Table 3.
Health behaviours and health outcomes among a sample of 13 367 persons in China, aged ≥50 years, residing in urban and rural areas of eight Chinese provinces, evaluated with data from the World Health Organisation Study on global AGEing and adult health (SAGE) Wave 1 China (2007–2010).
| Province |
Health Behaviours |
Health Outcomes |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smoking (pack-years) |
Diet, n (%) |
Physical activity, n (%) |
Depressive symptoms₸ | QoLa | Cognitive functiona | Physical function₸ | |||
| Mean ± SD | Not healthy | Healthy | Inactive | Active | Mean ± SD | Mean ± SD | Mean ± SD | Mean ± SD | |
| Shandong (ref) | |||||||||
| Urban (0) | 1.78 ± 8.06 | 123 (13.2) | 810 (86.8) | 481 (50.6) | 470 (49.4) | 0.04 ± 0.29 | 3.87 ± 0.43 | 43.81 ± 10.40 | 0.41 ± 1.64 |
| Rural (1) | 9.40 ± 18.07 | 308 (32.2) | 650 (67.8) | 251 (26.0) | 715 (74.0) | 0.33 ± 0.78 | 3.60 ± 0.68 | 38.76 ± 8.79 | 1.44 ± 2.94 |
| Guangdong | |||||||||
| Urban (0) | 6.96 ± 15.61 | 133 (17.6) | 622 (82.4) | 151 (19.4) | 627 (80.6) | 0.22 ± 0.66 | 3.67 ± 0.47 | 41.00 ± 9.39 | 0.34 ± 1.26 |
| Rural (1) | 10.59 ± 17.79 | 470 (73.7) | 168 (26.3) | 89 (11.9) | 657 (88.1) | 0.58 ± 1.05 | 3.58 ± 0.56 | 38.56 ± 8.94 | 0.74 ± 2.28 |
| Hubei | |||||||||
| Urban (0) | 8.38 ± 16.25 | 233 (35.6) | 422 (64.4) | 167 (25.0) | 500 (75.0) | 0.31 ± 0.79 | 3.54 ± 0.54 | 44.76 ± 8.97 | 0.41 ± 1.34 |
| Rural (1) | 7.08 ± 15.00 | 566 (76.1) | 178 (23.9) | 160 (20.7) | 612 (79.3) | 0.38 ± 0.67 | 3.40 ± 0.55 | 35.48 ± 9.15 | 0.94 ± 2.20 |
| Jilin | |||||||||
| Urban (0) | 4.59 ± 11.89 | 199 (24.4) | 617 (75.6) | 252 (30.7) | 569 (69.3) | 0.37 ± 0.76 | 3.77 ± 0.51 | 41.14 ± 8.45 | 0.47 ± 1.51 |
| Rural (1) | 6.93 ± 15.21 | 199 (32.0) | 422 (68.0) | 368 (44.8) | 454 (55.2) | 0.09 ± 0.43 | 3.18 ± 0.59 | 33.89 ± 9.30 | 0.81 ± 2.08 |
| Shaanxi | |||||||||
| Urban (0) | 8.26 ± 15.92 | 308 (35.7) | 555 (64.3) | 212 (24.5) | 654 (75.5) | 0.43 ± 0.93 | 3.30 ± 0.57 | 36.06 ± 8.57 | 0.66 ± 2.07 |
| Rural (1) | 10.59 ± 16.92 | 370 (45.1) | 451 (54.9) | 150 (18.2) | 673 (81.8) | 0.58 ± 1.04 | 3.51 ± 0.55 | 34.93 ± 9.54 | 0.44 ± 1.88 |
| Shanghai | |||||||||
| Urban (0) | 4.86 ± 12.50 | 181 (24.1) | 571 (75.9) | 295 (36.9) | 504 (63.1) | 0.03 ± 0.25 | 3.73 ± 0.46 | 47.38 ± 9.94 | 0.26 ± 1.61 |
| Rural (1) | 1.11 ± 6.40 | 319 (42.9) | 425 (57.1) | 854 (88.6) | 110 (11.4) | 0.06 ± 0.33 | 3.84 ± 0.62 | 38.67 ± 8.08 | 0.42 ± 1.44 |
| Yunnan | |||||||||
| Urban (0) | 2.67 ± 10.15 | 191 (28.5) | 479 (71.5) | 263 (38.5) | 420 (61.5) | 0.17 ± 0.64 | 3.64 ± 0.57 | 43.21 ± 9.81 | 0.93 ± 2.72 |
| Rural (1) | 5.35 ± 13.99 | 231 (31.6) | 501 (68.4) | 193 (23.4) | 633 (76.6) | 0.26 ± 0.72 | 3.65 ± 0.50 | 38.12 ± 9.92 | 1.60 ± 3.05 |
| Zhejiang | |||||||||
| Urban (0) | 4.78 ± 13.12 | 102 (13.1) | 679 (86.9) | 166 (21.1) | 619 (78.9) | 0.09 ± 0.46 | 3.68 ± 0.58 | 39.22 ± 9.06 | 0.76 ± 2.22 |
| Rural (1) | 11.51 ± 18.06 | 303 (47.6) | 334 (52.4) | 192 (28.4) | 484 (71.6) | 0.33 ± 0.67 | 3.58 ± 0.49 | 40.02 ± 9.31 | 0.27 ± 1.10 |
QoL, quality of life. ₸Higher scores represent more depressive symptoms, poorer physical function. aHigher scores represent better QoL, better cognitive function.