert scale (1: Not at all, 4: Always)

    ***: p < 0.001: Significantly different by Student's t-test

    Table 7 Familial characteristics by self-rated health levels

    1) 5-point Likert scale (1: Not at all, 2: Tend to not well, 3: Common, 4: Tend to well, 5: Very well)

    2) 5-point Likert scale (1: Not at all, 2: Tend to not satisfied, 3: Common, 4: Tend to satisfied, 5: Very satisfied)

    3) Values are Mean ± SD.

    ***: p < 0.001: Significantly different by Student's t-test

    Table 8 Correlation in variables with the self-rated health levels

    *: p < 0.05, ***: p < 0.001

    Table 9 Related factors influencing on self-rated health status by multiple regression analysis


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