Body mass index and waist circumference are independent risk factors for low vital capacity among Japanese participants of a health checkup: a single-institution cross-sectional study

Body mass index and waist circumference are independent risk factors for low vital capacity among Japanese participants of a health checkup: a single-institution cross-sectional study

This study aimed to examine the associations between obesity and percentage vital capacity (%VC), as well as lifestyle-related disorders, among Japanese participants of a voluntary health checkup. Subjects were 7,892 individuals who participated in a medical health checkup from January to December 2...

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Veröffentlicht in:Environmental health and preventive medicine 2015-03, Vol.20 (2), p.108-115
Hauptverfasser: Goto, Yoko, Yokokawa, Hirohide, Fukuda, Hiroshi, Naito, Toshio, Hisaoka, Teruhiko, Isonuma, Hiroshi
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
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Abdomen
Adult
Aged
Body Mass Index
Body weight
Cross-Sectional Studies
Dyslipidemias - epidemiology
Dyslipidemias - etiology
Environmental health
Humans
Hypertension
Hypertension - epidemiology
Hypertension - etiology
Japan - epidemiology
Life Style
Measurement
Middle Aged
Obesity
Obesity - epidemiology
Obesity - etiology
Regression analysis
Regular
Respiratory function
Respiratory system
Risk Factors
Vital Capacity
Waist Circumference
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Zusammenfassung:This study aimed to examine the associations between obesity and percentage vital capacity (%VC), as well as lifestyle-related disorders, among Japanese participants of a voluntary health checkup. Subjects were 7,892 individuals who participated in a medical health checkup from January to December 2007. Multivariate logistic regression analysis was performed to assess associations between low %VC (
ISSN:1342-078X
1347-4715
DOI:10.1007/s12199-014-0431-5