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<p>Since physicians affect the health and disease management of patients, they should act as a model for the lifestyle related to health. This study compared the health behaviors and health status of physicians and the general population in Korea. We used data from the 2016 Korean Physician Survey (KPS), provided by the Korean Medical Association, and the 2016 Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (KNHANES), administered by the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency. Propensity-score matching (PSM) was applied to ensure sociodemographic comparability between the two groups, followed by chi-squared tests(or t-tests) and conditional logistic regression to compare health-related characteristics. Compared to the general population, physicians showed a higher health screening rate (83.7% vs. 78.2%), lower current smoking rate (19.5% vs. 30.4%), and higher rate of practicing moderate to vigorous physical activities (7.6% vs. 2.7%). Physicians had a lower average of sleeping hours per day (6.5&#xa0;h vs. 6.9&#xa0;h). Physicians had a lower subjective perception of good health compared to the general population (28.9% vs. 37.4%), while their perceived stress was higher (59.5% vs. 32.6%). Physicians showed better health behaviors than the general population but they had fewer sleeping hours per day, lower subjective perception of good health, and higher perception of stress. These aspects should be improved as they might affect negatively the quality of healthcare that they provide.</p>

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Health behaviors and health status among physicians and the general population in South Korea

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    2026年7月21日

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  • Jae Kwang Lee,
  • Kangju Son

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Since physicians affect the health and disease management of patients, they should act as a model for the lifestyle related to health. This study compared the health behaviors and health status of physicians and the general population in Korea. We used data from the 2016 Korean Physician Survey (KPS), provided by the Korean Medical Association, and the 2016 Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (KNHANES), administered by the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency. Propensity-score matching (PSM) was applied to ensure sociodemographic comparability between the two groups, followed by chi-squared tests(or t-tests) and conditional logistic regression to compare health-related characteristics. Compared to the general population, physicians showed a higher health screening rate (83.7% vs. 78.2%), lower current smoking rate (19.5% vs. 30.4%), and higher rate of practicing moderate to vigorous physical activities (7.6% vs. 2.7%). Physicians had a lower average of sleeping hours per day (6.5 h vs. 6.9 h). Physicians had a lower subjective perception of good health compared to the general population (28.9% vs. 37.4%), while their perceived stress was higher (59.5% vs. 32.6%). Physicians showed better health behaviors than the general population but they had fewer sleeping hours per day, lower subjective perception of good health, and higher perception of stress. These aspects should be improved as they might affect negatively the quality of healthcare that they provide.