title: Lifestyle Behaviors, Subjective Health, and Quality of Life Among Chinese Men Living With Type 2 Diabetes.
abstract: The aim of the present study was to investigate the association between self-reported health (SRH) and quality of life (QoL) with five lifestyle-related behaviors including tobacco smoking, drinking alcohol, physical activity status, consumption of fruits, and consumption of vegetables among men diagnosed with type 2 diabetes. Participants were 786 Chinese men older than 40 years and living in urban households. Cross-sectional data on self-rated health, associated sociodemographics, and health-related behaviors were collected from the Study on Global AGEing and Health (Wave 1) of World Health Organization. Results of multivariable regression reported significant association with adherence to healthy lifestyle behavior and SRH but not QoL. According to the results, percentage of men who reported being in good SRH was overwhelmingly high (95.9%) compared with good QoL (5%). Adherence to healthy behavior was strongly associated with SRH in both bivariate and multivariate analysis, adjusted odds ratio (95% confidence interval) of good SRH for nonsmokers: 1.276 [1.055, 2.773], nondrinkers:1.351 [1.066, 3.923], taking physical exercise: 1.267 [1.117, 3.109], consuming at least five servings of fruits: 1.238 [1.034, 6.552], and vegetables: 1.365 [1.032, 3.885]. The current findings suggest that abstention from tobacco and alcohol, optimum consumption of fruits and vegetables, regular physical exercise could have marked impact on the health status of diabetic men.
authors.affiliation: 1 School of Medicine & Health Management, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science & Technology, Wuhan, China.
authors.forename: Ghose
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Bishwajit
authors.affiliation: 1 School of Medicine & Health Management, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science & Technology, Wuhan, China.
authors.forename: Shangfeng
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tang
authors.affiliation: 2 School of International Development and Global Studies, University of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
authors.forename: Sanni
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yaya
authors.affiliation: 1 School of Medicine & Health Management, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science & Technology, Wuhan, China.
authors.forename: Zhifei
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: He
authors.affiliation: 1 School of Medicine & Health Management, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science & Technology, Wuhan, China.
authors.forename: Zhanchun
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Feng
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D044466:Asian People / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D002681:China / Q000453:epidemiology; D016001:Confidence Intervals; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000453:epidemiology*; D015438:Health Behavior; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D008019:Life Style; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016017:Odds Ratio; D011788:Quality of Life; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
keywords: Chinese men; healthy behavior; quality of life; self-rated health; type 2 diabetes