Relationship between health power of middle-age women and diet and life habit in youth; A longitudinal study.

2017 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 25350139
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Eating habits
• Research Institution: Otsuma Women's University
• Principal Investigator: Uesugi Sayo 大妻女子大学, 家政学部, 准教授 (10383522)
• Co-Investigator(Renkei-kenkyūsha): KOBAYASHI Minatsu 大妻女子大学, 家政学部食物学科, 准教授 (50373163) ; HIKOSAKA Reiko 大妻女子大学, 家政学部食物学科, 教授 (00074964)
• Project Period (FY): 2013-04-01 – 2018-03-31
• Keywords: 縦断研究 / 食事摂取状況 / 更年期症状 / 大学生 / 中高年女性

Outline of Final Research Achievements

The subjects were 224 Japanese women, aged 49 to 63 years, who were university graduates between 1975 and 1984. A survey was performed using a self-administered questionnaire, between 2011 and 2015, and the dietary intake of the participants was assessed using a food frequency questionnaire (FFQ). The FFQ was used to determine the usual consumption of 138 foods and beverages during the previous year with standard portions/units and nine frequency categories. A total of 206 women responded to the questionnaires, with healthy status, medical history, attention to, or habit of diet and postmenopausal symptoms. Moreover, we documented dietary record survey for 3 days on the university register of subjects.
The postmenopausal symptoms caused by decreased estrogen secretion were associated with the intake of animal protein, fat, salt, polyunsaturated fatty acid, and dietary fiber when they were younger. Therefore, we need a detailed analysis, adjusted for various confidence factors.

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