本研究目的在瞭解中老年人慢性病預防控制行為上的分佈情形以及探討與主要慢性病、自覺健康狀況、BMI和健康行為間的關係。研究方法以2007年國民健康局中老年身心社會生活狀況調查資料庫,取自答問卷者4112人為分析對象。以SPSS 12描述中老年人慢性病預防控制行為分佈情形,並以交叉表卡方檢定、Pearson相關及第一階淨相關分析,分析慢性病預防控制行為與其它變項間的關係。研究結果顯示,以控制體重預防慢性病者占 33.6% 、少抽菸或戒菸者占 27.7%、少飲酒或戒酒者占41.4%、養成運動習慣者占61.0%、飲食控制者占64.7% 及生活規律者占67.5%。大部分的中老年人在自陳曾經罹患慢性病時,主要以飲食控制來預防控制慢性病,其次是控制體重。BMI與控制體重在統計上有顯著相關。顯示中老年人對飲食控制及控制體重相關資訊之需求,針對不同背景特性的中老年人之分析結果,可供相關單位依目標族群特性,進行衛教宣導之參考。
This study aimed to understand middle-aged and elderly people’s behaviors to prevent and control chronic diseases, and to discuss the association between major chronic diseases, self-awareness of health, BMI and health behaviors. Research data were taken from the database of the 2007 Survey on Middle-Aged and Elderly People’s Physical, Psychological and Social Life Conditions conducted by the Bureau of Health Promotion. A total of 4,112 subjects who answered questionnaires by themselves were selected. The SPSS 12 was used to analyze and describe middle-aged and elderly people’s behaviors to prevent and control chronic diseases. Data were then subject to Chi-square tests, Pearson correlation analysis and first-stage partial correlation analysis to analyze the association between preventive behaviors of chronic diseases and other variables. As indicated by research results, among behaviors to prevent chronic diseases, weight control, and less frequent smoking or quitting smoking occupied 33.6% and 27.7% respectively; less frequent drinking alcohol or quitting drinking alcohol accounted for 41.4%; having an exercise habit, diet control and regular lifestyle occupied 61.0%, 64.7% and 67.5% respectively. According to most of the middle-aged and elderly people, they controlled their diet to prevent and control chronic diseases. Their second choice was to control body weight. BMI and weight control were found significantly associated with prevention and control of chronic diseases, indicating middle-aged and elderly people are in need of information about diet control and weight control. The analytical results targeting middle-aged and elderly people with different background could be provided as references to relevant institutions when giving health education to different groups of people.