Latent profile analysis of lifestyle characteristics and health risk behaviors among Koreans who have completed industrial accident care

This study investigated the characteristics and health behavior profiles of 1,803 workers who had experienced industrial accidents. Average weekly exercise days, average number of cigarettes smoked per day, average daily sleep duration, and number of days of alcohol consumption were selected to inve...

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Published in:Industrial Health 2017/09/30, Vol.55(5), pp.460-470
Main Authors: CHOI, Wan-Suk, MOON, Ok-Kon, YEUM, Dong-Moon
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Accidents
Alcohol consumption
Alcohol use
Alcoholic beverages
Chronic illnesses
Cigarettes
Country Report
Exercise
Health behavior
Health promotion
Health risks
Human behavior
Illnesses
Industrial accident care
Industrial accidents
Latent profile analysis
Males
Occupational health
Quality of life
Risk
Risk taking
Sleep
Sleeping
Smoking
Social classes
Social interactions
Workers
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Summary:This study investigated the characteristics and health behavior profiles of 1,803 workers who had experienced industrial accidents. Average weekly exercise days, average number of cigarettes smoked per day, average daily sleep duration, and number of days of alcohol consumption were selected to investigate health behavior profiles. Specifically, latent profile analysis was applied to identify the health behavior profiles of people who had completed industrial accident care; the latent classes were the health-conscious type (n=240), the potential-risk type (n=850), and the high-risk type (n=713). Comparison of the health-conscious and potential-risk types indicated that younger subjects, the employed, and those with lower social status and life satisfaction were more likely to be the potential-risk type. Comparison of the health-conscious and high-risk types revealed that males, younger subjects, the employed, those without chronic illnesses, and those with lower social status and life satisfaction were more likely to be the high-risk type. The results suggest that industrial accident victims who have completed accident care have different health behaviors and it is necessary to improve health promotion based on health type characteristics.
ISSN:0019-8366
1880-8026
DOI:10.2486/indhealth.2017-0008