a population study on the association between leisure time physical activity and self-rated health among diabetics in taiwan人口研究闲暇体育活动和自我报告健康状况之间的关系在台湾的糖尿病患者.pdfVIP

Li et al. BMC Public Health 2010, 10:277 /1471-2458/10/277 R E S E A R C H A R T I C L E Open Access Research article A population study on the association between leisure time physical activity and self-rated health among diabetics in Taiwan 1 1 2 3 4 Chia-Lin Li , Yi-Chang Lai , Chin-Hsiao Tseng , Jen-Der Lin and Hsing-Yi Chang* Abstract Background: There is strong evidence for the beneficial effects of physical activity in diabetes. There has been little research demonstrating a dose-response relationship between physical activity and self-rated health in diabetics. The aim of this study was to explore the dose-response association between leisure time physical activity and self-rated health among diabetics in Taiwan. Methods: Data came from the 2001 Taiwan National Health Interview Survey (NHIS). Inclusion criteria were a physician confirmed diagnosis of diabetes mellitus and age 18 years and above (n = 797). Self-rated health was assessed by the question In general, would you say that your health is excellent, very good, good, fair, or poor? Individuals with a self perceived health status of good, very good, or excellent were considered to have positive health status. Results: In the full model, the odds ratio (OR) for positive health was 2.51(95% CI = 1.53-4.13), 1.62(95% CI = 0.93-2.84), and 1.35(95% CI = 0.77-2.37), for those with a total weekly energy expenditure of ≥ 1000 kcal, between 500 and 999 kcal, and between 1 and 499 kcal, respectively, compared to inactive individuals. Those with duration over 10 years (OR = 0.53, 95%CI = 0.30-0.94), heart disease (OR = 0.50, 95%CI = 0.30-0.85), and dyslipidemia (OR = 0.65, 95% CI = 0.43-0.98) were less likely to have positive health than their counterparts. After stratified