Allostatic load differs by sex and diet, but not age in older Japanese from the Goto Islands
Allostatic load differs by sex and diet, but not age in older Japanese from the Goto Islands
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DOI：
10.3109/03014460.2015.1013985
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发表时间：
2016-01-02
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1.7
通讯作者：
Leahy, Rachael
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作者：
Kusano, Yosuke;Crews, Douglas E.;Leahy, Rachael
研究背景：长期暴露于应激源会促进生理失调并产生非稳态负荷（AL）。在欧洲来源的样本中，AL与性别、年龄和健康状况显著相关。目的：评估居住在长崎县农村的日本老年人的AL与年龄、性别、社会人口统计学差异和自我报告的饮食和完成日常生活活动的能力的相关性。2011年，对日本长崎县的96名老年居民进行了AL组成部分的评估。他们还自我报告了他们的年龄、主要终身职业活动、教育程度、婚姻状况、结果：平均年龄为67.9岁（范围=55-89; SD=8.65）。在这48名男性和48名女性中，AL与年龄无关，尽管女性的AL低于男性。在职业、婚姻状况、教育程度或完成日常活动的能力方面，受访者之间的AL没有显著差异。报告说吃更多绿色/黄色蔬菜或食用更多肉类的女性的AL比他们的同行低。男性谁报告喝更多的酒精烈酒有较高的AL。结论：在老年日本人居住在一个主要的城市地区以外，AL显着不同的性别，但年龄，而与饮食选择。虽然缺乏与生活方式的关联是没有预期的，AL显然评估生理失调跨文化。
Background: Lifelong exposure to stressors promotes physiological dysregulation and produces an allostatic load (AL). In European-derived samples, AL associates significantly with sex, age and health.Aim: To assess associations of AL with age, sex, socio-demographic differences and self-reports of diet and ability to complete activities of daily living in older Japanese residing in rural Nagasaki Prefecture.Subjects and methods: In 2011, 96 older residents of Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan, were assessed for components of AL. They also self-reported their age, principal life-long occupational activity, educational attainments, marital status, dietary choices and abilities to complete daily living activities.Results: Average age was 67.9 years (range=55-89; SD=8.65). Among these 48 men and 48 women, AL was not related significantly to age, although women showed lower AL than men. AL did not differ significantly between respondents by occupation, marital status, education or abilities to complete daily activities. Women who reported eating more green/yellow vegetables or consuming more meat had lower AL than their counterparts. Men who reported drinking more alcohol spirits had higher AL.Conclusions: Among older Japanese residing outside a major urban area, AL varies significantly by sex, but not age, while being associated with dietary choices. Although lack of association with life ways was not expected, AL apparently assesses physiological dysregulation cross-culturally.