title: A population-based study on health-related quality of life among urban community residents in Shenyang, Northeast of China.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Due to the rising standard of living environment and advances in public health and medical care in China, it has been a tendency in recent years that health-related quality of life (HRQoL) has been increasingly acknowledged in community health management. However, large-scale population-based study on evaluating HQRoL in northeast of China was not conducted. This article aims to investigate the HRQoL in community residents in Northeast China and explore the associated factors.
  
  
  METHODS
  Stratified multiple-stage sampling method was used in the cross-sectional survey to investigate HRQoL of community residents in northeast of China. Univariate analysis and multiple linear regressions were used to analyze the factors associated to HRQoL of the community residents.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The results were confirmed that HRQoL in general population was well performed for the first time in northeast of China in a large scale population. Community residents had better mental health than physical health. The factors influencing HRQoL included gender, age, educational level, marital status, ethnic group, chronic disease status, having breakfast frequency weekly and sleep quality. However, drinking and smoking habits did not affect residents' HRQoL.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  In this study, the result of the large-scale survey was satisfactory in northeast of China, providing HRQoL status of community residents. Policies on specific health management in community public health would emphasize on lifestyle behaviors especially eating habits in order to improving HRQoL.
authors.affiliation: General Medical Practice of the First Hospital of China Medical University, 155 North Nanjing Street, Heping District, Shenyang, Liaoning Province, 110001, PR China. 405228286@qq.com.
authors.forename: Tian
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Song
authors.affiliation: General Medical Practice of the First Hospital of China Medical University, 155 North Nanjing Street, Heping District, Shenyang, Liaoning Province, 110001, PR China. tingtingae@126.com.
authors.forename: Yan-wei
authors.initials: YW
authors.lastname: Ding
authors.affiliation: General Medical Practice of the First Hospital of China Medical University, 155 North Nanjing Street, Heping District, Shenyang, Liaoning Province, 110001, PR China. 932130344@qq.com.
authors.forename: Yan
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Sun
authors.affiliation: General Medical Practice of the First Hospital of China Medical University, 155 North Nanjing Street, Heping District, Shenyang, Liaoning Province, 110001, PR China. 13847984@qq.com.
authors.forename: Yi-Ni
authors.initials: YN
authors.lastname: He
authors.affiliation: General Medical Practice of the First Hospital of China Medical University, 155 North Nanjing Street, Heping District, Shenyang, Liaoning Province, 110001, PR China. 631895017@qq.com.
authors.forename: Dian-Jun
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Qi
authors.affiliation: General Medical Practice of the First Hospital of China Medical University, 155 North Nanjing Street, Heping District, Shenyang, Liaoning Province, 110001, PR China. 1779716865@qq.com.
authors.forename: Ying
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.affiliation: General Medical Practice of the First Hospital of China Medical University, 155 North Nanjing Street, Heping District, Shenyang, Liaoning Province, 110001, PR China. wubin102@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: Bin
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.affiliation: General Medical Practice of the First Hospital of China Medical University, 155 North Nanjing Street, Heping District, Shenyang, Liaoning Province, 110001, PR China. 973100435@qq.com.
authors.forename: Lang
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Lang
authors.affiliation: General Medical Practice of the First Hospital of China Medical University, 155 North Nanjing Street, Heping District, Shenyang, Liaoning Province, 110001, PR China. yukai19820819@126.com.
authors.forename: Kai
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Yu
authors.affiliation: General Medical Practice of the First Hospital of China Medical University, 155 North Nanjing Street, Heping District, Shenyang, Liaoning Province, 110001, PR China. zhaoxin2012@aliyun.com.
authors.forename: Xin
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Zhao
authors.affiliation: General Medical Practice of the First Hospital of China Medical University, 155 North Nanjing Street, Heping District, Shenyang, Liaoning Province, 110001, PR China. 505956578@qq.com.
authors.forename: Liang-liang
authors.initials: LL
authors.lastname: Zhu
authors.affiliation: General Medical Practice of the First Hospital of China Medical University, 155 North Nanjing Street, Heping District, Shenyang, Liaoning Province, 110001, PR China. drshuangw@yahoo.com.cn.
authors.forename: Shuang
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.affiliation: General Medical Practice of the First Hospital of China Medical University, 155 North Nanjing Street, Heping District, Shenyang, Liaoning Province, 110001, PR China. xsyu@mail.cmu.edu.cn.
authors.forename: Xiao-Song
authors.initials: XS
authors.lastname: Yu
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000428:Alcohol Drinking / Q000453:epidemiology; D002681:China / Q000453:epidemiology; D002908:Chronic Disease; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D008019:Life Style; D008297:Male; D008603:Mental Health / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D008875:Middle Aged; D011788:Quality of Life; D012737:Sex Factors; D012907:Smoking / Q000453:epidemiology; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D014505:Urban Population / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D055815:Young Adult