The objective of this study was to elucidate
changes in the health-related lifestyle of Mongolian pastoralists in China in
connection with their urbanization. A total of 592 people participated in a survey that
included a medical examination and an interview questionnaire. Files of 72 pastoral Mongolians,
78 urban Mongolians, 380 urban Han/Man and 21 urban Hui were used for this analysis. Urban
Mongolians consumed meat and milk products less frequently than did pastoral populations
(p<0.001), and consumed fish and vegetables more frequently than did pastoral populations
(p<0.001). Urban Mongolian consumed mutton, beef, rengyo fish, milk, milk tea, curd, butter,
yogurt, and sheep milk less frequently (p<0.05) and pork, sword fish, and dried milk more
frequently (p<0.05) than pastoral Mongolian. Male pastoral Mongolians were more likely to drink and
smoke than were urban Mongolians (p<0.01), urban Han/Man (p<0.01), or urban Hui (p<0.01). The
lifestyles of pastoral Mongolians in Inner Mongolia, China have changed in connection
with urbanization. Understanding of the traditional pastoral lifestyle and the urban-living
acculturation
process will contribute to maximizing the positive
impacts of urbanization on people’s health in Inner Mongolia.
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