| 英文摘要 |
Background and purpose: The purpose of the current study was to investigate the relations between healthy lifestyle and health outcomes among college freshmen. Method: A secondary data analysis linking three health datasets - the health check-up data, healthy lifestyle questionnaire, and the Taiwanese Depression Scale was applied for the study. A total of eight health behaviors (eating, exercising, substance abuse...etc) were selected to form three types of lifestyles signifying the amount of health behaviors that were done by participants : the "Better", "Fair", and "Least". Health outcomes include depression, life satisfaction, BMI, and blood pressure. Subjects: 4,384 college freshmen were included in the analyses. Results: There were 940 (25.4%) categorized as "Better", 2,386 (64.6%) as "Fair", and 366 (9.9%) as "Least". The percentage of participants who were unsatisfied with their life was 27.4% in the " Better " group, 36.5% in the "Fair", and 65.3% in the "Least" groups; the figures of those with unhealthy BMI were 8.8%, 8.6%, and 11.5%, respectively; the figures of "High blood pressure" were21.0%, 16.7%, and 24.6%, respectively; the figures of "depressed" participants were 3.0%, 6.3%, and 20.8%, respectively. The Chi-square tests were all significant. Conclusions: Health behaviors among freshmen were not good enough. The more health behaviors college students did, the healthier they were in both physical as well as psychological health. More attention should be given to the "Least" group who were at risk not only of physical health but also psychological health. |
