자영업종 중고령 당뇨 환자의 건강생활실천 영향요인 : 제 9차 고령화연구패널조사를 이용하여 = Factors Influencing Healthy Lifestyle Practices among Self-employed Middle and Elderly Diabetes Mellitus Patient : Using the 9th Korean Longitudinal Study of Ageing

다국어 초록 (Multilingual Abstract)

Self-employed workers have a higher incidence of chronic diseases than workplace employees, with a history of diabetes mellitus being about 2.4 times more prevalent. Additionally, 63% of these patients are middle-aged and older, posing challenges for health care. This study aimed to investigate the factors influencing healthy lifestyle practices among middle-aged and older self-employed individuals with diabetes mellitus. Data from 143 participants in the 9th Korean Longitudinal Study of Ageing were analyzed using a complex sample χ2 -test, independent t-test, and binary logistic regression. In Model 2, which adjusted for sociodemographic and health-related variables, body mass index was found to be a significant factor in smoking behavior (OR=0.13, p=.028) and physical activity practice (OR=2.80, p=.043). Gender (OR=3.75, p=.020), residential area (OR=0.20, p=.005), and receipt of health checkups (OR=0.19, p=.028) were influential factors in drinking behavior. Healthy lifestyle practices affect cardiovascular disease and blood sugar control, delaying the onset and progression of diabetes mellitus complications, and even reducing mortality.
Therefore, it is necessary to provide educational interventions to encourage active participation and improve patients' awareness of the importance of these practices.