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. 2016 Sep 30;13(10):975. doi: 10.3390/ijerph13100975

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.