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Citation |
Park JH, Seo MW, Jung HC, Lee JM. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2020; 17(22): e8350. |
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(Copyright © 2020, MDPI: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute) |
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33187377 |
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Abstract |
The purpose of this study was to identify the association between physical activity (PA) and predictors of suicidal behaviors and to investigate whether the different PA measurements influence the association between PA and suicidal behaviors in South Korean adults. This study analyzed data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2014-2015 data. The study selected participants who checked suicide-related questions as "Yes" (n = 99) and checked suicide-related questions as "No" (n = 99) in the questionnaire. The age, gender, and body mass index of participants between the two groups were matched. The moderate to vigorous PA (p = 0.000) and sedentary PA (p = 0.000), measured by accelerometers, were a significant risk factor for suicidal behaviors. Furthermore, the number of steps was a considerable difference between the two groups (healthy group: 61,495.76 steps; suicide group: 40,517.34 steps), and the accelerometer and questionnaire also showed significant differences. The study demonstrated that there were significant associations with physical activity and socioeconomic status and suicidal behaviors in anthropometry (i.e., age, gender, height, weight) matched groups. Additionally, this study highlights the importance of the assessment of PAs, and increasing PA levels could reduce the incidence of suicidal behaviors. Language: en |
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Keywords |
accelerometer; Adult; Age Factors; Body Mass Index; Exercise; Female; Health Status; Humans; Male; measurement; national survey; Nutrition Surveys; physical activity; Sex Factors; suicidal behaviors; Suicidal Ideation; Suicide; Suicide Prevention |