Bone mineral density and risk factors for metabolic syndrome in middle-aged and elderly women in the citrus fruit farmers living on a Japan Inland Sea island

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  • 瀬戸内島嶼部の柑橘類栽培農家中高年女性における骨密度および生活習慣病関連指標
  • セトウチトウショブ ノ カンキツルイ サイバイ ノウカ チュウコウネン ジョセイ ニ オケル コツミツド オヨビ セイカツ シュウカンビョウ カンレン シヒョウ

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To determine the physical and metabolic features related to metabolic syndrome in middle-aged and elderly women in the citrus fruit farmers, we examined the bone mineral density and risk factors for metabolic syndrome in 107 healthy women （mean age 59.9 ± 8.3） living on a Japan Inland Sea island （S ・Y town group） and compared them with 86 healthy women （mean age 60.2 ± 7.4） living in a local city （M city group） . Bone mineral density in the women of the S ・ Y town group was higher than that of the M city group. On the contrary, the women in the S ・Y town group were at a higher risk for a metabolic syndrome （values of serum lipid, LDL-cholesterol, HDL-cholesterol and HbA1c, blood pressure and brachial-ankle pulse wave velocity） . These risk factors for metabolic syndrome in the S ・Y town group were still within normal limits for healthy adults. In order to prevent metabolic syndrome in the S ・Y town group, a health policy based on a community-based strategy should be implemented to encourage the people to change over to a healthy lifestyle, including good eating habits and physical activity.

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