Relationship between lifestyle and sub-health among civil servants in Shenyang

Objective To examine the status of lifestyle and sub-health and the relationship between lifestyle and sub-health among civil servants in Shenyang city,Liaoning province.Methods From July to September 2010,2 412 civil servants working in public security system,tax business administration,and education system of 5 districts of Shenyang city were selected with multistage stratified cluster random sampling and surveyed with a lifestyle questionnaire and Sub-Health Measurement Scale Version 1.0(SHMS V1.0).Results The prevalence rate of sub-health for the civil servants in tax system was the highest(58.11%),followed by that of civil servants in public security system(50.95%).Civil servants in public security system had lower scores than the civil servants in other 3 systems in organ function,psychological symptoms,cognitive function score,psychological sub-health,and overall sub-health(62.64±16.976,66.13±18.141,57.13±17.860,63.47±15.345,and 63.60±13.283)(P<0.05 for all).The civil servants in education system had lower scores than those of the civil servants in other 3 systems in physical symptoms,physical excercise function,energy,positive emotions,social adaptation,social resources,support,physical sub-health,and social sub-health(52.55±16.774,70.24±24.609,54.56±28.497,51.66±32.282,56.68±28.649,54.10±21.259,63.57±13.471,and 59.27±19.198)(P<0.05 for all).The results of multiple linear regression showed that smoking,alcohol drinking,skipping breakfast,lack of sleep,lack of exercise,commuting using different means of transportation,and social activities were major lifestyle factors affecting sub-health among the civil servants(P<0.05 for all).ConclusionUnhealthy lifestyle is the main factor related to sub-health among civil servants in Shenyang city.Education and intervention measures should be strengthened to improve the health of the civil servants.