[A comparison of preventive health behaviors among middle-aged males in different types of communities in Tokyo].
Preventive health behaviors of middle-aged men living in areas of Tokyo with differing mortality rates were analyzed to determine if regional differences exist and if so why. Information on seven different health behaviors (cigarette smoking, physical activity, alcohol consumption, food intake pattern, taking breakfast, hours of sleep, and relative weight) were obtained by a survey among the sample randomly selected from men 35 to 64 years of age living in two separate communities, Koto-Ward with a high middle-aged male mortality and Bunkyo-Ward where it is low. The following results were obtained; 1) In Koto-Ward where middle-aged male mortality is high, the proportion of interviewees who participated physical activity more than once a week and had good food intake patterns was significantly lower than in Bunkyo-Ward. 2) Regional differences in both physical activity and food intake pattern appear to be due to differences in proportion of higher educational attainment which is associated with more frequent participation in physical activity and better food intake patterns.
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Department of Health Sociology, Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Gerontology.
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D000328:Adult; D015438:Health Behavior; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011322:Primary Prevention; D014041:Tokyo; D014504:Urban Health