Examination of Life Habits and Life Styles as Precipitating Factors of Psychosomatic Disorders in the Middle Age

Abstract

We conducted a questionnaire survey in order to study if these was any relationship between one's life habits (drinking and smoking, etc.), life styles and diseases in the middle age. The subjects consisted of patients with digestive ulcer, chronic pancreatitis, hypertension as well as the healthy control.It was found that the patients group had a strong liking for alcohol and smoking. With regard to work patterns, both the patient and the control groups showed over-adaptive tendencies.The healthy group, in particular, had less communication with their family members and spent less time for leisures.It was suspected that that the healthy people might develop serious illnesses if they had increased intake of favorite material as they put on years.