1986 Volume 52 Issue 3 Pages 133-141
The purpose of this study in to make clear a comprehensive relationship between the mortality of diabetes mellitus and nutritional factors and the intake of foods. The authors used the data reported in the Reports of the National Nutrition Survey which was conducted in 1966-1979 by the Ministry of Health & Welfare in Japan as the nutritional factors in different regions in Japan and calculated the standardized mortality of diabetes mellitus in the respective twelve districts which were selected for the survey. The following results were obtained: 1) In men, correlation coefficients between the mortality of diabetes mellitus and the intake of animal protein was positively significant (p<0.01) and that for vitamin B, wa negatively significant (p<0.05). In women and total, correlation coefficients between the mortality of diabetes mellitus and protein and animal protein was positively significant (p<0.01, p<0.01) and that of vitamin B, was negative significant (p<0.01). 2) Multiple regression analysis showed that the variables which correlated best significantl with the standardized mortality of diabetes mellitus were animal protein, car bohydrate and vitamin Bl in men, while the standardized mortality of diabetes mellitus correlated with animal protein, carbohydrate, vitamin A, vitamin B, and vitamin B2 in women. In total population, the standardized mortality of diabetes mellitus correlated with animal protein, carbohydrate, energy, vitamin A, vitamin B, and vitamin B2. 3) By principal component analysis, factor 1 had large positive loading on rice and relatively large negative loading on wheat. Factor 2 has necessary food style and luxurious food style. It is suggest that the standardized mortality of diabetes mellitus was higher in cases of wheat and luxurious food habitas than those of rice and necesary food intake.
