Factors Associated with Vitamin D Deficiency Among Adolescents in the Korea
AUTHORS
Ji Won Oak,Dept. of Nursing, Tongmyong University
ABSTRACT
The purpose of this research is to understand the factors related to the vitamin D deficiency. This research secondarily analyzed the raw data of ‘the 6th Korean National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys (2013-2014)’, which had been investigated by the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. There had been a total of 561 subjects. The data were analyzed with the t-test, the χ2-test, and the logistic regression analysis. The results of the research were the regarding the vitamin D deficiency of the youths, the prevalence rate was higher the older the age (p=.041). And in the case of having engaged in the walking exercises (p=.011), the prevalence rate was low. In this research, it was able to confirm that the age and the walking exercise are the related factors of the vitamin D deficiency of the youths. As a result, in order to alleviate the vitamin D deficiency of the junior high school students, the nursing intervention and the development of the educational program that consider the above variables and the verification of their effects is demanded.
KEYWORDS
Adolescent, Vitamin D, Deficiency, Health, Promotion, Behavior
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