2016 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Comparison of social determinants of health between urban and rural using GIS (geographic information system) and questionnaire survey
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26460828
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
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| Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Research Field |
Hygiene and public health
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| Research Institution | Niigata University |
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Principal Investigator |
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| Project Period (FY) |
2014-04-01 – 2017-03-31
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| Keywords | 健康の社会的決定要因 / ソーシャルキャピタル / 高齢者 |
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| Outline of Final Research Achievements |
To compare the social determinants of health between urban and rural, we have done social epidemiological survey in three municipalities in Niigata prefecture including urban and rural. Among various health indicators, we took two parameters: 1) underweight defined BMI<18.5; 2) depressive status defined GDS(geriatric depression scale)=10 or greater. Underweight was significantly associated with high age, sex, poor health status, and lower socio-economic status. In addition, poor communication with neighbor was significant factor with underweight only in rural. Depressive status was strongly associated with having no hobby in rural and poor neighborhood communication in urban.
We found certain difference of social determinants of health between urban and rural through the research.
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| Free Research Field |
公衆衛生学
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