Parts Of The Elderly Health Status And Its Influencing Factors In Jiangsu Province

PURPOSEThis issue analyzed the aged group in parts of Jiangsu province about their physique properties and influent factors, all the analysis are based on their physique properties, health situation, development trend and the rule of physiological aging process which are coming from and physique index test. And then, this issue provides a reference to the aged for a scientific and reasonable exercise prescription and fitness plan, to help the aged have pointed physical training and improve their physical quality.METHOD AND OBJECTThis issue gets a full understanding of aged tendency of population and the research status of the aged physique properties at home and abroad according to the literature material method. In five test site investigation of three cities as Nanjing, Yanhceng and Changzhou of Jiangsu province, adopt the reliability and validity inspected questionnaire on the aged physique and sports to get the general demographic information about their gender, age, education, used occupation and physical exercise properties. Take physical tests at the same time (including nine projects such as body shape, physical function, body quality, etc.) totally get520effective samples, including42.9%male and57.1%female.RESULTS1, The height, weight and BMI are of the aged are present a decline trend along with the age, the male weight obviously higher than the same age female (P<0.01).in the BMI classification, half of the objects are in overweight and obese range, only37.6%female object are in normal BMI range.2, The ratio of normal blood pressure is below40%,59.6%male and57.1%female are in hypertension state, and26%-27%aged people are in moderate to severe hypertension.3, The results of grip strength,30-s chair stand test, eye-closed and single-legged standing and10-m walking test are all in decline trend along with the age. The aged of70-74years old have similar results as65-69aged ones but not the above75ones(P<0.01). Compared with65-69group, female group above75and male group of80-84have worse results in eye-closed and single-legged standing (P<0.01).on the other hand, all the male groups have better grip strength than their peers (P<0.01).The70-74years old male group has better result in eye-closed and single-legged standing than their peers (P<0.01). The 65-69years old male group has better result in10-m walking test than their peers (P<0.05). But there is not too much diffidence in other age groups.4, Classified the aged according their physical exercise habit, education, used occupation and the analysis results shows that physical exercise habit has no statistical significance to the BMI of the aged. The systolic blood pressure and pulse pressure of the female aged group which has physical exercise habit are significantly lower than the group without physical exercise habit (P<0.05) and their testing result of30-s chair stand test and eye-closed and single-legged standing are significantly better than the latter (P<0.01). The elementary school or above educated female group has lower BMI than the elementary school the following educated group (P<0.05). both elementary school or above educated male and female groups have better systolic blood pressure and pulse pressure than the elementary school the following educated group (P<0.05). In the physical aspects, elementary school or above educated groups have significantly better results than the elementary school the following educated group expect male grip strength and eye-closed and single-legged standing (P<0.01). The group of used occupation as farmers has lower BMI than the others (P<0.05) and higher systolic blood pressure and pulse pressure, but the farmers group has worse results in all of the physical testing. Retirement income group of elderly grip strength,30-s chair stand test, female group eye-closed and single-legged standing,10-m walking test performed significantly better than the other older (P<0.05), retirement income group women systolic blood pressure, pulse pressure was significantly lower retirement income group (P<0.01), the BMI index had no significant difference. Self-reported suffering from high blood pressure, heart disease, diabetes, male, BMI, systolic blood pressure, heart rate was significantly lower than the elderly of the same sex (P<0.05), other indicators were not statistically different.CONCLUSIONS1, More than half of the surveyed aged has overweight level BMI, only a little have normal BMI, especially the female aged.2, Most of the surveyed aged has abnormal blood pressure, and there are a large number of the aged are in moderate to severe hypertension.3, There is a gradually reduce in upper and lower limbs muscle strength, balance ability and walking ability according to the age growing of old people, especially a substantially drop after75years old. There is no obviously difference between male group and female group expect grip strength.4, Physical exercise can delay the degenerative change in muscle strength and balance ability of the aged. Education and used occupation both have great influence on the physical quality and also influence on BMI and blood pressure. Whether there is a retired wage on physical quality of each index has significant effects on blood pressure and have certain influence degree of BMI effect is not obvious. Whether suffering from chronic disease effect on fitness mainly displays on BMI and blood pressure, body quality limited impact.