Prospective study for the association between lifestyle and allergy in schoolchildren

2014 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 22590586
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Single-year Grants
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Public health/Health science
• Research Institution: Kyoto University
• Principal Investigator: KUSUNOKI Takashi 京都大学, 医学(系)研究科(研究院), 非常勤講師 (00303818)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): MORIMOTO Takeshi 兵庫医科大学, 医学部, 教授 (30378640) ; HIGASHI Akane 京都府立大学, 生命環境科学研究科(系), 教授 (40173132)
• Project Period (FY): 2010-04-01 – 2015-03-31
• Keywords: アレルギー / 学童 / 疫学調査 / 食習慣 / 生活習慣

Outline of Final Research Achievements

Longitudinal survey for the association between allergic symptoms and lifestyle factors in the cohort of 558 schoolchildren from 7 to 10 years old was performed. During the study period, the prevalence of asthma, eczema, and food avoidance decreased, while that of rhinitis and rhinoconjunctivitis increased. Among the lifestyle factors, longer participation of sports activities was significantly associated with higher prevalence of rhinitis. Possible association between diet, physique and allergic symptoms will also be evaluated.

Free Research Field

小児科、アレルギー