Hong Kong Lifestyle Study: Effects of a Vegetarian Diet on Disease Outcome and Medical Visits
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1. | Title | Title of document | Hong Kong Lifestyle Study: Effects of a Vegetarian Diet on Disease Outcome and Medical Visits |
2. | Creator | Author's name, affiliation, country | Hildemar Dos Santos; Loma Linda University School of Public Health, Loma Linda, CA; United States |
2. | Creator | Author's name, affiliation, country | Lawrence W. Beeson; Loma Linda University School of Public Health, Loma Linda, CA |
2. | Creator | Author's name, affiliation, country | Becky Ng; Hong Kong Adventist Hospital, Hong Kong |
2. | Creator | Author's name, affiliation, country | Peter Chuk; Tung Wah College School of Nursing, Hong Kong; Hong Kong |
2. | Creator | Author's name, affiliation, country | Miranda Wong; Hong Kong Macau Conference of the Seventh Day Adventist Church, Hong Kong; Hong Kong |
2. | Creator | Author's name, affiliation, country | Josileide Gaio; Loma Linda University School of Public Health, Loma Linda, CA; United States |
2. | Creator | Author's name, affiliation, country | Wenes Pereira Reis; Loma Linda University School of Public Health, Loma Linda, CA; United States |
2. | Creator | Author's name, affiliation, country | (doi: 10.23953/cloud.ijanhs.427) |
3. | Subject | Discipline(s) | Public Health; Lifestyle |
3. | Subject | Keyword(s) | Chronic diseases; Hong Kong; Lifestyle; Plant-based diet; Vegetarian diet |
4. | Description | Abstract |
This study investigated 1,287 individuals residing in Hong Kong via a questionnaire that assessed diet levels of meat consumption and the outcomes of lifestyle-related diseases and healthcare utilization. Based on the findings of the questionnaire, 26% of the participants presented some lifestyle-related disease. Diets with high meat intake increased the odds of presence of disease, but the results were not statistically significant. Older ages and higher BMI increased the odds of disease. In addition, diets with high meat intake increased the number of visits to a general practitioner. Males were less likely to visit; and low exercise increased the number of visits. Presence of disease increased the number of visits to the general practitioner and the specialist by 1.25 and 2.09 times, respectively. Older age increased the number of visits to the specialist. |
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7. | Date | (YYYY-MM-DD) | 2019-08-27 |
8. | Type | Status & genre | Peer-reviewed Article |
8. | Type | Type | Survey |
9. | Format | File format | |
10. | Identifier | Uniform Resource Identifier | http://medical.cloud-journals.com/index.php/IJANHS/article/view/476 |
11. | Source | Journal/conference title; vol., no. (year) | International Journal of Advanced Nutritional and Health Science; Vol 7, No 1 (2019) |
12. | Language | English=en | en |
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