Study On Health Status And Risk Factors Among Residents In Qingzhuan Dark Tea Producing Areas

ObjectiveGrasp the current health status of residents in Qingzhuan Dark Tea producing areas,and analyze the risk factors and their influence degrees to health status,as well as explore the health function of Qingzhuan Dark Tea,to provide scientific advices for health status improvement in Qingzhuan Dark Tea producing areas.MethodsA multi-stage stratified cluster sampling method was conducted among adult inhabitants in Zhaoliqiao Town and Cha’anling Town,Chibi City.The demographic characteristics,health services availability,behavior and lifestyle,chronic diseases,health knowledge,injuries,physical awareness and physical indexes,and situation of drinking Qingzhuan Dark Tea were collected by the combination of face-to-face questionnaire survey and physical examination.The data were analysed by SPSS 21.0 and STATA 13.Z test and χ2 test were applied for statistical descriptions,and logistic regression analysis were used to analyze the relationship between tisk factors and the prevalence of two-week illness,hypertension,diabetes mellitus and dyslipidemia.Restricted cubic spline model(RCS)was used to analyze the collerations between age and the prevalence of two-week illness,hypertension,and diabetes.Comparison analysis was used to reveal the impact of Qingzhuan Dark Tea on the health status of residents.ResultsThe smoking rate and drinking rate of male were both significantly higher than female(χ2=268.239,P<0.001;χ2=207.169,P<0.001).The regular exercise rate was 17.64%,and the daily static behavior time was 131± 38 minutes.The daily salt intake was 9.03 ± 1.49 g.The awareness rates of salt intake standard,oil intake standard and the standard of people in high risk of chronic disease were 77.95%,50.36%and 42.45%respectively.The prevalence of two-week illness,hypertension,diabetes,dyslipidemia,stroke,myocardial infarction,chronic obstructive pulmonary disease,and asthma was 14.65%,17.64%,4.55%,2.70%,0.28%,0.14%,1.14%and 0.43%.Results of Logistic regression showed that the increase on static behavior time,increasing daily salt intake,and BMI,as well as engaged in agriculture/forestry/animal husbandry/fishery,were risk factors of two-week illness.The increasing age and static behavior time,engaged in agriculture/forestry/animal husbandry/fishery,and primary/junior high school education contributed to the prevalence of hypertension.Increasing age and BMI,as well as moderate labor intensity were risk factors of diabetes.Results of RCS showed that age had significant non-linear relationships with residents’ prevalence of two weeks,hypertension and diabetes prevalence(P<0.001).The risk of various diseases of residents aged 40 and above increased obviously,and residents aged 60 and above possessed the highest risk.The drinking rate of Qingzhuan Dark Tea was 66.00%.People with characteristics like male,the middle-aged and old,marriage history,junior high school education and above,engaged in technology,commerce/survice or agriculture/forestry/animal husbandry/fishery,smoking,and drinking were more likely to drink Qingzhuan Dark Tea.Drinking Qingzhuan Dark Tea had shown protective effects for two-week illness,hypertension,diabetes,and dyslipidemia.ConclusionThe health status of residents in the Qingzhuan Dark Tea producing areas was good,and the awareness of health knowledge was high.But the physical indexes were poorer than the national level,and the incidence of bad behavior was relatively high.Age,educational level,static behavior time and BMI were the main risk factors of residents’health status,and the impact of age on health was particularly prominent.Drinking Qingzhuan Dark Tea could promote the prevention and treatment of chronic diseases.Comprehensive health education and intervention measures were urgently required to enhance the health status of residents in Qingzhuan Dark Tea producing areas.