2007 Fiscal Year Final Research Report Summary
Comparative Study of human aging in Southeast Ma-Reconstruction of safety-network
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17252002
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (A)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Section | 海外学術 |
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| Research Field |
Area studies
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| Research Institution | Kyoto University |
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Principal Investigator |
MATSUBAYSHI Kozo Kyoto University, Center for Southeast Asian Studics, Prof (70190494)
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| Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) |
NISHIBUCHI Mitsuaki KYOTO UNIVERSITY, CSEAS, Prof (50189304)
KONO Yasuyuki KYOTO UNIVERSITY, CSEAS, Prof (80183804)
MIZUNO Kosuke KYOTO UNIVERSITY, CSEAS, Prof (30283659)
HAYAMI Yoko KYOTO UNIVERSITY, CSEAS, Prof (60283660)
ANDO Kazuo KYOTO UNIVERSITY, CSEAS, Associate Prof (20283658)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2005 – 2007
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| Keywords | Aging / Elderly / safety-net / Geriatrics / Southeast Asia / Diabetes |
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| Research Abstract |
We have detected 10 % of definite diabetes and 17% of borderline diabetes in 504 community-dwelling elderly people living in Sonkhong district in Lao PDR using community-based oral glucose tolerance test. After 1-year non-phamaceutical fib style exchange intervention, body weight, body mass indices, fasting blood sugar level, hemoglobin A1C and insulin level were improved. We succeeded to establish non-governmental health network to prevent diabetes in Songkhon district. Based on success in Lao PDR, we applied community-based oral glucose tolerance test in the community-dwelling elderly in 'Rosa in Japan, detecting 10 % of diabetes patients in undiagnosed community-dwelling elderly people. After 1-year non-phamaceutical ife style exchange intervention, body weight, body mass indices, fasting blood sugar level, hemoglobin MC and insulin level were improved like as in Lao PDR. We also carried out oral glucose tolerance test to detect early diabetes ant succeeded to establish local non-governmental health net work in Phuto in Vietnam and Hong Chong in Korea. Demographic and nutritional transition with global change of economical state might change of life style of community-dwelling elderly people in Asian countries. Non-pharmaceutical primary life style intervention is important to prevent life style-related diseases such as diabetes in global growing of aging population in Asia. Our study might contribute to agenda on aging how to prevent functional dependence resulting from life style-related diseases.
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