Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics and health-related behaviors of the residents (N = 317)
|  | n (%) | Mean ± SD |
|---|---|---|
Sex | ||
 Male | 139 (43.8%) | / |
 Female | 178 (56.2%) |  |
Age (years) | ||
 18–24 | 48 (15.1%) | 45.12 ± 17.28 |
 25–44 | 107 (33.8%) |  |
 45–64 | 115 (36.3%) |  |
  ≥ 65 | 47 (14.8%) |  |
Ethnicity | ||
 Chinese | 313 (99.1%) | / |
 Non-Chinese | 3 (0.9%) |  |
 Missing | 1 |  |
Length of residence in the district (yrs) | ||
  ≤ 5 | 95 (30.0%) | 14.94 ± 13.09 |
 6–10 | 75 (23.7%) |  |
 11–20 | 64 (20.2%) |  |
  ≥ 21 | 83 (26.2%) |  |
Types of housing | ||
 Self-owned private permanent housing | 145 (45.9%) | / |
 Rental private permanent housing | 34 (10.8%) |  |
 Rental public housing | 87 (27.5%) |  |
 Others | 50 (15.8%) |  |
 Missing | 1 |  |
Education | ||
 Primary school or below | 61 (19.2%) | / |
 Secondary school | 117 (36.9%) |  |
 Diploma/Certificate | 33 (10.4%) |  |
 University degree | 106 (33.4%) |  |
Individual monthly income (HKD) | ||
 $0 | 78 (24.6%) | / |
 $10,500 or below | 83 (26.2%) |  |
 $10,501–14,800 | 59 (18.6%) |  |
 $14,801–23,000 | 45 (14.2%) |  |
  ≥ $23,001 | 52 (16.4%) |  |
Marital status | ||
 Never married | 110 (34.7%) | / |
 Married | 191 (60.3%) |  |
 Widowed/Divorced/Separated | 16 (5.0%) |  |
Current smoking status | ||
 Never smoke | 284 (89.6%) | / |
 Occasionally | 10 (3.2%) |  |
 Everydaya/Almost every day | 23 (7.3%) |  |
Alcohol drinking | ||
 Never | 165 (52.1%) | / |
 1 or < 1/mth | 94 (29.7%) |  |
 2–4/mth | 40 (12.6%) |  |
 2–3/wk | 10 (3.2%) |  |
  ≥ 4/wk. | 8 (2.5%) |  |
Fruit intake | ||
 Never | 13 (4.1%) | / |
  < 1 serving/wk | 173(54.6%) |  |
 1 serving/day | 89 (28.1%) |  |
  ≥ 2 servings/day | 42 (13.2%) |  |
Vegetable intake | ||
 Never | 5 (1.6%) |  |
  < 1 serving/day | 127 (40.1%) |  |
 1 serving/day | 92 (29.0%) | / |
 2 servings/day | 69 (21.8%) |  |
  ≥ 3 servings/day | 24 (7.6%) |  |
Practicing low fat diet | ||
 Never | 48 (15.1%) | / |
 Seldom | 55 (17.4%) |  |
 Sometimes | 122 (38.5%) |  |
 Always | 92 (29.0%) |  |
Practicing low salt diet | ||
 Never | 51 (16.1%) |
|
 Seldom | 60 (18.95) |  |
 Sometimes | 114 (36.0%) |  |
 Always | 92 (29.0%) |  |
Practicing low sugar diet | ||
 Never | 46 (14.5%) | / |
 Seldom | 66 (20.8%) |  |
 Sometimes | 104 (32.8%) |  |
 Always | 101 (31.9%) |  |
Physical Activity Level (N = 240) | ||
 Low | 32 (13.3%) | / |
 Moderate | 151 (62.9%) |  |
 High | 57 (23.8%) |  |
Types of Activities (MET-minutes/week) | ||
 Walking | / | 1343.60 ± 1075.91 |
 Moderate-intensity activity |  | 361.98 ± 759.74 |
 Vigorous-intensity activity |  | 357.92 ± 739.23 |
 Total physical activity |  | 2142.94 ± 1661.32 |