The Relationship between Living Environmental Indicators and Health Related life style in Rasht Residents

The world is now in the process of passing on health to Non-communicable diseases, is a major cause of changes in the lifestyle of people. The purpose of this study was to identify the relationship between socio-economic status of living environment and health related lifestyle.

This study was performed on 1000 residents of 55 neighborhoods of Rasht by analytical cross-sectional method. Data were collected using a questionnaire including demographic characteristics, International Behavioral Health Questionnaire and a questionnaire from the British General Household Survey (GHS) Social Capital questionnaire. Data analysis using descriptive statistics indexes and Statistical tests Pearson correlation coefficient, independent t-test and linear regression.

According to the results of the present study, the average age of the samples were (43.73 ± 15.55). According to the linear regression model among environmental indicators, dissatisfaction with facilities were introduced as a predictor of physical activity (B=-0/17، P<0.001), smoking (B=0/07، P<0.001) and alcohol consumption (B= 0/08، P <0.001).

The current study shows living environmental indicators play a significant role in health related lifestyle among people. Hence, there is a need for more attention to both physical and social aspects of living places to strengthen healthy lifestyle of people.