Application of longer healthy life expectancy factors of fifty thousand atomic bomb survivors in Nagasaki to the elderly

2017 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 26460769
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Epidemiology and preventive medicine
• Research Institution: Nagasaki University
• Principal Investigator: MINE Mariko 長崎大学, 原爆後障害医療研究所, 客員教授 (00108292)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): 近藤 久義 長崎大学, 原爆後障害医療研究所, 准教授 (00170431) ; 横田 賢一 長崎大学, 原爆後障害医療研究所, 助教 (90754622)
• Research Collaborator: YOSHIMINE Etsuko ; NOSE Hiroshi
• Project Period (FY): 2014-04-01 – 2018-03-31
• Keywords: 被爆高齢者 / 生活習慣 / 健康長寿

Outline of Final Research Achievements

We analyzed the database of the atomic bomb survivors to assess correlations among 4 factors: frequency of exercise, variety in a diet, participation in the society, and independence degree of daily living. Elderly atomic bomb survivors who have higher independence degree of daily living exercise regularly, have a variety in their diet, and also participate in social activities.
On the contrary, more male survivors feel they are energetic, compared to female survivors, and they have a tendency to have higher independence of daily living. We take into account the result and consider that male atomic bomb survivors are the ones in perfect health although female survivors live longer than male survivors. We predict that female survivors have a longer life expectancy by having care givers to look after them and also not working too hard.

Free Research Field

放射線疫学