Associations of fruit & vegetable intake and physical activity with poor self-rated health among Chinese older adults.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Despite the existing literature highlights the central roles of sociodemographic factors, fruit & vegetable (F&V) intake, and physical activities for maintaining good health, less is known about the associations in the Chinese context. This study attempted to explore the associations of servings of F&V intake and levels of physical activities with poor self-rated health (SRH) among Chinese older adults.

Methods

Data were drawn from the Study on Global Ageing and Adult Health-China (SAGE-China) issued by the World Health Organization and included 7560 respondents aged ≥60 years in China. After screening out the potential confounding factors, multiple logistic regression models were adopted to explore the associations of sociodemographic factors, servings of F&V int

SUBMITTER: Guan M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8722069 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature