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Korean J Sports Med. 2015 Dec;33(2):126-133. Korean.
Published online December 07, 2015.  https://doi.org/10.5763/kjsm.2015.33.2.126
Copyright © 2015 The Korean Society of Sports Medicine
Examining the Relationship between Exercise and Psychological Stress among the Rural Population
Jung-Woo Oh,1 Hyun-Jin Kwon,2 Sang-Hwa Lee,1 Jung-Jun Lim,1 Bo-Youl Choi,3 Mi-Kyung Kim,3 and Yeon-Soo Kim1
1Department of Physical Education, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea.
2Center for Physical Activity and Health in Pediatric Disabilities, University of Michigan, MI, USA.
3Department of Preventive Medicine, Hanyang University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.

Correspondence: Yeon-Soo Kim. Department of Physical Education, Seoul National University, 1 Gwanak-ro, Gwanak-gu, Seoul 08826, Korea. Tel: +82-2-880-7794, Fax: +82-2-886-7804, Email: kys0101@snu.ac.kr
Received October 07, 2015; Revised November 27, 2015; Accepted November 29, 2015.

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Abstract

This study aimed to examine the relationship between exercise and psychological stress among the rural population. We performed logistic regression to calculate the odds ratio (OR) and 95% confidence interval (CI) of the relationship between exercise and psychological stress after adjusting for sex, age, drinking, smoking, and BMI. In the results, the OR value (95% CI) for the people who worked out regularly, as compared to non-participation, was 0.540 (0.392-0.744). In the case of exercise frequency per week, OR values for the people who exercised 1-4 days per week and more than 5 days per week, as referred to non-participation, were 0.506 (0.265-0.968), 0.453 (0.233-0.879), respectively. In the case of exercise amount per week, OR values for the people who took part in exercising less than 150 minutes, more than 150 minutes and less than 300 minutes, more than 300 minutes and less than 600 minutes, and more than 600 minutes, as compared to non-participation, were 0.535 (0.295-0.972), 0.315 (0.161-0.619), 0.475 (0.282-0.802), 0.762 (0.406-1.430), respectively. Regardless of exercise frequency, there was an inverse association between exercise participation more than 150 minutes and less than 600 minutes per week and psychological stress, and the most effective way to reduce psychological stress was taking part in exercise more than 150 minutes and less than 300 minutes per week.

Keywords: Exercise; Psychological stress; Rural population

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General characteristics and distribution of respondents
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General characteristics and psychological stress level of respondents
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Table 3
Odds ratio and 95% confidence interval between regular exercise and psychological stress
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Odds ratio and 95% confidence interval between exercise frequency and psychological stress
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Odds ratio and 95% confidence interval between exercise amounts and psychological stress
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Notes

Conflict of Interest:No potential conflict of interest relevant to this article was reported.

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