Studies on Obesity of Farm Women
10.2185/jjrm.31.735
- VernacularTitle:農村婦人の肥満に関する研究
- Author:
Hiroko Kurihara
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- From:Journal of the Japanese Association of Rural Medicine
1983;31(5):735-743
- CountryJapan
- Language:Japanese
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Abstract:
The obesity of women in Ikawa district, Shizuoka City was investigated and the following results were obtained.
1, The incidence of obesity in women of the Ikawa district during 1970 was 13.2%. However, this percentage had approximately doubled to 23.6% by 1980, 11 years later.
2. The height and body weight of the women inhabitants except for those women who participated in a mass screening program, were measured to calculate the rate of increase or decrease in their body weight. Measurements were conducted on 431 women corresponding to 62.8% of the 686 total population. The rate of obese women was found to be 21.3%. This was almost the same rate of obesity that was seen in the women who participated in the mass screening.
3. The women were classified into 4 groups accoding to the degree of obesity. Average values were sought for in the realm of blood properties and blood pressure. A significant difference was noted in GB, Ht, Hb, SP, uric acid, T-Ch, TG, GOT, GPT, γ-GPT, and blood pressure between the obese group and the group having a normal body weight.
4. The skinfold thickness (upper arm+ abdomen) had the highest degree of correlation among the obese group (skinfold thickness and the Minowa method), in relationship to blood properties, and blood pressure.
5. The time period when women most frequently developed obesity was “after child-birth”, followed by the time period from middle age on. These indicated the characteristic causes for obesity in a woman.
6. Thirty of the 46 obese women showing a more than 20% weight gain in 1980 had already shown the same weight gain percentage in 1970. Therefore, it is inferred that the development of obesity in this district had begun a long time ago.
