{"id":1004,"date":"2017-02-22T15:22:07","date_gmt":"2017-02-22T06:22:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www-archive.cseas.kyoto-u.ac.jp\/ipcr\/?p=1004"},"modified":"2017-02-22T15:23:08","modified_gmt":"2017-02-22T06:23:08","slug":"fy2016iv-9fujisawa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www-archive.cseas.kyoto-u.ac.jp\/ipcr\/en\/fy2016iv-9fujisawa\/","title":{"rendered":"IV-9. “Lifestyle Changes and Atherosclerosis among Indigenous People of New Guinea\u2019s Highlands” (H28 FY2016)"},"content":{"rendered":"
We will research how recent changes (immigration and modernization) in Papua, Indonesia are affecting the lifestyle and health status of New Guinea highlanders.<\/p>\n
Arteriosclerosis progresses with age, causing health problems that can lead to functional disability such as ischemic heart disease and stroke. Although this is a serious concern in Asia where rapid aging has become a widespread social issue, the genesis of arteriosclerosis remains unclear.<\/p>\n
In most societies, blood pressure rises with age, triggering a progression of arteriosclerosis. Among the population living in the New Guinea highlands, however, blood pressure does not increase with age (Hypertension Research 2012) while the stiffness of the arteries does increase.<\/p>\n
We will investigate recent lifestyle changes in this community caused primarily by immigration and impacts on health, targeting arteriosclerosis in particular. To understand the pathogenesis of arteriosclerosis will be useful in preventing functional disability of aged people. In addition, since the research is a collaboration with a local hospital, it has the potential to contribute to enhance the health of the community there.<\/p>\n
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