Clarification of lifestyle and social risk factors in adolescence for the prevention of lifestyle-related diseases

2021 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 19K20109
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Early-Career Scientists
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Review Section: Basic Section 59040:Nutrition science and health science-related
• Research Institution: Tokyo Medical and Dental University
• Principal Investigator: Nawa Nobutoshi 東京医科歯科大学, 大学院医歯学総合研究科, 助教 (30617543)
• Project Period (FY): 2019-04-01 – 2022-03-31
• Keywords: 生活習慣病 / GIS

Outline of Final Research Achievements

In this study, we examined risk factors for lifestyle-related diseases in children. The results showed that skipping breakfast every day was associated with prediabetes among adolescents in Japan. We also found that HDL-C levels were significantly lower in boys who were frequently exposed to passive smoking compared to those who were not, but this trend was not observed in girls. We showed that paternal anxiety, not maternal anxiety, was associated with increases in child weight gain in the first year of life in the UK. Finally, we found that there was a significant association between the number of convenience stores in the school district and permanent tooth decay in Japanese elementary school children.

Free Research Field

公衆衛生学、疫学

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

子供の将来の生活習慣病対策のために、リスクとなる要因の検討は重要である。本研究の検討の結果、朝食欠食と境界型糖尿病との関係、受動喫煙と脂質異常の関係、親の不安症状と子供の体重増加の関係、学区内のコンビニエンスストアの数とう歯の関係が明らかとなった。これらの結果が他の研究でも確認されれば、子供の将来の生活習慣病対策のために有用な情報を提供するものと考えられた。