Contribution of Lifestyle to Positive Ageing in Hong Kong

The Objective of this study is to examine the knowledge, use, and developmentof a healthy lifestyle, and the association with positive ageing, in a convenientsample of 2,970 community-living Hong Kong Chinese People aged 40–74 yearsstratified by age. A questionnaire containing items from these three domains (avoidanceof disease, physical and cognitive functioning, engagement with life) was administeredfrom which a positive ageing index was calculated. A lifestyle score was calculated frominformation regarding current knowledge, use, and development of a healthy lifestyle(relating to diet, exercise rest and relaxation, smoking habit and alcohol use). Theassociation between lifestyle score and the positive ageing index was weaker comparedwith income and education level.We conclude that knowledge, use and development ofa healthy lifestyle did not contribute greatly to the positive ageing process.