Key result
Childhood Japanese cultural exposure is linked to lower 6-year coronary heart disease incidence.
Why the study?
The effects of childhood exposure to Japanese culture on the risk of coronary heart disease in Japanese men living in Hawaii were unclear.
Does exposure to Japanese culture during childhood reduce the incidence of coronary heart disease in men of Japanese ancestry living in Hawaii?
Cohort (n=7,705)
Does exposure to Japanese culture during childhood reduce the incidence of coronary heart disease in men of Japanese ancestry living in Hawaii?
Exposure to traditional Japanese culture during childhood is independently associated with a lower risk of coronary heart disease in adulthood among Japanese-American men.
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Traditional Japanese cultural factors associated with lower CHD incidence; hypothesis-generating, requires prospective confirmation before informing interventions.
Yano et al. (1979) conducted a cohort in Coronary heart disease (n=7,705). Exposure to Japanese culture during childhood vs. Lower exposure to Japanese culture was evaluated on Six-year incidence of coronary heart disease. Exposure to Japanese culture during childhood was significantly inversely associated with the 6-year incidence of coronary heart disease in 7,705 men of Japanese ancestry living in Hawaii.
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