2010 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

Association between potential risk factors for lifestyle related diseases and a history of Kawasaki disease in young adults

Research Project

Project/Area Number	20590657
Research Category	Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
Allocation Type	Single-year Grants
Section	一般
Research Field	Public health/Health science
Research Institution	Jichi Medical University
Principal Investigator	UEHARA Ritei Jichi Medical University, 医学部, 准教授 (90276999)
Project Period (FY)	2008 – 2010
Keywords	疫学 / 川崎病 / 動脈硬化 / 危険因子
Research Abstract	Kawasaki disease (KD) is a systemic vasculitis affecting mostly children aged younger than 5 years. Revealing whether or not there is an association between a history of KD and potential risk factors for atherosclerosis is an important issue. We studied workers aged 20-39 years in Tochigi prefecture, Japan. Of 2,984 workers from five companies, 13 were confirmed as having a history of KD. Although there was nostatistical significance, the proportion of current smokers or ever smoking tended to be small, and systolic blood pressure tended to be low in workers with a history of KD. Results suggested that young adult workers with a history of KD intentionally maintain a healthy lifestyle.