Health status of senior high school graduates living at urban or suburban areas in Beijing

Abstract

Objective To compare health status of senior high school graduates living as urban vs suburban areas in Beijing. Methods Wilcoxon rank sun test, Ridit analysis and fuzzy mathematics synthesis were used to evaluate body shape index, physical function index and health defects indicator of 39 982 senior high school graduates in Beijing. Results A total of 9 117 urban boys, 9 299 suburban boys, 10 380 urban girls and 11 186 suburban girls were studied. For the boys, the urban was superior to the suburban areas in body shape index (Rurb=0.518, Rsub=0.482, P 0.05) and composite index (U=5.73, P>0.05). In fuzzy mathematics synthesis, the scores of urban boys, suburban boys, urban girls and suburban girls were 68.37, 69.13, 69.83 and 69.79, respectively. Conclusion Our investigation identified some differences in body shape index, physical function index and health defects indicator among senior high school graduates living at urban vs. suburban areas, although the differences of synthetical health were not statistically significant. Key words: Health status; Suburban health services; Adolescent