Table 3.
Accuracy rate of the health knowledge and mean scores of the health behavior of the elderly in sample areas.
| Health Knowledge | ||||||
| Items | Total (n = 1593) | a. Chongqing (n = 533) | b. Henan (n = 522) | c. Zhejiang (n = 538) | χ2 | p |
| Accuracy Rate (%) | Accuracy Rate (%) | Accuracy Rate (%) | Accuracy Rate (%) | |||
| 1. Whether the secondhand smoke is harmful to health | 1160 (72.82) | 365 (68.48) | 355 (68.01) | 440 (81.78) | 33.02 | 0.000 *** |
| 2. Whether too much salt cause high blood pressure | 1105 (69.37) | 304 (57.04) | 330 (63.22) | 471 (87.55) | 131.10 | 0.000 *** |
| 3. Fat people are vulnerable in diabetes | 919 (57.69) | 217 (40.71) | 302 (57.85) | 400 (74.35) | 124.10 | 0.000 *** |
| 4. Whether people suffer from hepatitis B after eating together with hepatitis B patients | 757 (47.52) | 222 (41.65) | 239 (45.79) | 296 (55.02) | 20.12 | 0.000 *** |
| 5. Whether excessive drinking is harmful to the liver | 1175 (73.76) | 392 (73.55) | 352 (67.43) | 431 (80.11) | 22.02 | 0.000 *** |
| 6. Whether fruits can be eaten without washing | 1331 (83.55) | 451 (84.62) | 400 (76.63) | 480 (89.22) | 31.22 | 0.000 *** |
| 7. Whether vaccinate is protected from infectious disease | 692 (43.44) | 280 (52.53) | 291 (55.75) | 121 (22.49) | 146.20 | 0.000 *** |
| 8. Whether the anemia related with the iron-deficiency | 572 (35.91) | 136 (25.52) | 230 (44.06) | 206 (38.29) | 41.42 | 0.000 *** |
| 9. Whether health is defined as not being fat or thin | 523 (32.83) | 86 (16.14) | 194 (37.16) | 243 (45.17) | 109.00 | 0.000 *** |
| Average accuracy | (57.43) | (51.14) | (57.32) | (63.78) | ||
| Health Behavior | ||||||
| Items | Total (n = 1593) | a. Chongqing (n = 533) | b. Henan (n = 522) | c. Zhejiang (n = 538) | p | LSD |
| Mean | Mean | Mean | Mean | |||
| 1. Heavy taste | 2.17 | 2.14 | 2.01 | 2.36 | 0.000 *** | c > a > b ** |
| 2. Frequency of tooth brushing | 1.78 | 1.80 | 1.74 | 1.79 | 0.462 | |
| 3. Cigarette per day | 2.45 | 2.36 | 2.43 | 2.57 | 0.002 ** | c > a **; c > b ** |
| 4. Drinking per day | 2.66 | 2.59 | 2.57 | 2.83 | 0.000 *** | c > a ***; c > b *** |
| 5. Physical examination | 1.77 | 1.58 | 1.37 | 2.35 | 0.000 *** | c > a > b ** |
| 6. Frequency of physical exercise | 1.19 | 0.87 | 1.02 | 1.68 | 0.000 *** | c > b > a ** |
| 7.Purchase times of expired food | 2.55 | 2.48 | 2.40 | 2.75 | 0.000 *** | c > a ***; c > b *** |
| 8. Frequency of blood pressure measurement | 1.69 | 1.52 | 1.39 | 2.14 | 0.000 *** | c > a > b ** |
| 9. Frequency of obtaining health knowledge | 1.61 | 1.33 | 1.42 | 2.06 | 0.000 *** | c > a ***; c > b *** |
| 10. Frequency of consulting health knowledge from doctors | 1.85 | 1.63 | 1.69 | 2.23 | 0.000 *** | c > a ***; c > b *** |
| 11. Frequency of disseminating health knowledge to others | 0.70 | 0.43 | 0.59 | 1.07 | 0.000 *** | c > b > a ** |
Notes: ** p < 0.01, *** p < 0.001.