Table 2 The self-rated health of old adults with intact physical condition

Health literacy

Ability to communicate fluently with medical staff

Yes

1015 (88.03)

74.60 ± 13.19

1.916

0.148

General

106 (9.19)

73.01 ± 12.32

No

32 (2.78)

70.75 ± 16.33

Proactive reading of information related to their health

Yes

573 (49.70)

75.92 ± 13.03

8.887

 < 0.001

General

180 (15.61)

73.72 ± 12.22

No

400 (34.69)

72.37 ± 13.66

Changing their lifestyle according to the guidance of health information

Yes

468 (40.59)

75.34 ± 13.53

3.657

0.026

General

307 (26.63)

74.62 ± 11.93

No

378 (32.78)

72.90 ± 13.73

Health behaviors

Smoking status

Smoking

243 (21.08)

73.85 ± 12.93

0.562

0.570

Quit smoking

66 (5.72)

73.18 ± 13.52

No smoking

844 (73.20)

74.58 ± 13.29

Drinking status

Drinking

261 (22.64)

73.64 ± 13.09

2.560

0.078

Quit drinking

54 (4.68)

71.00 ± 15.52

No drinking

838 (72.68)

74.78 ± 13.08

Frequency of physical exercise (Time/Week)

Less than 3

516 (44.75)

71.74 ± 13.53

19.339

 < 0.001

3–6

85 (7.37)

75.05 ± 13.04

7 and above

552 (47.88)

76.68 ± 12.52

Health services accessible

Medical service institution closest to home

Community health service station/village clinic/outpatient department

533 (46.23)

71.50 ± 14.22

13.295

 < 0.001

Community health service center /township health center

158 (13.70)

78.79 ± 11.65

County-level and above public medical and health institutions

100 (8.67)

75.44 ± 12.49

Pharmacy

339 (29.41)

76.30 ± 11.35

Private hospitals, private clinics, et al

23 (1.99)

76.09 ± 14.38

Time to the nearest medical service institution (Minutes)

0–5

181 (15.70)

74.48 ± 13.46

9.726

 < 0.001

5–10

594 (51.52)

75.96 ± 12.73

10–15

228 (19.77)

73.67 ± 13.15

15–20

53 (4.60)

71.13 ± 12.23

 > 20

97 (8.41)

67.61 ± 14.06

Whether the participant had contracted a family doctor

Yes

290 (25.15)

73.06 ± 13.67

-1.926

0.054

No

863 (74.85)

74.78 ± 13.04

Total

-

1153

74.37 ± 13.22

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