Table 2 Distribution of average score of health lifestyle behaviors according to the HPLP-II^a based on completed and returned survey questionnaires (n = 343)

Age (years)

 50–60 (131)

2.63 ± 0.38

2.37 ± 0.52

2.79 ± 0.52

2.40 ± 0.57

2.86 ± 0.42

2.64 ± 0.43

2.67 ± 0.52

 61–70 (148)

2.54 ± 0.38

2.25 ± 0.52

2.59 ± 0.52

2.34 ± 0.57

2.79 ± 0.40

2.66 ± 0.39

2.55 ± 0.54

 71–79 (64)

2.45 ± 0.43

2.22 ± 0.53

2.42 ± 0.60

2.26 ± 0.60

2.68 ± 0.45

2.62 ± 0.40

2.47 ± 0.62

 F

4.931**

2.364

10.885***

1.183

4.164*

0.285

3.315*

Gender

 Male (171)

2.49 ± 0.41

2.19 ± 0.53

2.55 ± 0.54

2.31 ± 0.61

2.72 ± 0.43

2.59 ± 0.40

2.53 ± 0.58

 Female (172)

2.63 ± 0.37

2.38 ± 0.50

2.71 ± 0.55

2.39 ± 0.55

2.88 ± 0.39

2.70 ± 0.41

2.63 ± 0.51

 t

−3.252**

−3.403**

−2.637**

−1.280

−3.677***

−2.618**

−1.704

Income (in RMB)

 Low (168)

2.48 ± 0.38

2.23 ± 0.50

2.50 ± 0.58

2.27 ± 0.56

2.78 ± 0.45

2.57 ± 0.40

2.47 ± 0.51

 Middle (118)

2.62 ± 0.38

2.37 ± 0.52

2.74 ± 0.49

2.39 ± 0.57

2.79 ± 0.38

2.73 ± 0.40

2.64 ± 0.55

 High (57)

2.66 ± 0.40

2.31 ± 0.58

2.79 ± 0.50

2.50 ± 0.61

2.85 ± 0.41

2.70 ± 0.42

2.78 ± 0.60

 F

7.064**

2.784

93690***

4.112*

0.611

5.767**

7.963***

All participants

2.56 ± 0.39

2.29 ± 0.52

2.63 ± 0.55

2.35 ± 0.58

2.80 ± 0.42

2.65 ± 0.41

2.58 ± 0.55