Association between psychosocial factors and lifestyle-related diseases in a community-dwelling Japanese population: the Hisayama Study

2022 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 19K07890
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Review Section: Basic Section 52010:General internal medicine-related
• Research Institution: Kyushu University
• Principal Investigator: Shibata Mao 九州大学, 医学研究院, 助教 (20734982)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): 平林 直樹 九州大学, 伊都診療所, 講師 (20784474) ; 二宮 利治 九州大学, 医学研究院, 教授 (30571765)
• Project Period (FY): 2019-04-01 – 2023-03-31
• Keywords: 糖尿病 / 養育 / ケア / 過干渉 / 疫学

Outline of Final Research Achievements

Objective: To investigate associations between parenting styles during childhood and diabetes in adulthood in a Japanese community. Methods: 710 community-dwelling Japanese residents aged 40 years or older were assessed for the presence of diabetes and for their perceptions of the parenting style of their parents, as measured using the “care” and “overprotection” scales of the Parental Bonding Instrument. Results: Subjects with a high paternal overprotection score had a significantly greater likelihood of prevalent diabetes than those with a low paternal overprotection score (Odds Ratio [OR] 1.71). Additionally, the ORs for the presence of diabetes were significantly higher in subjects with a low maternal care score (OR 1.61) or in subjects with a high maternal overprotection score (OR 1.73). Conclusions: This study suggests that inadequate care and excessive overprotection during childhood may contribute to the development of diabetes in adulthood.

Free Research Field

心身医学

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

糖尿病は生活習慣病の中でも腎不全や末梢神経障害、網膜症の合併症に関連し、心血管病や認知症の危険因子としても重要な疾患である。糖尿病の予防として食事や運動習慣などの改善が重要であるが、さらに今回「被養育体験（幼少期からの育てられ方）」も糖尿病の予防に有用な可能性があることが明らかとなった。今後、因果関係を明らかにするためにさらなる追跡研究が必要と考えられる。