2012 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

Body composition and environment: 15-year follow-up data of a large scale random sample cohort

Research Project

Project/Area Number	23657176
Research Category	Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Exploratory Research
Allocation Type	Multi-year Fund
Research Field	Applied anthropology
Research Institution	Kinki University
Principal Investigator	KOUDA Katsuyasu 近畿大学, 医学部, 准教授 (60273182)
Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha)	IKI Masayuki 近畿大学, 医学部, 教授 (50184388)
Project Period (FY)	2011 – 2012
Keywords	疫学研究 / 環境適応 / 体組成 / 多型
Research Abstract	There is no body composition data measured by a precise technique such as dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) in a Japanese population of adults. In the present study, we analyzed body composition of 15-year follow-up data from a large scale random sample cohort in Japan. We found a geographic difference and a change with aging. In addition, we found an association between body composition and bone mineral density and that between body fat distribution and risk factors of cardiovascular disease.