1997 Fiscal Year Final Research Report Summary
Advance of practical program for promoting the life style of impaired glucose tolerance.
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08670441
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Research Field |
Public health/Health science
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| Research Institution | Oita Medical University |
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Principal Investigator |
AONO Hiroshi Associate Professor Oita Medical University, School of Medicine, 医学部, 助教授 (80150936)
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| Project Period (FY) |
1996 – 1997
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| Keywords | Impaired glucose tolerance / Groups of individuals / Knowledge of complications / Prevention strategies / 家族健康相談 |
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| Research Abstract |
Impaired glucose tolerane (IGT) may represent a stage in the natural history of diabetes, because those IGT are a high risk of developing diabetes than the general population. The prevalence of non-insulindependent diabetes mellitus (NIDDM) , estimated from population-based studies using recent WHO Study Group's standard classification of and criteria for NIDDM.There are many differences in the age-adjusted prevalence of NIDDM between the populations. Many populations not of Caucasian origin are apparently more susceptible to daveloping NIDDM,given modernization or westernization of their lifestyle, and prevalence has reached very highlevels in a number of these communites. Primary prevention covers activities aimed at preventing IGT and NIDDM from occurring in susceptible individuals or population through modification of environmental and behavioral risk factors or specific intervention for susceptible individuals. Most current zdvice is based on the knowledge of sight-threatening complications of NIDDM and promoting physical activity. Prevention strategies for activities are aimed at modifying the levels of causal risk factors in groups of individuals as a whole, without regard to the specific level of risk of the individuals.
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