The relationship between healthy behaviors and health outcomes among older adults in Russia

BMC Public Health

Jane M Cramm¹  Anna Selivanova² 

[1] Institute of Health Policy and Management, Erasmus University Rotterdam, P.O. Box 1738, 3000, DR Rotterdam, the Netherlands;Erasmus School of Economics, Erasmus University Rotterdam, Rotterdam, the Netherlands

关键词: Russia;    Older population;    Smoking;    Alcohol;    Dietary behavior;    Physical activity;    Self-rated health;    Healthy behavior;   

Others  :  1122943
DOI  :  10.1186/1471-2458-14-1183

 received in 2014-06-22, accepted in 2014-11-06,  发布年份 2014

【 摘 要 】

Background

Worldwide, populations are aging and the health of elderly individuals is deteriorating. Healthy habits may slow the process of health deterioration, but research investigating relationships between health and various health behaviors is lacking. This study aimed to investigate the relationships between health and health behaviors (alcohol consumption, smoking, dietary behavior, and physical activity) among older men and women in Russia.

Methods

Wave 1 Study on Global AGEing and Adult Health data (2007–2010) collected in the European portion of the Russian Federation, southern federal districts of the European portion of Russia and from the Asian portion of the country were used for this study. Relationships between self-rated health and four risk behavior measures [physical activity, alcohol consumption, smoking, and dietary behavior (fruit and vegetable consumption)] were examined. Analyses controlled for several socioeconomic factors: gender, age, marital status, educational level, area of residence, ethnicity, and employment status. To estimate the effect of healthy behavior on the probability that participants rated their health as very good/good/moderate/bad/very bad, the ordered logit model and average marginal effects were used.

Results

Sufficient physical activity affected self-rated health most significantly in both genders, whereas excessive alcohol consumption had no significant effect. Smoking had explanatory power (being a current smoker decreased the probability of a very good health assessment and increased the probability of a very bad rating compared with being a non-smoker) among men, but not women. Fruit and vegetable consumption had a strong effect on self-rated health among women, but not men.

Conclusions

The results of this study indicate that health behaviors, especially physical activity, are important for the health of Russia’s older population. Smoking behavior had a strong impact on the health of men, whereas fruit and vegetable consumption was a relevant factor for women. Policies promoting smoking reduction and healthy diet should thus target older men and women, respectively.

【 授权许可】

   
2014 Selivanova and Cramm; licensee BioMed Central Ltd.

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