Exploratory Study of Bathing Habits and Healthy Longevity among the Old Persons in a Community Health Examination Cohort

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  • Miyata Masaaki
    Graduate School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Kagoshima University
  • Masumitsu Tomomi
    Graduate School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Kagoshima University
  • Wada Rei
    Graduate School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Kagoshima University
  • Takenouchi Misa
    Graduate School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Kagoshima University
  • Tsumagari Masatsugu
    Graduate School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Kagoshima University
  • Kubozono Takuro
    Department of Cardiovascular Medicine and Hypertension, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Kagoshima University
  • Ohishi Mitsuru
    Department of Cardiovascular Medicine and Hypertension, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Kagoshima University

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  • 地域住民健診コホートの高齢者における入浴習慣と健康長寿との探索的研究
  • チイキ ジュウミンケンシン コホート ノ コウレイシャ ニ オケル ニュウヨク シュウカン ト ケンコウ チョウジュ ト ノ タンサクテキ ケンキュウ

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<p>【Background】</p><p>The purpose of the study was to examine the association between bathing habits and objectively assessed sleep or arterial stiffness.</p><p>【Methods】</p><p>Study 1 included 202 old adults aged 65 years or older, and Study 2 included 524 participants with CAVI (Cardio-Ankle Vascular Index) in Tarumizu Study 2021. Bathing habits were investigated by questionnaire, and objective sleep was assessed by wearing an ActiGraph for one week.</p><p>【Results】</p><p>In Study 1, there was no significant association between bathing habits (frequency of bathing at home or in hot springs, frequency of hot springs, and communication in hot springs) and sleep duration or sleep efficiency in old adults. In Study 2, CAVI value of the daily bathed group (n=472) was significantly lower than that of the non-daily bathed group (n=52) (8.6±1.1 vs. 9.3±1.4, p=0.002). There was no significant difference in CAVI values between the bathing hot spring at least once a week (n=124) and not (n=400).</p><p>【Conclusion】</p><p>No significant association was found between bathing habits and objectively assessed sleep duration or sleep efficiency in old persons. In a community-based cohort that included younger adults, the daily bathed group had lower arterial stiffness than the non-daily bathed group.</p>

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