Factors associated with health intentions and behaviour among health checkup participants in Japan

Abstract Health intentions and behaviours are essential for improving the health of individuals and society. This study used cross-sectional data from 20,155 health checkup participants in the Yamagata study to identify factors associated with health intentions and behaviours. Information regarding...

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Autores principales:	Takayuki Otsuka, Tsuneo Konta, Ri Sho, Tsukasa Osaki, Masayoshi Souri, Natsuko Suzuki, Takamasa Kayama, Yoshiyuki Ueno
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Publicado:	Nature Portfolio 2021
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:3ec2d51b49ba45cbbabbc052acd87ae22021-12-02T18:37:09ZFactors associated with health intentions and behaviour among health checkup participants in Japan10.1038/s41598-021-99303-y2045-2322https://doaj.org/article/3ec2d51b49ba45cbbabbc052acd87ae22021-10-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-99303-yhttps://doaj.org/toc/2045-2322Abstract Health intentions and behaviours are essential for improving the health of individuals and society. This study used cross-sectional data from 20,155 health checkup participants in the Yamagata study to identify factors associated with health intentions and behaviours. Information regarding the current level of health intentions and behaviours was collected using a baseline survey questionnaire. Participants were categorised into three groups: having no intention (no intention), having intentions to improve but not acting on them (intention), and already active (action). The associations between background factors and the presence/absence of health intentions and behaviours were assessed using logistic regression analysis. Of the participants, 35.4%, 37.7%, and 26.9% belonged to the no intention, intention, and action groups, respectively. Multivariate analysis revealed that the factors associated with health intentions were being young, being female, longer duration of education, higher body mass index and abdominal circumference, diabetes, and dyslipidaemia. The factors associated with health behaviours were being older and male, not consuming alcohol, not smoking, performing daily exercise, and having diabetes. These results indicate that health guidance considering background factors, including age, gender, education, and comorbidities, may be useful for effectively promoting health intentions and health behaviours in the Japanese population.Takayuki OtsukaTsuneo KontaRi ShoTsukasa OsakiMasayoshi SouriNatsuko SuzukiTakamasa KayamaYoshiyuki UenoNature PortfolioarticleMedicineRScienceQENScientific Reports, Vol 11, Iss 1, Pp 1-8 (2021)
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spellingShingle	Medicine R Science Q Takayuki Otsuka Tsuneo Konta Ri Sho Tsukasa Osaki Masayoshi Souri Natsuko Suzuki Takamasa Kayama Yoshiyuki Ueno Factors associated with health intentions and behaviour among health checkup participants in Japan
description	Abstract Health intentions and behaviours are essential for improving the health of individuals and society. This study used cross-sectional data from 20,155 health checkup participants in the Yamagata study to identify factors associated with health intentions and behaviours. Information regarding the current level of health intentions and behaviours was collected using a baseline survey questionnaire. Participants were categorised into three groups: having no intention (no intention), having intentions to improve but not acting on them (intention), and already active (action). The associations between background factors and the presence/absence of health intentions and behaviours were assessed using logistic regression analysis. Of the participants, 35.4%, 37.7%, and 26.9% belonged to the no intention, intention, and action groups, respectively. Multivariate analysis revealed that the factors associated with health intentions were being young, being female, longer duration of education, higher body mass index and abdominal circumference, diabetes, and dyslipidaemia. The factors associated with health behaviours were being older and male, not consuming alcohol, not smoking, performing daily exercise, and having diabetes. These results indicate that health guidance considering background factors, including age, gender, education, and comorbidities, may be useful for effectively promoting health intentions and health behaviours in the Japanese population.
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author	Takayuki Otsuka Tsuneo Konta Ri Sho Tsukasa Osaki Masayoshi Souri Natsuko Suzuki Takamasa Kayama Yoshiyuki Ueno
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title	Factors associated with health intentions and behaviour among health checkup participants in Japan
title_short	Factors associated with health intentions and behaviour among health checkup participants in Japan
title_full	Factors associated with health intentions and behaviour among health checkup participants in Japan
title_fullStr	Factors associated with health intentions and behaviour among health checkup participants in Japan
title_full_unstemmed	Factors associated with health intentions and behaviour among health checkup participants in Japan
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publisher	Nature Portfolio
publishDate	2021
url	https://doaj.org/article/3ec2d51b49ba45cbbabbc052acd87ae2
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Factors associated with health intentions and behaviour among health checkup participants in Japan

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