scholarly journals Socioeconomic status, social capital, health risk behaviors, and health-related quality of life among Chinese older adults

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ying Yang ◽  
Shizhen Wang ◽  
Lei Chen ◽  
Mi Luo ◽  
Lina Xue ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Capital ◽  
Alcohol Consumption ◽  
Health Risk ◽  
Sleep Disorder ◽  
Risk Behaviors ◽  
Physical Inactivity ◽  
Dietary Behavior ◽  
Health Risk Behaviors ◽  
Unhealthy Weight ◽  
The Relationship

Abstract Background: There is limited knowledge on the mediating role of different health risk behaviors on the relationship between social capital, socioeconomic status (SES), and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in Chinese elderly. We conducted this study to (a) investigate the condition of health risk behaviors of Chinese elderly, and (b) assess the relationship between SES, social capital, health risk behaviors, and HRQoL. Methods: We conducted this cross-sectional study between January and March 2018. Participants’ demographic characteristics, SES (education level, family income), and health risk behaviors (smoking, alcohol consumption, physical inactivity, unhealthy dietary behavior, unhealthy weight, and sleep disorder) were collected. Social capital and HRQoL were assessed by the 16-item Personal Social Capital Scale (PSCS-16) and WHOQOL-Old, respectively. Structural equation modeling (SEM) was applied to assess the associations between variables. Results: A total of 4,868 adults aged 60 years and older were included in this study. The proportion of smoking, alcohol consumption, physical inactivity, unhealthy dietary behavior, unhealthy weight, and sleep disorder were 32.1%, 36.3%, 62.5%, 45.7%, 31.8%, and 45.5%, respectively. Significant differences were observed in education level, family income, and social capital between elderly individuals with and without each of the six health risk behavior (all p -values < 0.05). Elderly individuals who reported smoking, physical inactivity, unhealthy dietary behavior, and sleep disorder had significant lower HRQoL (all p -values < 0.05). SEM analysis showed that SES and social capital positively associated with alcohol consumption. Social capital negatively associated with smoking, physical inactivity, unhealthy dietary behavior, and sleep disorder. SES negatively associated with smoking, physical inactivity, unhealthy dietary behavior, unhealthy weight, and sleep disorder. Smoking, physical inactivity, unhealthy dietary behavior, and sleep disorder correlated with poorer HRQoL. Conclusions: Chinese older adults demonstrated a high incidence of health risk behaviors, especially for physical inactivity (62.5%) and unhealthy dietary behavior (45.7%). Social capital and SES were correlated with the elderly’s HRQoL, as well as with different health risk behaviors. Health risk behaviors played potential mediating role on the relationship of social capital, SES, and elderly health.

scholarly journals Socioeconomic status, social capital, health risk behaviors, and health-related quality of life among Chinese older adults

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ying Yang ◽  
Shizhen Wang ◽  
Lei Chen ◽  
Mi Luo ◽  
Lina Xue ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Social Capital ◽  
Health Risk ◽  
Sleep Disorder ◽  
Risk Behaviors ◽  
Physical Inactivity ◽  
Dietary Behavior ◽  
Health Risk Behaviors ◽  
Chinese Older Adults ◽  
Related Quality

Abstract Background: There is limited knowledge on the mediating role of different health risk behavior on the relationship between social capital, socioeconomic status (SES), and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in Chinese older adults. We conducted this study to (a) investigate the condition of health risk behaviors of the Chinese elderly, and (b) assess the relationship between SES, social capital, health risk behaviors, and HRQoL.Methods: A sample of 4,868 adults aged 60 years and older were included in this study, from the China’s Health-related Quality of Life Survey for Older Adults 2018. Participants’ demographic characteristics, SES (education level, family income), health risk behaviors (smoking, alcohol consumption, physical inactivity, unhealthy dietary behavior, unhealthy weight, and sleep disorder) were collected. Social capital and HRQoL were assessed by the 16-item Personal Social Capital Scale (PSCS-16) and WHOQOL-Old, respectively. Structural equation modeling (SEM) was applied to examine the associations between variables.Results: The proportion of smoking, alcohol consumption, physical inactivity, unhealthy dietary behavior, unhealthy weight, and sleep disorder were 32.1%, 36.3%, 62.5%, 45.7%, 31.8%, and 45.5%, respectively. Significant differences were observed in education level, family income, and social capital between elderly individuals with and without each of the six health risk behavior (all p-values < 0.05). Elderly individuals who reported smoking, physical inactivity, unhealthy dietary behavior, and sleep disorder had significantly lower HRQoL than those without these unhealthy behaviors (all p-values < 0.05). SEM analysis showed that SES and social capital positively associated with alcohol consumption. Social capital negatively associated with smoking, physical inactivity, unhealthy dietary behavior, and sleep disorder. SES negatively associated with smoking, physical inactivity, unhealthy dietary behavior, unhealthy weight, and sleep disorder. Smoking, physical inactivity, unhealthy dietary behavior, and sleep disorder correlated with poorer HRQoL.Conclusions: Chinese older adults demonstrated a high incidence of health risk behaviors, especially for physical inactivity (62.5%) and unhealthy dietary behavior (45.7%). Social capital and SES were correlated with the elderly’s HRQoL, as well as with the health risk behaviors. Health risk behaviors played potential mediating role on the relationship between social capital, SES, and HRQoL in Chinese older adults.

scholarly journals Socioeconomic status, social capital, health risk behaviors, and health-related quality of life among Chinese older adults

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ying Yang ◽  
Shizhen Wang ◽  
Lei Chen ◽  
Mi Luo ◽  
Lina Xue ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Social Capital ◽  
Health Risk ◽  
Sleep Disorder ◽  
Risk Behaviors ◽  
Physical Inactivity ◽  
Dietary Behavior ◽  
Health Risk Behaviors ◽  
Chinese Older Adults ◽  
Related Quality

Abstract Background: There is limited knowledge on the mediating role of different health risk behavior on the relationship between social capital, socioeconomic status (SES), and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in Chinese older adults. We conducted this study to (a) investigate the condition of health risk behaviors of the Chinese elderly, and (b) assess the relationship between SES, social capital, health risk behaviors, and HRQoL. Methods: A sample of 4,868 adults aged 60 years and older were included in this study, from the China's Health-related Quality of Life Survey for Older Adults 2018. Participants' demographic characteristics, SES (education level, family income), health risk behaviors (smoking, alcohol consumption, physical inactivity, unhealthy dietary behavior, unhealthy weight, and sleep disorder) were collected. Social capital and HRQoL were assessed by the 16-item Personal Social Capital Scale (PSCS-16) and WHOQOL-Old, respectively. Structural equation modeling (SEM) was applied to examine the associations between variables. Results: The proportion of smoking, alcohol consumption, physical inactivity, unhealthy dietary behavior, unhealthy weight, and sleep disorder were 32.1%, 36.3%, 62.5%, 45.7%, 31.8%, and 45.5%, respectively. Significant differences were observed in education level, family income, and social capital between elderly individuals with and without each of the six health risk behavior (all p-values < 0.05). Elderly individuals who reported smoking, physical inactivity, unhealthy dietary behavior, and sleep disorder had significantly lower HRQoL than those without these unhealthy behaviors (all p-values < 0.05). SEM analysis showed that SES and social capital positively associated with alcohol consumption. Social capital negatively associated with smoking, physical inactivity, unhealthy dietary behavior, and sleep disorder. SES negatively associated with smoking, physical inactivity, unhealthy dietary behavior, unhealthy weight, and sleep disorder. Smoking, physical inactivity, unhealthy dietary behavior, and sleep disorder correlated with poorer HRQoL. Conclusions: Chinese older adults demonstrated a high incidence of health risk behaviors, especially for physical inactivity (62.5%) and unhealthy dietary behavior (45.7%). Social capital and SES were correlated with the elderly's HRQoL, as well as with the health risk behaviors. Health risk behaviors played potential mediating role on the relationship between social capital, SES, and HRQoL in Chinese older adults.

scholarly journals Socioeconomic status, social capital, health risk behaviors, and health-related quality of life among Chinese older adults

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ying Yang ◽  
Shizhen Wang ◽  
Lei Chen ◽  
Mi Luo ◽  
Lina Xue ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Social Capital ◽  
Health Risk ◽  
Risk Behaviors ◽  
Physical Inactivity ◽  
Health Risk Behaviors ◽  
Chinese Older Adults ◽  
Unhealthy Diet ◽  
Overweight Or Obesity

Abstract Background: The present study described the occurrence of health risk behaviors among Chinese older adults, and developed a structural equation model (SEM) to assess the associations between socioeconomic status (SES), social capital, health risk behaviors, and health-related quality of life (HRQoL). Methods: We conducted this cross-sectional study in Hubei, Jiangxi, Guangdong, and Fujian provinces, etc., China between January and March 2018. Demographic characteristics (age, gender, marital status, place of residence), SES (education level, family income), and health risk behaviors (smoking, alcohol consumption, physical inactivity, unhealthy diet, overweight or obesity, and sleep insufficient or excessive) were investigated. Social capital and HRQoL were assessed by the 16-item Personal Social Capital Scale (PSCS-16) and WHOQOL-Old, respectively. Structural equation modeling was applied to assess the associations between variables. Results: A total of 5439 older adults were included in this study. The prevalence of smoking, alcohol consumption, physical inactivity, unhealthy diet, overweight or obesity, and sleep insufficient or excessive were 34.7%, 34.4%, 64.3%, 45.0%, 26.6%, and 40.1%, respectively. 75% of the participants reported ≥2 health risk behaviors. Elderly individuals with more co-occurrence number of health risk behaviors demonstrated significant poor HRQoL ( F = 52.99, p <0.01). Smoking, physical inactivity, and unhealthy diet exhibited significant negative associations with HRQoL. Social capital, SES, as well as overweight or obesity, and sleep insufficient or excessive showed positive associations with HRQoL. Higher level of social capital positively associated with the occurrence of alcohol consumption, sleep insufficient or excessive, and negatively associated with physical inactivity, unhealthy diet, and overweight or obesity. Conclusions: Chinese older adults demonstrated high prevalence of health risk behaviors, as well as the proportion of their co-occurrences. Socioeconomic status, social capital, and health risk behaviors were important predictors of the elderly’s quality of life. Increasing elderly’s social capital, so as to prevent and control the occurrence of health risk behaviors, which might be an effective approach to improve the elderly’s health.

Relationships Among Meeting Physical-Activity Guidelines and Health Risk Behaviors

2015 ◽  
Vol 12 (6) ◽  
pp. 776-781 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ashley Walker ◽  
Jody Langdon ◽  
Krystina Johnson
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Health Risk ◽  
Binge Drinking ◽  
Risk Behaviors ◽  
Tobacco Use ◽  
Health Risk Behaviors ◽  
College Health ◽  
Data Set ◽  
Physical Activity Guidelines ◽  
The Relationship

Background:Young adults have the highest participation in physical activity but also have the highest incidence rates of binge drinking, cigarette smoking, and smokeless tobacco use. We examined these factors to determine whether there are relationships among physical activity and health risk behaviors.Methods:We conducted correlation and χ2 analyses using the American College Health Association-National College Health Assessment fall 2009 data set (N = 34,208) to examine the relationship among meeting physical-activity guidelines, binge drinking, and tobacco use among survey participants.Results:The data suggest a positive relationship between meeting physical-activity guidelines and binge drinking, with the strongest relationship between those reporting binge drinking 4 times in a 2-week period. Meeting physical-activity guidelines was negatively associated with cigarette use but positively associated with all other types of tobacco use.Conclusion:Associations between physical activity and binge-drinking episodes indicate a need to address the relationship between heavy drinking and alcohol dependence and physical-activity behavior patterns. Further studies should examine relationships between physical activity and binge drinking in other age groups. Results also suggest the need to examine differing associations between physical activity and types of tobacco use.

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