비만노인의 성별에 따른 체중조절 행위 관련요인

Abstract

This study aimed to identify factors associated with weight-control behavior according to the gender of obese older adults based on their socio-demographic and health characteristics. The sample consisted of a total of 1,559 obese older adults and was extracted from the Eighth Korean National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (2019~2021). As the factors associated with weight-control behavior among obese older men, 65-74 years old, higher education level and attempting dietary control increased the likelihood of weight-control behavior. As the factors associated with weight-control behavior among obese older women, 65-74 years old, higher education level, higher income level, currently not smoking, trying to perform strength exercise and attempting dietary control increased the likelihood of weight-control behavior. The finding indicate that nursing strategies should be gender-specific to improve weight-control behavior in obese older adults.