Physical inactivity associated with the risk of non-communicable diseases in Japanese working mothers with young children: A cross-sectional study in Nagano city, Japan

  • Authors:
    • Yoshio Suzuki
    • Keishoku Sakuraba
    • Tokiko Shinjo
    • Asako Maruyama‑Nagao
    • Atsuko Nakaniida
    • Haruka Kadoya
    • Marika Shibata
    • Takehisa Matsukawa
    • Hiroaki Itoh
    • Kazuhito Yokoyama
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  • Published online on: April 5, 2017     https://doi.org/10.3892/etm.2017.4311
  • Pages: 3103-3108
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Abstract

Physical activity helps to prevent the development of chronic non-communicable diseases. However, childbearing generally reduces parents' level of physical activity, particularly in mothers. Therefore, mothers with young children generally have lower levels of physical activity and have a higher risk of developing non‑communicable diseases. The aim of the present study was to examine this risk in Japanese working mothers with young children. A cross‑sectional study was conducted in four nursery schools in Nagano city, Japan. All mothers were asked to complete a questionnaire regarding abnormal findings at their proximate annual medical examination, and were asked to record their normal physical activity. A total of 182 mothers completed the questionnaires, and 36 reported having abnormal findings (ABN group). Mothers in the ABN group were significantly older than those without abnormal findings (NOR; P=0.043). No significant differences in physical activity were observed between the two groups; however, mothers in the ABN group spent a significantly longer time sitting than those in the NOR group (P=0.028). Regarding socioeconomic characteristics, mothers in the ABN group had a significantly higher educational background (P=0.040) and a higher annual family income (P<0.001) compared with those in the NOR group, and significantly more mothers held full‑time jobs (55.9 vs. 36.0%; P=0.005). Full‑time working mothers typically had a significantly higher family income (P<0.001) and spent a significantly longer time sitting (P<0.001) compared with mothers in part‑time and other work. Therefore, the results of the present study suggest that sedentary lifestyles, namely the amount of time spent sitting, may increase the risk of Japanese working mothers with young children developing non‑communicable diseases.

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Suzuki Y, Sakuraba K, Shinjo T, Maruyama‑Nagao A, Nakaniida A, Kadoya H, Shibata M, Matsukawa T, Itoh H, Yokoyama K, Yokoyama K, et al: Physical inactivity associated with the risk of non-communicable diseases in Japanese working mothers with young children: A cross-sectional study in Nagano city, Japan. Exp Ther Med 13: 3103-3108, 2017
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Suzuki, Y., Sakuraba, K., Shinjo, T., Maruyama‑Nagao, A., Nakaniida, A., Kadoya, H. ... Yokoyama, K. (2017). Physical inactivity associated with the risk of non-communicable diseases in Japanese working mothers with young children: A cross-sectional study in Nagano city, Japan. Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine, 13, 3103-3108. https://doi.org/10.3892/etm.2017.4311
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Suzuki, Y., Sakuraba, K., Shinjo, T., Maruyama‑Nagao, A., Nakaniida, A., Kadoya, H., Shibata, M., Matsukawa, T., Itoh, H., Yokoyama, K."Physical inactivity associated with the risk of non-communicable diseases in Japanese working mothers with young children: A cross-sectional study in Nagano city, Japan". Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine 13.6 (2017): 3103-3108.
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Suzuki, Y., Sakuraba, K., Shinjo, T., Maruyama‑Nagao, A., Nakaniida, A., Kadoya, H., Shibata, M., Matsukawa, T., Itoh, H., Yokoyama, K."Physical inactivity associated with the risk of non-communicable diseases in Japanese working mothers with young children: A cross-sectional study in Nagano city, Japan". Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine 13, no. 6 (2017): 3103-3108. https://doi.org/10.3892/etm.2017.4311