Purpose: This study aimed to identify factors influencing hand grip strength of community-dwelling patients with depression. Methods: This was a secondary data analysis of the Korea Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (2018~2019), which utilized a complex, multistage probability sample design. A total of 297 participants were included. Hand grip strength was assessed using a digital hand dynamometer. To evaluate factors influencing hand grip strength, a complex-samples general linear model was used. Results: Factors influencing hand grip strength were demographic factors such as gender (male: t=12.58, p<.001), age (19~44 years: t=7.37, p<.001; 45~64 years: t=5.61, p<.001), and education (≤elementary school: t=-2.36, p=.019; middle school to high school: t=-2.13, p=.034), body mass index (<18.5: t=-3.39, p=.001; 18.5-24.9: t=-2.51, p=.013), sedentary time per day (t=-2.19, p=.030), sleep time per day (t=-1.98, p=.049), and depression (t=-3.31, p=.001). Conclusion Grip strength can predict the current health status in depressed patients.

PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to survey the health behaviors related to reproductive health, reproductive health history, and sexual behaviors of college students in local areas. METHOD: With a survey design, 792 college students from C and D areas were recruited to assess health behaviors such as smoking and alcohol drinking, as well as history of reproductive health and sexual behaviors. The data were collected by a self-administered questionnaire from November to December, 2007. RESULT: Mean age of the students was 20.8(SD=1.96) and gender distribution was 29.2% for male and 70.8% for female. Unhealthy behaviors were alcohol drinking, smoking, excessive weight loss, and irregular exercise; unsafe sex practices were experience of sexual intercourse with multiple sex partners and history of sexually transmitted disease (STD). Male students had more alcohol drinking (p=.04), smoking(p<.001), excessive weight loss(p=.01), experience of sexual intercourse with multiple sex partners(p<.001), history of STD(p=.025) compared to females. On the other hands, female students participated in regular exercise less than males(p<.001). CONCLUSION: College students seem to perform unhealthy behaviors related to reproductive health and less effective way of safe sex practices. Therefore, a planned education program for reproductive health promotion operated by college level is needed to assess and improve the level of reproductive health in college students.
Alcohol Drinking ; Coitus ; Female ; Hand ; Health Behavior ; Humans ; Male ; Surveys and Questionnaires ; Reproductive Health ; Safe Sex ; Sexual Behavior ; Sexually Transmitted Diseases ; Smoke ; Smoking ; Unsafe Sex ; Weight Loss