Analysis of hypertension related gene polymorphisms related to health maintenance of elderly people

2018 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 15K01699
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Applied health science
• Research Institution: Mukogawa Women's University (2017-2018); Mukogawa Women's University Junior College Division (2015-2016)
• Principal Investigator: BANNO Mariko 武庫川女子大学, 生活環境学部, 准教授 (90400530)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): 坂野 史明 日本女子大学, 家政学部, 講師 (00373514)
• Research Collaborator: MIYATA toshiyuki
• Project Period (FY): 2015-04-01 – 2019-03-31
• Keywords: 健康長寿 / 高齢者 / 高血圧 / 遺伝子多型 / 食生活

Outline of Final Research Achievements

In this study, we investigated the eating habits of the elderly people, focusing on centenarians, to clarify the common factors of health longevity. We also examined the relationship between the hypertension related genes and the health maintenance of the elderly people. Our results showed that regardless of regional and age differences, common eating habits (intake status of meat, fish, vegetables, dairy products) and daily life (exercising, having hobbies) are important to healthy longevity. Since the dietary life until adulthood is strongly associated with healthy longevity, it is better to provide dietary education for prevention of lifestyle-related diseases from early childhood on the basis of genotype information of hypertension and arteriosclerosis related gene polymorphism.

Free Research Field

栄養教育、ヘルスプロモーション

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

百寿者を中心に高齢者の食生活と遺伝子多型の特徴に関する情報を並行して収集、解析した結果、健康長寿を迎えるために必要な栄養教育やヘルスプロモーションの改善につながる成果が得られた。