Changes in the lifestyle of Mongolian pastoralists in China in connection with urbanization.
The objective of this study was to elucidate changes in the health-related lifestyle of Mongolian pastoralists in China in connection with their urbanization. A total of 592 people participated in a survey that included a medical examination and an interview questionnaire. Files of 72 pastoral Mongolians, 78 urban Mongolians, 380 urban Han/Man and 21 urban Hui were used for this analysis. Urban Mongolians consumed meat and milk products less frequently than did pastoral populations (p < 0.001), and consumed fish and vegetables more frequently than did pastoral populations (p < 0.001). Urban Mongolian consumed mutton, beef, rengyo fish, milk, milk tea, curd, butter, yogurt, and sheep milk less frequently (p < 0.05) and pork, sword fish, and dried milk more frequently (p < 0.05) than pastoral Mongolian. Male pastoral Mongolians were more likely to drink and smoke than were urban Mongolians (p < 0.01), urban Han/Man (p < 0.01), or urban Hui (p < 0.01). The lifestyles of pastoral Mongolians in Inner Mongolia, China have changed in connection with urbanization. Understanding of the traditional pastoral lifestyle and the urban-living acculturation process will contribute to maximizing the positive impacts of urbanization on people's health in Inner Mongolia.
Fu
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J
Department of Public Health and Environmental Science, Faculty of Medicine, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Yushima, Japan.
Takano
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Nakamura
K
K
Yang
J F
JF
Watanabe
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D000069:Acculturation; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000428:Alcohol Drinking; D000818:Animals; D016009:Chi-Square Distribution; D002681:China; D003611:Dairy Products; D004032:Diet; D005006:Ethnicity; D005247:Feeding Behavior; D005260:Female; D005399:Fishes; D006801:Humans; D008019:Life Style; D016015:Logistic Models; D008297:Male; D008460:Meat; D008892:Milk; D012423:Rural Health; D012737:Sex Factors; D012907:Smoking; D013223:Statistics as Topic; D018709:Statistics, Nonparametric; D013662:Tea; D014171:Transients and Migrants; D014504:Urban Health; D014507:Urbanization; D014675:Vegetables
D013662:Tea