Objective
The studies have proved that lifestyle behaviors including maintance of optimal weight, healthy and balanced diet, regular physical exercise, moderate alcohol consumption and being non-smoker reduced the risk for developing cardiovascular disease. The aim of this study was to establish the relationship between demographic factors and prevalence of ten healthy lifestyle behaviors (HLSB) in adults.
Methods
This is a cross-sectional study held in Yozgat province among subjects aged 18 years and older in 2011. Systematic sampling method was used to determine sample size. Age, height, weight, economical income, educational and and marital states were obtained. Measuring blood pressure within the last two years, measuring blood glucose within the last three years, checking lipid profile within the last five years, sufficient vegetables-fruit consumption (at least three times a day), sufficient physical exercise (at least three days a week, at least 150 minutes in total), reduction of fat and salt consumption for food, having normal body mass index (BMI) (BMI of <25 kg/m2), being non-smoker and not drinking alcohol were determined as items of HLSB. Data were analyzed by binary logistic regression analysis.
Methods
This is a cross-sectional study held in Yozgat province among subjects aged 18 years and older in 2011. Systematic sampling method was used to determine sample size. Age, height, weight, economical income, educational and and marital states were obtained. Measuring blood pressure within the last two years, measuring blood glucose within the last three years, checking lipid profile within the last five years, sufficient vegetables-fruit consumption (at least three times a day), sufficient physical exercise (at least three days a week, at least 150 minutes in total), reduction of fat and salt consumption for food, having normal body mass index (BMI) (BMI of <25 kg/m2), being non-smoker and not drinking alcohol were determined as items of HLSB. Data were analyzed by binary logistic regression analysis.
Results
The study included 1815 adults with average age of 40.3±14.2 years old (53.8% female). The most commonly seen HLSBs were as follows; being not drinking alcohol, Measuring blood pressure, being non-smoker, checking lipid profile, and measuring blood glucose (91.0, 78.2, 67.0, 56.9, 54.8% respectively). Sufficient physical exercise, reduction of fat and salt consumption for food, sufficient vegetables-fruit consumption, and having normal body mass index were less frequently seen (23.7, 26.4, 29.6, 30.0 and 35.6% respectively). 22.5% of the subjects had three or fewer HLSBs while 20.8% had seven and more HLSBs. The subjects with presence of any chronic illness, female gender, older ages, high educational status and economic income had significantly higher number of HLSBs (Table 1).
Conclusions
To promote public health, it was recommended that public ads, school and workplace services about healthy lifestyle behaviors should be implemented by health workers in primary health centers to protect public health and to prevent early mortality.
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