Study Of Life Environment And Correlation Factors In Hetian Natural Longevity

Objective: To study life environment and correlation factors in Hetian natural longevity. Methods: 467 Uygur,Han and Kazakh elders in Hetian prefecture and Balikun county of Xin jiang were investigated with questionnaire by the way of random sampling.It was including on-the-spot investigation on their living environmentand surroundings, ordinary circumstance, diet habit, marital status, economic status, inhabitation and sanitation, the activity of daily living(ADL), mental status, the life satisfaction index, et al. And physical examination of each person was made, including weight, height, chest circumference, abdomen circumference, deltoid muscle and scapula muscle. Meanwhile different statistical methods were employed, such as t-test, non- parametric- test, chi-square test, correlation analysis, multinomial Logistic regression, and so on. Results: The average weights and heights of male, female Uygur old in Hetian(UOH), Hans old in Hetian(HOH), Kazakh old in Balikun(KOB) and Hans old in balikun(HOB) much higher than Uygur longevity in Hetian(ULH), which are statistically significant (P<0.05). ULH group were 53.3% thin and 43.0% weakness, much higher than UOH, HOH, KOB and HOB groups, and they are statistically significant (P<0.05). ULH group meat take in lower than UOH, HOH, KOB and HOB groups, the difference was significant (P<0.05). ULH group fruit consumption was 45.2%, and much higher than UOH, HOH, KOB and HOB groups thedifference was significant (P<0.05). ULH and UOH group take in walnut much higher than HOH, KOB and HOB groups, which are statistically significant(P<0.01).The status of health and physical function which were evaluated by ULH group, Themselves were good,and most people were positive (80.7%), the ratio of the synthetically evalution of the living satisfaction was high level (69.9%). Conclusions: Climatic condition of living area longevity accord with the National Standards. Those long life people keep theshort and thin figure and the good diet habit, their daily diet include coarse food grain, the appropriate amount of milk, eggs, and taking fresh vegetables and fruits, drinking Hetian tea, no harmful hobby, sex ratio has intimate relationship in keeping normal family and sex behavior, sustaining healthy and positive living and good environment.