Constructing a strategic model for comprehensive sarcopenia prevention based on a new community support system

2017 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 15K08728
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Epidemiology and preventive medicine
• Research Institution: The University of Tokyo
• Principal Investigator: IIJIMA Katsuya 東京大学, 高齢社会総合研究機構, 教授 (00334384)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): 高橋 競 東京大学, 高齢社会総合研究機構, 特任研究員 (60719326)
• Project Period (FY): 2015-04-01 – 2018-03-31
• Keywords: 虚弱予防 / サルコペニア / 健康増進 / 高齢者の食 / コミュニティ

Outline of Final Research Achievements

The present study aimed to obtain various evidence for comprehensive sarcopenia prevention strategy. As follow-up studies of the Kashiwa cohort study, we conducted a qualitative study regarding eating alone, examined the effect of community-based physical exercise course, and explored a sarcopenia biomarker. First, we interviewed the Kashiwa cohort study participants who had eaten alone despite living with someone and extracted categories regarding causes and background of eating alone. Second, we analyzed longitudinal data of community-based physical exercise class participants and identified a positive social effect of keeping activities in self-help group. Regarding a sarcopenia biomarker study, we analyzed the Kashiwa cohort study participants’ remaining serum and identified a significant association between DHEA-S and sarcopenia among males.

Free Research Field

老年医学