我国是世界上老龄人口绝对数最多的国家,又是世界上人口老龄化速度最快的国家之一[1]。目前,研究和关注老年人健康状况是保健事业的重要内容之一。为了了解高原地区老年人健康状况,1998年5月—1998年8月,我们以问卷方式对格尔木地区老年人进行了包括健康状况在内的生活质量调查 China is the country with the largest number of elderly people in the world, and it is also one of the fastest-growing countries in the world [1]. At present, research and attention to the health status of the elderly is one of the important aspects of the health care business. In order to understand the health status of the elderly in the highland area, from May 1998 to August 1998, we conducted a questionnaire survey on the quality of life of the elderly in Golmud including health conditions.