1989 Volume 55 Issue 5 Pages 236-243
To clarify a relationship between the risk factors of cerebro-cardiovascular diseases and eating habits, we studied the screening records for the diseases and the results of the questionnaires on eating habits obtained in rural communities in the Kaga and Noto districts, Ishikawa. Analysis of three-year data of three periods (1974-1976, 1977-1979, and 1980-1982) showed some trends as follows. 1. The serum cholesterol levels were gradually increased in both districts, especially in Noto, except for the males in their thirties in Kaga. 2. In the male groups of forty and fifty years old, there was a significant difference in the numbers of people having an obesity index of 20% or more between the first and second periods (xx% vs yy%, respectively). But the difference between the second and last periods did not reach a statistical significance. In the females, no significant change was found between any of the periods. 3. The systolic and diastolic blood pressures were gradually decreased in the most age groups in both sexes. 4. Milk and meat were taken more as the study periods progressed.
