TY - JOUR
T1 - Contributions of anthropometrics and lifestyle to blood pressure in Japanese university students
T2 - Investigation by annual health screening
AU - Yamamoto, Noriko
AU - Maruyama, Toru
AU - Masaki, Yoshinori
AU - Nagano, Jun
AU - Irie, Masahiro
AU - Kajitani, Kosuke
AU - Tsuchimoto, Rikako
AU - Sato, Takeshi
N1 - Funding Information:
This work was supported in part by academic support from TANITA Healthy Weight Community Trust (TANITA Co, Ltd., Tokyo, Japan), ASTELLAS Research Support (ASTELLAS Co, Ltd., Tokyo, Japan) and SOUSEIKAI Global Clinical Research Center (LTA Medical Corporation, Fukuoka, Japan).
Funding Information:
The authors wish to thank Ms. Yoshiko Yoshimura for secre-tarial assistance and all the public health nurses in the Center for Health Sciences and Counseling for assistance in the annual health screening of the Kyushu University. The authors thank also Dr. Atsushi Ichimiya (Professor Emeritus, Center for Health Sciences and Counseling, Kyushu University) for development and validity assessment of our self-administered health-supporting questionnaire package (7) and Dr. Keiko Uezono (Professor Emeritus, Institute of Health Science, Kyushu University) for her prior study which provided us motif of the present study (6).This work was supported in part by academic support from TANITA Healthy Weight Community Trust (TANITA Co, Ltd., Tokyo, Japan), ASTELLAS Research Support (ASTELLAS Co, Ltd., Tokyo, Japan) and SOUSEIKAI Global Clinical Research Center (LTA Medical Corporation, Fukuoka, Japan).
Publisher Copyright:
© 2020, University of Tokushima. All rights reserved.
PY - 2020
Y1 - 2020
N2 - Background: High blood pressure (BP) is a healthcare problem in young persons. There are racial differences in anthropometrics, dietary habit and lifestyle relating to BP. Therefore, this study investigated the relationship between anthropometrics, lifestyle and BP obtained in the Japanese university students. Materials and Methods: Participants were recruited in annual health screening including questionnaire, measurements of BP and anthropometrics calculating body mass index (BMI). Totally, 14,280 students (10,273 males and 4,007 fe-males) were eligible. Multiple regression analyses were applied to predict contributors to high BP. Results: BMI was the most powerful contributor to high BP in many subgroups divided by gender and graduation (p < 0.001). In lifestyle, contribution of lack of exercise to high BPs was observed in the undergraduates. Smoking, drinking and breakfast skipping had no significant impact on high BP. However, smoking and drinking permeated and exercise habit declined after graduation. Prevalence of obesity (BMI ≥ 25 kg / m2) and hypertension (≥ 140 / 90 mmHg) increased in subgroups with advanced age (p < 0.001). Conclusion: BMI was found to be the most powerful contributor to high BPs. Health literacy to modify lifestyle is important to prevent hypertension for university students who are exposed to social trends of unhealthy lifestyle.
AB - Background: High blood pressure (BP) is a healthcare problem in young persons. There are racial differences in anthropometrics, dietary habit and lifestyle relating to BP. Therefore, this study investigated the relationship between anthropometrics, lifestyle and BP obtained in the Japanese university students. Materials and Methods: Participants were recruited in annual health screening including questionnaire, measurements of BP and anthropometrics calculating body mass index (BMI). Totally, 14,280 students (10,273 males and 4,007 fe-males) were eligible. Multiple regression analyses were applied to predict contributors to high BP. Results: BMI was the most powerful contributor to high BP in many subgroups divided by gender and graduation (p < 0.001). In lifestyle, contribution of lack of exercise to high BPs was observed in the undergraduates. Smoking, drinking and breakfast skipping had no significant impact on high BP. However, smoking and drinking permeated and exercise habit declined after graduation. Prevalence of obesity (BMI ≥ 25 kg / m2) and hypertension (≥ 140 / 90 mmHg) increased in subgroups with advanced age (p < 0.001). Conclusion: BMI was found to be the most powerful contributor to high BPs. Health literacy to modify lifestyle is important to prevent hypertension for university students who are exposed to social trends of unhealthy lifestyle.
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U2 - 10.2152/jmi.67.174
DO - 10.2152/jmi.67.174
M3 - Article
C2 - 32378603
AN - SCOPUS:85084238862
SN - 1343-1420
VL - 67
SP - 174
EP - 181
JO - Journal of Medical Investigation
JF - Journal of Medical Investigation
IS - 1.2
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