Keita Suzuki
   Department   Kawasaki University of Medical Welfare  ,
   Position   Instructor
Article types 原著
Language English
Peer review Peer reviewed
Title Relationship between Vitamin Intake and Resilience Based on Sex in Middle-Aged and Older Japanese Adults: Results of the Shika Study.
Journal Formal name：Nutrients
Abbreviation：Nutrients
ISSN code：20726643/20726643
Domestic / ForeginForegin
Volume, Issue, Page 14(23)
Author and coauthor Kuniko Sato, Fumihiko Suzuki, Hiromasa Tsujiguchi, Akinori Hara, Takayuki Kannon, Sakae Miyagi, Keita Suzuki, Masaharu Nakamura, Chie Takazawa, Aki Shibata, Hirohito Tsuboi, Yukari Shimizu, Thao Thi Thu Nguyen, Tadashi Konoshita, Yasuki Ono, Koichi Hayashi, Atsushi Tajima, Hiroyuki Nakamura
Publication date 2022/11
Summary Epidemiological studies reported that resilience, generally regarded as the ability to manage stress in the face of adversity, correlates with mental health in middle-aged and older adults. Currently, there is limited information on eating habits that affect resilience. Therefore, this cross-sectional study investigated the relationship between vitamin intake and resilience based on sex in community-dwelling middle-aged and older individuals in Shika town, Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan. A total of 221 participants (106 men and 115 women) aged 40 years or older were included in the analysis. We assessed vitamin intake and resilience using a brief-type self-administered diet history questionnaire (BDHQ) and the resilience scale (RS), respectively. A two-way analysis of covariance (ANCOVA) revealed that higher intakes of β-carotene and vitamin K were associated with higher RS in women, but not in men. Furthermore, a multiple logistic regression analysis stratified by sex showed that β-carotene and vitamin K were significant independent variables for RS only in women. The present study suggests that higher intakes of β-carotene and vitamin K were associated with higher resilience among middle-aged and older women. The results obtained demonstrate that β-carotene and vitamin K intakes may enhance resilience by strengthening stress tolerance.
DOI 10.3390/nu14235042
PMID 36501073