ArticleKorean journal of family medicine2020
Associations between Living Alone and Smoking and Alcohol Consumption in Korean Adults.
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- Community Health Perspectives on Middle-aged Adults Living Alone: A Scoping Review.Journal of community health · 2026Article
- Associations of social isolation with sleep duration and sleep quality in the elderly: Mediating influence of depression.World journal of psychiatry · 2025Article
- Secondary cross-sectional analysis of smoking and drinking factors among older Korean men: A 13-year national survey.Tobacco induced diseases · 2025Article
- The influencing factors of health status among low-income individuals living alone in Wuxi, China.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Association between living alone and all-cause mortality of young and middle-aged patients with acute myocardial infarction: analysis of the China Acute Myocardial Infarction (CAMI) registry.BMC public health · 2024Article
- Smaller household size and higher prevalence of serious psychological distress in younger people and never-married people: a nationwide cross-sectional survey in Japan.Frontiers in public health · 2024Article
- Six-year mortality associated with living alone and loneliness in Swedish men and women born in 1930.BMC geriatrics · 2023Article
- [Determinants of Problem Drinking by Regional Variation among Adult Males in Single-Person Households: Geographically Weighted Regression Model Analysis].Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing · 2023Article
- Living alone and all-cause mortality in community-dwelling adults: A systematic review and meta-analysis.EClinicalMedicine · 2022Article
- Association between Increasing Social Capital and Decreasing Prevalence of Smoking at the Municipality Level: Repeated Cross-Sectional Study from the JAGES.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Living Alone Is Not Associated With Cardiovascular Events and Hypoglycemia in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus.Frontiers in public health · 2022Article
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Abstract
backgroundRecently, single-person households have increased in Korea and this trend may have potential public health implications and affect various health behaviors. This study investigated the associations between living alone and health behaviors such as smoking and alcohol consumption among Korean adults.
methodsWe used data from the 6th Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey between 2013 and 2015 and a total of 17,088 adults were included. We performed a multivariable logistic regression analysis and calculated odds ratios (ORs) with 95% confidence intervals (CIs).
resultsSingle-person households accounted for about 10% of the total participants. The proportions of currently smoking and heavy alcohol consumption were higher among individuals living alone than those living together among younger women and middle-aged and elderly men and women. In the multivariable logistic regression analysis, living alone was associated with increased odds of currently smoking compared to living together among middle-aged men and women (OR, 7.37; 95% CI, 2.33-23.32 in men and OR, 2.36; 95% CI, 1.04-5.36 in women) after adjusting for confounding variables.
conclusionFrom this nationwide, population-based study, we found that living alone is associated with increased odds of currently smoking, especially in middle-aged people. Public health concerns may be warranted for middle-aged single-person households to reduce health risks related to smoking.
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