Relationship between lifestyle and lifestyle-related factors in a rural–urban population of Japan

Autor: Eiichi Araki, Shi Chen Zhang, Hiroshi Matsuo, Jun Fang, Kumiko Fukumoto, Chang Nian Wei, Takeshi Nishikawa, Keiko Minamoto, Atsushi Ueda, Kimiyo Ueda, Koichi Harada
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2012
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Popis: To clarify the actual state of residents’ lifestyle in a mixed rural–urban area in Japan, and to investigate the relationship between residents’ lifestyle and lifestyle-related factors. The Japanese version of Health Promoting Lifestyle Profile-II (HPLP-II), lifestyle-related factors developed through group work with residents of Town A, and demographic variables were used to evaluate 1176 community residents’ lifestyles and associated factors. Factor analysis revealed that there were 4 factors related to healthy lifestyle. Nonparametric analysis revealed that female and elderly groups showed higher overall HPLP-II score than male and young groups. A significant correlation coefficient was seen between scores of overall HPLP-II and lifestyle-related factors (r = 0.611, p
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