| Budget Amount *help |
¥4,160,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥960,000)
Fiscal Year 2016: ¥1,170,000 (Direct Cost: ¥900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥270,000)
Fiscal Year 2015: ¥1,170,000 (Direct Cost: ¥900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥270,000)
Fiscal Year 2014: ¥1,820,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥420,000)
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| Outline of Final Research Achievements |
The eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA)/arachidonic acid (AA) ratio in adults is known to be an independent risk factor for cardiovascular disease. However, very few reports are available on the EPA/AA ratio in Asian children. An epidemiological study was conducted to investigate the EPA/AA ratio and insulin resistance in 175 (115 boys and 60 girls) ninth-graders in Tsunan Town, Niigata Prefecture in Japan.
The medians and interquartile ranges in the participants were as follows: EPA/AA ratio, 0.13 (0.09-0.16) and HOMA-IR, 1.7 (1.4-2.2). EPA/AA ratio was not significantly different between the boys and girls at 0.12 (0.09-0.16) and 0.13 (0.09-0.16) (P = 0.375). There was no significant correlation between EPA/AA ratio and HOMA-IR. The present study appears to suggest that EPA levels are likely to be high not only in adults but in adolescents in East Asia.
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