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The Association Between Physical Activity, Mental Status, and Social and Family Support with Five Major Non-Communicable Chronic Diseases Among Elderly People: A Cross-Sectional Study of a Rural Population in Southern China

Background: Non-communicable chronic diseases (NCDs) have become the top threat in China. This study aimed to estimate the prevalence of major NCDs among the elderly population in rural areas in southern China and explore its associated social determinants. Methods: A multistage cluster random sampl...

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Autores principales: Huang, Xiang, Yang, Huajie, Wang, Harry H.X., Qiu, Yongjun, Lai, Xiujuan, Zhou, Zhiheng, Li, Fangjian, Zhang, Liwei, Wang, Jiaji, Lei, Jimin
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Publicado: MDPI 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4627026/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26506364
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph121013209
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author Huang, Xiang
Yang, Huajie
Wang, Harry H.X.
Qiu, Yongjun
Lai, Xiujuan
Zhou, Zhiheng
Li, Fangjian
Zhang, Liwei
Wang, Jiaji
Lei, Jimin
author_facet Huang, Xiang
Yang, Huajie
Wang, Harry H.X.
Qiu, Yongjun
Lai, Xiujuan
Zhou, Zhiheng
Li, Fangjian
Zhang, Liwei
Wang, Jiaji
Lei, Jimin
author_sort Huang, Xiang
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description Background: Non-communicable chronic diseases (NCDs) have become the top threat in China. This study aimed to estimate the prevalence of major NCDs among the elderly population in rural areas in southern China and explore its associated social determinants. Methods: A multistage cluster random sampling methodology was adopted to select a total of 9245 rural elderly people from 3860 rural households in Guangdong Province. Interviews and physical examinations were performed to collect patient information. Descriptive and logistic regression analyses were conducted to explore factors associated with the presence of major NCDs. Results: Over one-third (38.5%) of the study population suffered from five major NCDs. The grade of activities of daily living (ADL), mental status, and social relationship of elderly people without NCDs were better than those with NCDs. The major factors associated with the presence of NCDs among the elderly people included age (70–79 years group and 80–89 years group), education level (senior high/technical secondary school and junior college and above), mental status (concentration, enrichment and happy life and memory), relationship with neighbours, activities of daily living (ADL) (being able to climb three floors and bend over), physical activity, marital status (bereft), and living conditions (with offspring and family members). Conclusions: The study identified several social determinants associated with the presence of major NCDs. A higher level of family support and physical exercise might contribute to improved physical condition, mental status, and ADL among the elderly people in rural areas in southern China.
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spelling pubmed-46270262015-11-12 The Association Between Physical Activity, Mental Status, and Social and Family Support with Five Major Non-Communicable Chronic Diseases Among Elderly People: A Cross-Sectional Study of a Rural Population in Southern China Huang, Xiang Yang, Huajie Wang, Harry H.X. Qiu, Yongjun Lai, Xiujuan Zhou, Zhiheng Li, Fangjian Zhang, Liwei Wang, Jiaji Lei, Jimin Int J Environ Res Public Health Article Background: Non-communicable chronic diseases (NCDs) have become the top threat in China. This study aimed to estimate the prevalence of major NCDs among the elderly population in rural areas in southern China and explore its associated social determinants. Methods: A multistage cluster random sampling methodology was adopted to select a total of 9245 rural elderly people from 3860 rural households in Guangdong Province. Interviews and physical examinations were performed to collect patient information. Descriptive and logistic regression analyses were conducted to explore factors associated with the presence of major NCDs. Results: Over one-third (38.5%) of the study population suffered from five major NCDs. The grade of activities of daily living (ADL), mental status, and social relationship of elderly people without NCDs were better than those with NCDs. The major factors associated with the presence of NCDs among the elderly people included age (70–79 years group and 80–89 years group), education level (senior high/technical secondary school and junior college and above), mental status (concentration, enrichment and happy life and memory), relationship with neighbours, activities of daily living (ADL) (being able to climb three floors and bend over), physical activity, marital status (bereft), and living conditions (with offspring and family members). Conclusions: The study identified several social determinants associated with the presence of major NCDs. A higher level of family support and physical exercise might contribute to improved physical condition, mental status, and ADL among the elderly people in rural areas in southern China. MDPI 2015-10-21 2015-10 /pmc/articles/PMC4627026/ /pubmed/26506364 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph121013209 Text en © 2015 by the authors; licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
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Huang, Xiang
Yang, Huajie
Wang, Harry H.X.
Qiu, Yongjun
Lai, Xiujuan
Zhou, Zhiheng
Li, Fangjian
Zhang, Liwei
Wang, Jiaji
Lei, Jimin
The Association Between Physical Activity, Mental Status, and Social and Family Support with Five Major Non-Communicable Chronic Diseases Among Elderly People: A Cross-Sectional Study of a Rural Population in Southern China
title The Association Between Physical Activity, Mental Status, and Social and Family Support with Five Major Non-Communicable Chronic Diseases Among Elderly People: A Cross-Sectional Study of a Rural Population in Southern China
title_full The Association Between Physical Activity, Mental Status, and Social and Family Support with Five Major Non-Communicable Chronic Diseases Among Elderly People: A Cross-Sectional Study of a Rural Population in Southern China
title_fullStr The Association Between Physical Activity, Mental Status, and Social and Family Support with Five Major Non-Communicable Chronic Diseases Among Elderly People: A Cross-Sectional Study of a Rural Population in Southern China
title_full_unstemmed The Association Between Physical Activity, Mental Status, and Social and Family Support with Five Major Non-Communicable Chronic Diseases Among Elderly People: A Cross-Sectional Study of a Rural Population in Southern China
title_short The Association Between Physical Activity, Mental Status, and Social and Family Support with Five Major Non-Communicable Chronic Diseases Among Elderly People: A Cross-Sectional Study of a Rural Population in Southern China
title_sort association between physical activity, mental status, and social and family support with five major non-communicable chronic diseases among elderly people: a cross-sectional study of a rural population in southern china
topic Article
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4627026/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26506364
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph121013209
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