by Amy, Chan Shiu Yu. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 1996. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 189-210). / Questionaire also in Chinese. / Acknowledgement --- p.iv / List of Tables --- p.v / List of Figures --- p.ix / Abstract --- p.1 / Chapter Chapter 1 --- Introduction --- p.3 / Chapter 1.1 --- Demographic Aging in Hong Kong / Chapter 1.2 --- Rationale of the Present Study / Chapter 1.3 --- Longitudinal Studies on Elderly Health / Chapter 1.4 --- Brief Summary of the Baseline Study / Chapter 1.5 --- Objectives of the Present Study / Chapter 1.6 --- Outline of the Thesis / Chapter Chapter 2 --- Literature Review: Review of Health Surveys of the Elderly 226}0ؤ International and Local --- p.11 / Chapter 2.1 --- Introduction / Chapter 2.2 --- Health Surveys of the Elderly in Developed Countries 一 Selected Issues / Chapter 2.3 --- Health Surveys of the Elderly in the Asian Pacific Rim / Chapter 2.4 --- Health Surveys of the Elderly in Hong Kong / Chapter 2.5 --- Conclusion / Chapter Chapter 3 --- Methodology --- p.81 / Chapter 3.1 --- Research Design / Chapter 3.2 --- Study population一 Sampling Method and Sample Size / Chapter 3.3 --- Data Collection / Chapter 3.4 --- Data Analysis / Chapter Chapter 4 --- Results: Change in Functional Status and Factors Associated with Change --- p.91 / Chapter 4.1 --- Socio-demographic Profile / Chapter 4.2 --- Mental Health Status / Chapter 4.3 --- Functional Disability / Chapter 4.4 --- Physical Health / Chapter 4.5 --- Physical Impairment / Chapter 4.6 --- Use of Health Services / Chapter 4.7 --- Physical Exercise / Chapter 4.8 --- Social Supportive Network / Chapter Chapter 5 --- Results: Logistic Regression Analysis of Change in Functional Status Associated with Various Risk Factors --- p.110 / Chapter 5.1 --- Socio-demographic Profile / Chapter 5.2 --- Mental Health Status / Chapter 5.3 --- Functional Disability / Chapter 5.4 --- Physical Health / Chapter 5.5 --- Physical Impairment / Chapter 5.6 --- Use of Health Services / Chapter 5.7 --- Physical Exercise / Chapter 5.8 --- Social Supportive Network / Chapter Chapter 6 --- Results: Institutionalization and Associated Factors --- p.131 / Chapter 6.1 --- Socio-demographic Profile / Chapter 6.2 --- Mental Health Status / Chapter 6.3 --- Functional Disability / Chapter 6.4 --- Physical Health / Chapter 6.5 --- Physical Impairment / Chapter 6.6 --- Use of Health Services / Chapter 6.7 --- Physical Exercise / Chapter 6.8 --- Social Supportive Network / Chapter Chapter 7 --- Results : Logistic Regression Analysis of Institutionalization At Follow Up Associated with Various Risk Factors --- p.149 / Chapter 7.1 --- Socio-demographic Profile / Chapter 7.2 --- Mental Health Status / Chapter 7.3 --- Functional Disability / Chapter 7.4 --- Physical Health / Chapter 7.5 --- Physical Impairment / Chapter 7.6 --- Use of Health Services / Chapter 7.7 --- Physical Exercise / Chapter 7.8 --- Social Supportive Network / Chapter Chapter 8 --- Discussion and Conclusion --- p.167 / Chapter 8.1 --- Change of Functional Status Related to Various Risk Factors / Chapter 8.2 --- Institutionalization Associated with Various Risk Factors / Chapter 8.3 --- Validity and Reliability / Chapter 8.4 --- Implications on Health Care / Chapter 8.5 --- Conclusion / References --- p.189 / Appendix --- p.211 / Chapter I. --- Projected Additional Old Age Home (OAH) Places required for Aged70 and above / Chapter II. --- The Questionnaire Used at the Baseline Interviews / Chapter - --- English Version / Chapter - --- Chinese Version / Chapter III. --- The Questionnaire Used at Follow Up Interviews / Chapter - --- Chinese Version

by Lau Fong Ki. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2001. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 127-139). / Abstracts in English and Chinese. / Acknowledgments --- p.i / Abstract --- p.ii / Abstract (Chinese version) --- p.iv / Table of Contents --- p.vi / List of Tables --- p.viii / List of Figures --- p.xi / List of Abbreviations --- p.xii / Chapter Chapter 1. --- Introduction --- p.1 / Chapter Chapter 2. --- Literature Review --- p.6 / Chapter 2.1 --- Meanings of the RDAs and Recommendations --- p.6 / Chapter 2.2 --- An overview of dietary changes --- p.9 / Chapter 2.3 --- Hypercholesterolemia related to high fat intake of local children --- p.14 / Chapter 2.4 --- Physical activity habits of children --- p.16 / Chapter 2.5 --- Parental influences on children's dietary practices --- p.23 / Chapter 2.6 --- Different criteria used in defining overweight and obesity --- p.26 / Chapter 2.7 --- Factors cause childhood obesity --- p.30 / Chapter 2.8 --- New international definition of overweight and obesity --- p.33 / Chapter 2.9 --- Implications of available studies --- p.34 / Chapter CHapter 3. --- Methods and Materials --- p.57 / Chapter 3.1 --- Study design --- p.37 / Chapter 3.2 --- Reference population --- p.37 / Chapter 3.3 --- Study population --- p.37 / Chapter 3.4 --- School selection --- p.37 / Chapter 3.5 --- Subjects --- p.38 / Chapter 3.6 --- Types of measurements --- p.38 / Chapter 3.7 --- Pilot study --- p.47 / Chapter 3.8 --- Data Processing --- p.48 / Chapter 3.9 --- Data Analyses --- p.49 / Chapter 3.10 --- Ethics --- p.54 / Chapter Chapter 4. --- Results --- p.55 / Chapter 4.1 --- General descriptive data and responses rates --- p.55 / Chapter 4.2 --- Eating habits and nutrient intakes of the preschool children --- p.63 / Chapter 4.3 --- The relationships between gender and general eating habits --- p.77 / Chapter 4.4 --- Physical activity practices of the preschool children --- p.80 / Chapter 4.5 --- Relationships between gender and physical activity practices --- p.87 / Chapter 4.6 --- Parental influences on food selection practices and the preschool children's lifestyles --- p.87 / Chapter 4.7 --- Height and weight changes among the local 5-year-old children --- p.96 / Chapter 4.8 --- Prevalence of overweight and obesity --- p.98 / Chapter 4.9 --- Factors related to BMI (Body Mass Index) --- p.99 / Chapter Chapter 5. --- Discussion --- p.104 / Chapter 5.1 --- General eating and dietary intake habits --- p.104 / Chapter 5.2 --- Reasons for the similarity of eating habits and dietary intakes as older children and adults --- p.108 / Chapter 5.3 --- Macronutrient energy intake comparisons with other same age counterpartsin Japan and Canada --- p.110 / Chapter 5.4 --- Physical inactivity of the preschool children --- p.110 / Chapter 5.5 --- Lack of gender differences in eating and physical activity practices --- p.112 / Chapter 5.6 --- No relationship between the mothers' education levels and nutritional knowledge --- p.112 / Chapter 5.7 --- Non-scientific food selection methods by the highly educated mothers --- p.113 / Chapter 5.8 --- No relationship between the mothers' education levels and their children's eating practices --- p.114 / Chapter 5.9 --- The highly educated mothers' children seemed to be more active --- p.114 / Chapter 5.10 --- Modern Hong Kong children have similar body height and weight as children of other Chinese and Western group --- p.115 / Chapter 5.11 --- Factors related to children's BMI --- p.117 / Chapter 5.12 --- Limitations of the study --- p.119 / Chapter Chapter 6. --- Conclusions and Recommendations --- p.122 / Chapter 6.1 --- Conclusions --- p.123 / Chapter 6.2 --- Recommendations --- p.125 / References --- p.127 / Appendix I (Advertising material) --- p.140 / Appendix II (Consent letter) --- p.142 / Appendix III (Material and results for focus groups) --- p.146 / Appendix IV (Lifestyle questionnaire and 3-day dietary records) --- p.152 / Appendix V (Tables of results) --- p.180

Lok, Yuet Wan. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2011. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 156-176). / Electronic reproduction. Hong Kong : Chinese University of Hong Kong, [2012] System requirements: Adobe Acrobat Reader. Available via World Wide Web. / Abstract and appendix also in Chinese.