Lifestyle Management Practice of 40 - 59 Years Cohort in Hong Kong

Frank H. Fu, An Nan, Sandy C. Li

China Institute of Sports Science, Beijing, China.
Department of Education Studies, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong, China.
Department of Physical Education, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong, China.

DOI: 10.4236/ape.2013.32009                

Abstract

The role of the parents in influencing children is very important, in terms of the value system, attitude and behaviour. The importance and values of health are recognized by Hong Kong people, the development of an active lifestyle and exercise habit is relatively unsatisfactory. In Hong Kong, the Sport for All movement has been implemented by the SAR Government of Hong Kong for 40 years, but recent researches showed that more than 60% of the population didn’t exercise adequately. This suggested that alternative means to promote the sport for all were desirable. The health practices namely, exercise frequency, snack habit, breakfast habit, regular meals, sleeping hours, drinking habit, smoking habit, medication taking, exercise and medical expenditures of 919 randomly and systemically selected subjects aged 40 - 59 years were assessed. For each health practice, gender differences were analyzed using Cramer’s V and Ward Linkage method (cluster) was used to assess their cluster membership.

Keywords

Lifestyle; Health

Conflicts of Interest

The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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