Age Differences in Health Behavior and Weight Changes in Japanese Workers: 1-Year Follow-Up Study. Issue 9 (September 2018)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Suka, Machi; Yamauchi, Takashi; Yanagisawa, Hiroyuki
• Is Part Of: Journal of occupational and environmental medicine. Volume 60:Issue 9(2018)
• Publication Date: 2018-09
• Subjects: follow-up study -- health behavior -- stage of change -- weight; Medicine, Industrial -- Periodicals; Environmental health -- Periodicals; Occupational Medicine -- Periodicals; Environmental Medicine -- Periodicals; Environmental health; Medicine, Industrial; Periodicals; Electronic journals; 616.9803
• DOI: 10.1097/JOM.0000000000001354
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1076-2752

Abstract

Abstract : Objective: To examine 1-year changes in stage of health behavior change and its associations with changes in health behavior and weight in a working population cohort. Methods: Using annual health examination data, 57, 431 eligible Japanese workers aged 18 to 64 years were examined for their 1-year changes in stage of change, eating and exercise habits, and weight. Results: The stages of change became polarized into the precontemplation and the action/maintenance (ie, post-action) and became stabilized with increasing age. The 1-year change in stage of change was accompanied by changes in eating and exercise habits and weight. Conclusions: The age-dependent tendency towards bipolarization and stabilization of stages of change suggested that workplace health promotion interventions for facilitating health behavior changes should be started at younger ages.