Relation birth weight and adult hypertension on ethnic minorities In China

2015 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 25305018
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)
• Allocation Type: Partial Multi-year Fund
• Section: 海外学術
• Research Field: Epidemiology and preventive medicine
• Research Institution: Tohoku University
• Principal Investigator: Maruyama Ryoko 東北大学, 医学(系)研究科(研究院), 教授 (10275498)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): KANNO Emi 東北大学, 医学系研究科, 講師 (10431595) ; MINAMI Yuko 東北大学, 医学系研究科, 教授 (60239316) ; TANNO Hiromasa 東北大学, 医学系研究科, 助教 (10755664)
• Research Collaborator: BAO Sarina
• Project Period (FY): 2013-04-01 – 2016-03-31
• Keywords: 出生体重 / 高血圧 / モンゴル族 / 循環動態 / 心拍変動

Outline of Final Research Achievements

Low birth weight(LBW) conformed as a risk of high blood pressure in later life.However, a number of studies have shown that Mongolian people have higher prevalence of hypertension compared to other ethnic groups. including the Japanese. The purpose of this study was to identify whether there are differences in the relationship of LBW and the risk of hypertension between Japanese and Mongolian.We measured BP and heart rate variability at resting condition and postal change for both Japanese and Mongolian volunteers with LBW and normal birth weight,respectively. We conclude that Mongolian young adults a higher risk of hypertension compared to the Japanese counterpart.

Free Research Field

基礎看護学、呼吸、環境生理学