Inconvenience of living place affects individual hba1c level in a rural area in Japan : Shimane cohre study
(2021) In International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 18(3).- Abstract
Background: It has been shown that the socio-geographical environment of residential areas, such as altitude, affects the health status and health-maintenance behavior of residents. Here, we examined a hypothesis that altitude of residence would influence glycemic control in a general elderly population living in a rural area. Methods: A thousand and sixteen participants living in a mountainous region in Japan were recruited at health examinations. Hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) was measured in serum as a parameter of glycemic control. The altitude of residence, distance to grocery stores and to medical facilities were estimated using a geographic information system. Results: Linear regression analysis confirmed a significant effect of the... (More)
Background: It has been shown that the socio-geographical environment of residential areas, such as altitude, affects the health status and health-maintenance behavior of residents. Here, we examined a hypothesis that altitude of residence would influence glycemic control in a general elderly population living in a rural area. Methods: A thousand and sixteen participants living in a mountainous region in Japan were recruited at health examinations. Hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) was measured in serum as a parameter of glycemic control. The altitude of residence, distance to grocery stores and to medical facilities were estimated using a geographic information system. Results: Linear regression analysis confirmed a significant effect of the altitude on log HbA1c even after adjustment of other demographic and biochemical factors. When the distance to grocery stores or medical facilities were used instead of the altitude in a linear regression analysis, distance to secondary medical facilities alone showed a significant effect on HbA1c. Conclusions: We found a positive correlation between HbA1c level and residential altitude in a rural area of Japan. The altitude seemed to be a parameter substituting in the convenience of residential areas. Socio-geographical factors of living place, such as inconvenience, may influence glycemic control of the residents.
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- Fukuoka, Rie ; Takeda, Miwako ; Abe, Takafumi ; Yamasaki, Masayuki ; Kimura, Shinji ; Okuyama, Kenta LU ; Isomura, Minoru and Nabika, Toru
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- 2021
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- Contribution to journal
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- A cross-sectional study, Altitude, Diabetes mellitus, Geographical information system
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- International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
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- 18
- issue
- 3
- article number
- 1147
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- 9 pages
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- MDPI AG
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- scopus:85099962967
- pmid:33525428
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- 1661-7827
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- 10.3390/ijerph18031147
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- English
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abstract = {{<p>Background: It has been shown that the socio-geographical environment of residential areas, such as altitude, affects the health status and health-maintenance behavior of residents. Here, we examined a hypothesis that altitude of residence would influence glycemic control in a general elderly population living in a rural area. Methods: A thousand and sixteen participants living in a mountainous region in Japan were recruited at health examinations. Hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) was measured in serum as a parameter of glycemic control. The altitude of residence, distance to grocery stores and to medical facilities were estimated using a geographic information system. Results: Linear regression analysis confirmed a significant effect of the altitude on log HbA1c even after adjustment of other demographic and biochemical factors. When the distance to grocery stores or medical facilities were used instead of the altitude in a linear regression analysis, distance to secondary medical facilities alone showed a significant effect on HbA1c. Conclusions: We found a positive correlation between HbA1c level and residential altitude in a rural area of Japan. The altitude seemed to be a parameter substituting in the convenience of residential areas. Socio-geographical factors of living place, such as inconvenience, may influence glycemic control of the residents.</p>}},
author = {{Fukuoka, Rie and Takeda, Miwako and Abe, Takafumi and Yamasaki, Masayuki and Kimura, Shinji and Okuyama, Kenta and Isomura, Minoru and Nabika, Toru}},
issn = {{1661-7827}},
keywords = {{A cross-sectional study; Altitude; Diabetes mellitus; Geographical information system}},
language = {{eng}},
number = {{3}},
publisher = {{MDPI AG}},
series = {{International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health}},
title = {{Inconvenience of living place affects individual hba1c level in a rural area in Japan : Shimane cohre study}},
url = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18031147}},
doi = {{10.3390/ijerph18031147}},
volume = {{18}},
year = {{2021}},
}