Key result
Adherence to healthy behaviors, such as being a nonsmoker (OR 1.276; 95% CI 1.055-2.773) or nondrinker, was significantly associated with good self-reported health among Chinese men with diabetes.
Why the study?
Do healthy lifestyle behaviors improve self-reported health and quality of life in Chinese men with type 2 diabetes?
Cross-Sectional (n=786)
Do healthy lifestyle behaviors improve self-reported health and quality of life in Chinese men with type 2 diabetes?
Healthy lifestyle behaviors are significantly associated with better self-reported health, though not quality of life, among Chinese men with type 2 diabetes.
Supports lifestyle counseling in Chinese diabetic men; leaves open causality and quality-of-life effects for prospective trials.
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.
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Bishwajit et al. (2016) conducted a cross-sectional in Type 2 diabetes (n=786). Healthy lifestyle behaviors (e.g., nonsmoking, nondrinking, physical exercise) vs. Non-adherence to healthy lifestyle behaviors was evaluated on Good self-reported health (SRH) (OR 1.276, 95% CI 1.055-2.773). Adherence to healthy behaviors, such as being a nonsmoker (OR 1.276; 95% CI 1.055-2.773) or nondrinker, was significantly associated with good self-reported health among Chinese men with diabetes.
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