@article{oai:hirosakiuhw.repo.nii.ac.jp:00000225,
 author = {Iwama, Takanobu and Ito, Haruyuki and Kumagai, Takako and Iwafuji, Yuki and Koeda, Kiyoshi and Ishii, Yoko},
 issue = {1},
 journal = {弘前医療福祉大学・弘前医療福祉大学短期大学部紀要},
 month = {Mar},
 note = {Article, Objective: For psychiatric day care users, improvement and maintenance of specific neurologicalmanifestations and support for living activities have been focused on. However, few surveys on unhealthylifestyle in the current state have been performed even though a higher prevalence of metabolic syndrome(MetS) than in inpatients and cardiometabolic risk have been reported. In this study, the relationshipbetween brachial-ankle pulse wave velocity (baPWV) and lifestyle-related factors was investigated inpsychiatric day care users in Aomori Prefecture, Japan.
Methods: The subjects were 109 psychiatric day care users at medical institutions in Aomori Prefecture(male: 62, female: 47). The measurement items were age, sex, height, body weight, BMI, body fatpercentage, grip strength, blood pressure, pulse pressure, mean blood pressure, and baPWV. Using a selfcompletedquestionnaire, we obtained the following information from each subject: smoking amount(pack-years), history of present illness, past medical history, confirmation of drug history handbook, andthe presence of exercise habits.
Results: In males in the 20–39 years old group, no significant correlation was noted between the baPWVvalue and lifestyle-related factors. On the other hand, in female in the corresponding group, a significantpositive correlation was noted between the baPWV value and BMI and body fat percentage (p<0.001,p<0.001). In the 40–49 and 50 years old or older groups, no significant correlation was noted betweenthe baPWV value and lifestyle-related factors in males or females.
Conclusion: For psychiatric day care users, in addition to conventional improvement of neurologicalmanifestations and support for living activities, comprehensive approaches to poor physical health areimportant. Taking measures against by sex and age may delay the progression of atherosclerosis,which is the outcome of poor physical health.},
 pages = {59--70},
 title = {Fact-finding survey for preventive guidance on Atherosclerosis for psychiatric day care users in Aomori Prefecture: Study on brachial-ankle pulse wave velocity (baPWV) and lifestyle-related factors},
 volume = {2},
 year = {2021}
}