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ArticleScientific reports2025

Association between behavioral and sociodemographic factors and high subjective health among adolescents: a nationwide representative study in South Korea.

Jaehyun Kong, Seohyun Hong, Seunghwan Lee, Seokjun Kim, Soeun Kim, Jiyeon Oh, Wonwoo Jang, Hanseul Cho, Sooji Lee, Jiseung Kang and 4 more

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Jaehyun Kong *Department of Medicine, Kyung Hee University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea.
Seohyun Hong *Department of Medicine, Kyung Hee University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea.
Seunghwan Lee *Department of Medicine, Kyung Hee University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea.
Seokjun KimDepartment of Medicine, Kyung Hee University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea.
Soeun KimDepartment of Medicine, Kyung Hee University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea.
Jiyeon OhDepartment of Medicine, Kyung Hee University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea.
Wonwoo JangDepartment of Medicine, Kyung Hee University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea.
Hanseul ChoDepartment of Medicine, Kyung Hee University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea.
Sooji LeeDepartment of Medicine, Kyung Hee University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea.
Jiseung KangDivision of Sleep Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
Yejun SonDepartment of Medicine, Kyung Hee University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea.
Lee SmithCentre for Health, Performance and Wellbeing, Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge, UK.
Selin WooDepartment of Medicine, Kyung Hee University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea. dntpfls@naver.com.
Dong Keon YonDepartment of Medicine, Kyung Hee University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea. yonkkang@gmail.com.

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National Research Foundation of Korea RS-2024-00460379
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Abstract

The need to understand subjective health has increased during the COVID-19 pandemic, given its substantial impact on lifestyle habits and perceptions. Thus, this study aimed to investigate the trends and association of subjective health with demographic and behavioral factors, primarily focusing on the change when the COVID-19 pandemic emerged. This study used data from the Korea Youth Risk Behavior Web-based Survey, comprising 1,190,468 adolescents aged 12-18 years (female, 48.49%). We investigated the trends and association of subjective health with demographic and behavioral factors from 2006 to 2023. A weighted linear regression and joinpoint regression were conducted to evaluate the trend in adolescent subjective health, while logistic regression was used to assess associated factors. A stratification analysis was performed for subgroups to determine variations across different demographic and behavioral groups. The prevalence of reporting high subjective health increased throughout the years before the COVID-19 pandemic; however, subjective health exhibited a decreasing trend during the pandemic. Regarding demographic factors, female sex (ratio of odds ratio [ROR], 0.85 [95% CI, 0.83-0.87]), low-income households (ROR, 0.67 [95% CI, 0.64-0.69]), and low academic achievement (ROR, 0.83 [95% CI, 0.81-0.85]) were associated with less likelihood of reporting high subjective health. Healthier behavioral factors (ROR, breakfast consumption, 1.13 [95% CI, 1.10-1.16]; sufficient fruit intake, 1.12 [95% CI, 1.09-1.15]; sufficient physical activity, 2.02 [95% CI, 1.95-2.09]) were associated with higher subjective health, and the disparities increased during the COVID-19 pandemic. To address the observed decline in subjective health among adolescents during the COVID-19 pandemic, targeted interventions aimed at promoting healthy behaviors among particularly vulnerable demographics are crucial.

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COVID-19AdolescentAdolescent BehaviorChildDiagnostic Self EvaluationFemaleHealth BehaviorHumansLife StyleMalePandemicsRepublic of KoreaSARS-CoV-2Sociodemographic FactorsSocioeconomic FactorsSurveys and QuestionnairesCOVID–19South KoreaSubjective health

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