일차의료에 내원한 부부를 대상으로 한 우울증상을 가진 환자의 생활습관

Abstract

Background: There are few data available on the lifestyle of depressed patients in primary care. In order to investigate the relationship between depressive symptoms and lifestyle associated with health, a cross-sectional study was carried out in 22 general hospital family practice departments.

Methods: Data from a total of 509 couples over forty years old in 2009-2011 were analyzed for this study. Depressive symptoms were defined as ≥21 points on the Center for Epidemiological Studies ? Depression (CES-D) scale. Data on smoking, drinking, exercise, regular diet and breakfast intake was collected by self-administered questionnaire.

Results: Participants having depressive symptoms were 145 (14.2%) persons in the 1,018 samples. In the multivariate analysis, risky drinking (OR 2.12, 95%CI 1.21~3.72), non-exercise (OR 1.68, 95%CI 1.06~2.68), irregular diet (OR 2.15, 95%CI 1.32~3.50), and infrequent breakfast intake (OR 1.91, 95%CI 1.19~3.04) were associated with depressive symptoms (P<0.05). However, obesity and smoking were not associated with depressive symptoms (P>0.05).

Conclusion: Risky drinking, non-exercise, irregular diet and infrequent breakfast intake were significantly increased in participants with depressive symptoms in primary care.