目的：以代表心理社會壓力指數的生化指標脫氫表雄固酮硫酸鹽(dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate, DHEA-S越低表示壓力越高)來評估台灣山地鄉職業務農者的壓力。方法：使用前瞻 性橫斷式的研究設計，蒐集268位各種不同職業的山地鄉居民，以無母數檢定的敘述性統計分析農夫(n=128)與非農夫(n=140)的基本資料與各種生化指標，並以相關性及多變項線性回 歸探討各種變數對於DHEA-S的影響。結果：原住民農夫相較於非農夫年齡較高、男性較多 且具有較低的DHEA-S指數(p=0.001)，多變項線性回歸亦顯示DHEA-S的數值與年齡、職業 為農夫、性別為女性呈現負相關(p<0.05)。結論：原住民農夫比其他職業經歷了較高的心理社會壓力；本研究希望可以提供有關當局此一趨勢，並擬定相關政策以減少原住民農夫的心理社會壓力。

Objective: To analyze the stress level of aboriginal farmers in a mountainous area in Taiwan using dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate (DHEA-S) level, a biomarker of psychosocial stress. Methods: In this prospective cross-sectional study, participants were 268 aboriginal residents of many occupations. Socio-demographic characteristics and biochemical variants were compared between Farmers (n=128) and Non-farmers (n=140) by using nonparametric tests. Correlation and multinomial linear regression analyses were conducted to examine whether and to what extent the variables affected the level of DHEA-S. Results: Aboriginal farmers were older, more likely to be male, and had lower DHEA-S levels than non-farmers (p=0.001).Multinomial linear regression analyses confirmed that DHEA-S was negatively associated with age, occupation (farmer), and gender (female). Conclusions: Aboriginal farmers experienced higher psychosocial stresses than those in other occupations. This study may help concerned authorities to recognize this condition and consider possible solutions to relieve the stress on aboriginal farmers. This is a novel study that focuses on the stress level of a specific occupation in a specific ethnic group.