Due to the new coronavirus infection pandemic, domestic adults’ smoking amount increased, and physical activity and alcohol consumption decreased.
According to the results of an online survey of 1,500 men and women aged 20 to 65 years old by the National Health Promotion Institute at the Graduate School of Public Health at Yonsei University, due to the Corona 19 pandemic, the frequency of smoking among domestic adults is similar, but the amount of smoking increased, and both the frequency and amount of drinking decreased. In addition, physical activity was reduced or stopped.
Yonsei University Graduate School of Public Health Prof. Sunha Ji (Professor Heejin Kim, Jiyoung Lee, Geumji Jung) of the National Health Promotion Research Center (Prof. We investigated changes in health behavior such as smoking, drinking, and physical activity before and after the Demic (January 2020) and after (October 2020).
As a result of the survey, 46.1% of men and 9.7% of women smoked. The monthly smoking frequency increased from 25.9 times before the outbreak to 26.1 after the outbreak, and the average daily smoking amount increased slightly from 11.6 before the outbreak to 11.9 after the outbreak.
In particular, in the case of 79 responding that the amount of smoking has changed due to Corona 19, the average daily smoking amount increased from 9.3 to 11.2.
Among the respondents, 75.4% of men and 63.8% of women were found to drink alcohol, and both the frequency and the amount of alcohol consumed by both men and women decreased. The monthly drinking frequency decreased from 5.9 times before the epidemic to 5.4 after the epidemic, and the average daily alcohol consumption decreased from 6.8 before the epidemic to 6.1 after the epidemic.
Among the respondents after the Corona 19 pandemic, 48.7% of the respondents answered that men had halted their physical activities. Next, responses were followed by’being physically active’ (35.9%) and’not active’ (15.4%). For women, 47% of respondents said that they had halted their physical activity, followed by “being physically active” (29.1%) and “not active” (23.9%).
Among men who are currently physically active, 49.6% of the respondents answered’no change’ in the frequency of exercise per week, and’the exercise frequency decreased’ (27.2%) was more frequent than’increased’ (23.2%). Women also answered that’there is no change’ (36.6%) in the frequency of exercise per week than’decreased’ (36.1%) and’increased’ (27.2%).
In the case of men who are currently physically active, the most common response was’no change’ (58.3%) in the average daily exercise amount, followed by’decrease’ (21.7%) and’increase’ (19.9%). Women also answered’No change’ (42.7%), followed by’decrease’ (29.1%) and’increase’ (28.2%).
The average frequency of exercise per week increased from 3.2 before the outbreak to 3.6 after the outbreak, and the average daily exercise amount decreased slightly from 78.6 minutes before the outbreak to 77.5 minutes after the outbreak.
Professor Ji, who led the study, said, “This result will help establish a national response strategy for overcoming Corona 19 and improving public health.”
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