Dietary glycemic index and risk of type 2 diabetes in Japanese

2009 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 20790449
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
• Allocation Type: Single-year Grants
• Research Field: Public health/Health science
• Research Institution: Kanazawa Medical University
• Principal Investigator: SAKURAI Masaru Kanazawa Medical University, 医学部, 講師 (90397216)
• Project Period (FY): 2008 – 2009
• Keywords: 疫学

Research Abstract

The study participants were 2,065 Japanese men and 1,487 Japanese women. Dietary glycemic index (GI) was assessed using a self-administered diet history questionnaire. During a 6-year follow up, 133 men and 31 women developed diabetes. Age and body mass index-adjusted hazard ratios for the highest GI quintile was 1.77 and was significantly higher than that for the lowest quintile in men. There was no significant association between GI and diabetes incidence in women. Our results indicate that dietary GI is associated with incidence of diabetes in Japanese men.

Research Products

• [Presentation] Dietary glycemic index, glycemic load and blood lipid levels in middle-aged Japanese men and women. (2010)
  • Author(s): Masaru Sakurai, et al.
  • Organizer: The Joint Scientific Meeting of the International Epidemiological Association Western Pacific Region and the Japan Epidemiological Association.
  • Place of Presentation: Saitama, Japan.
  • Year and Date: 2010-01-08