title: Relationship between lifestyle and lifestyle-related factors in a rural-urban population of Japan.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  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.
  
  
  METHODS
  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.
  
  
  RESULTS
  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 < 0.001). Multiple linear regression analysis demonstrated that HPLP-II was significantly associated with each lifestyle-related factor, showing a similar order in both gender and age groups. Finally, covariance structure analysis demonstrated that the score of health cognition and regional factors increased the score of HPLP-II, which then increased the score of self-rated health.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The present research clarified the actual state of residents' lifestyles by age and gender in a mixed rural-urban area in Japan, demonstrating a vector model from health cognition and regional factors to self-rated health, via residents' lifestyle.
authors.affiliation: School of Public Health, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui, China. melody0724978@yahoo.co.jp
authors.forename: Shi-chen
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Chang-nian
authors.initials: CN
authors.lastname: Wei
authors.forename: Koichi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Harada
authors.forename: Kimiyo
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ueda
authors.forename: Kumiko
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Fukumoto
authors.forename: Hiroshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Matsuo
authors.forename: Keiko
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Minamoto
authors.forename: Takeshi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Nishikawa
authors.forename: Eiichi
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Araki
authors.forename: Atsushi
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ueda
authors.forename: Jun
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Fang
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D005163:Factor Analysis, Statistical; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007564:Japan; D008019:Life Style; D016014:Linear Models; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011788:Quality of Life; D012424:Rural Population; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014505:Urban Population; D055815:Young Adult