Nan Fang Yi Ke Da Xue Xue Bao
April 2016
Objective: To investigate associations between health-promoting lifestyle and suboptimal health status (SHS) in the population of Guangdong province.
Methods: A cross-sectional survey was conducted in a clustered sample of 24 159 individuals aged 12-80 years from 2012 to 2013. Health-promoting lifestyle was assessed via the Health-Promoting Lifestyle Profile (HPLP-II), and SHS was evaluated using the medical examination report and Sub-health Measurement Scale V1.