Research On Physical Condition And Lifestyle Of The Elderly In Changchun

Background:With the progress of scientific and technological and rapid development of economic, the high degree of modern civilized life make the 21st century, within the framework of developed and developing countries around the world, without exception, enter an aging society. How to ensure the elderly healthy life, how to improve the quality of life of older persons has become a major issue of physical health research.The City of Changchun, as one of the cities that early entry into aging in China, the average life expectancy of its population by the liberated 35-year-old to the current 75.96-year-old, according to forecasts, in Changchun, the elderly population in 2010 will reach 13.7% of the total population, 2020 reach 21.28%, in 2030 30.74%, in 2040 36.49 % and in 2050 40.90%, then there are four elderly every 10 persons. The elderly is growing so fast in Changchun, what is bound to impact on economic development, so that social and family burden.Objective: In this paper, 60-69 years old people in Changchun physical fitness test and lifestyle questionnaire survey of indicators, the purpose is to master the understanding in Changchun, the elderly and the physical characteristics and development trends and national indicators of the same age difference between older, old way of life questionnaires statistics to describe and determine the criteria according to lifestyle factors, body mass index will be grouped contrast, analysis of different lifestyles and the correlation between body mass index.Methods:Research methods include physical fitness test, questionnaire survey method, documentation and mathematical statistics. Contents of the tests under the "National Physical Measurement Standards Manual" (old section) in the request, select the measurement indicators, including morphological indicators: height, weight, waist circumference, hip circumference; function indicators: vital capacity, blood pressure, quiet pulse; Quality Indicators : grip strength, Sit and Reach, eyes closed, standing with one foot.The results are as follows:1. The elderly morphological index increased with age except waist height outside the downward trend, with an average above the national average elderly, the number of overweight and obesity in the elderly accounted for 37.7% of the total number and 24.6%. Indicators of physical function in elderly people, Changchun vital capacity lower than the national average, the elderly systolic blood pressure higher than the national elderly, the average fasting blood glucose in each age group were higher than normal. Quality indicators for the elderly in Changchun higher than the national average, Sit and Reach indicators of growth decline with age.2. The average sleep time for the elderly is fine. Watching television and video time is to an average of 2-3 hours. Eating three meals a day, most people can do it from time to time quantitative, but for some control of food intake is not enough, of which 32.6% of the elderly have no control on the salt intake, 21.2% of the pairs of fat and 22% of the cholesterol has no control. Men's smoking and drinking rates were far greater than the females, males accounted for all the elderly now smoking 12.1%, 13.8% of the basic daily drinking; to participate in physical activity less than the national percentage. Changchun City, the single elderly physical education programs, mainly walking, jogging, table tennis, gymnastics, rhythmic gymnastics, tai chi as a means of physical exercise training location mainly in the outdoor park.3.BMI and WHR increasing have a negative impact of the value of indicators of physical function and quality indicators of on obesity-related indicators and WHR close; WHR normal function of indicators is better than the obese group; WHR obesity group grip strength indicator value large, but the normal group The grip strength values of body mass index greater than obese group. Of smoking on physical indicators of the functional indicators of significant impact, particularly in vital capacity, t test (P <0.05) difference was significant. Physical indicators of drinking on the obvious impact on the shape index. Of physical exercise on male and female body mass indexes of the body are basically the same, often physical indicators of physical exercise on the body to produce good effects.