Prevalence of Diabetes according to Occupation among Workers in the Ulsan Area

Jang, Jae-Hyung; Jeon, Young-Jee; Kim, Bong-Il; Jin, Hyun-min; Cho, Youn-Jung

doi:10.21215/kjfp.2016.6.4.293

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“…A meta-analysis revealed that diabetes was more prevalent amongst participants with lower social class occupations, and this trend was observed in both high-income and low-income countries [ 13 ]. More patients with diabetes were simple manual labourers, functional workers, and machine operators as compared to office workers or specialists, which contradicts results obtained from previous studies which reported that the prevalence of diabetes is higher amongst office workers and specialists [ 14 ]. Studies have shown that the risk of diabetes is higher among office workers because white-collar workers engage in less physical activity during work than production workers [ 10 ].…”

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“…Furthermore, in the present study an examination of the effect of demographic characteristics on depression revealed that gender, occupation, income quintile, and subjective health status affect depression, while marital status does not. However, in a study by Lee et al [ 20 ] that examined patients with diabetes mellitus, women were found to be more likely to be depressed than men, and unemployed adults with diabetes were found to be twice more likely to experience depression than their employed counterparts [ 14 ]. Results of studies conducted in the early and mid-2000s, showed that unmarried individuals with diabetes were more depressed than married individuals with diabetes [ 21 , 22 ].…”

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Effects of Physical Activity on Depression in Adults with Diabetes

Kim

2018

Osong Public Health Res Perspect

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ObjectivesThe purpose of this study was to identify the current state of physical activity in adults with diabetes and to investigate the effect of physical activity on depression.MethodsThe present study was conducted using data from the 2nd year of the 6th Korea National Health and Nutritional Examination Survey. From the total of 7,550 individuals, 418 adults diagnosed with diabetes were selected as participants, and their physical activity and depression levels were examined.ResultsThe physical activity status of the participants showed that they did not usually engage in physical activities at work, and only a few participants were involved in moderate intensity physical leisure activity. Apart from walking for 10 minutes each day, which accounted for 1/3 of the participants, most of the participants did not engage in specific forms of exercise. An examination of the effects of physical activity on depression revealed that moderate intensity physical activity at work and leisure influenced depression. In terms of demographic characteristics, gender, occupation, income quintile, and subjective health status were all found to affect depression.ConclusionFor elderly (60 years or older) patients with diabetes, which accounted for the majority of the diabetic population, a systematic leisure program and professional education are necessary to help them to manage stress and depression in daily life. Additionally, provision of community and family support should encourage regular, moderate intensity exercise and promote lifestyle changes to encourage increased physical activity.

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