The 55th Asia-Pacific Academic Consortium for Public Health (APACPH) Conference 2024にて教員・大学院生が研究発表を行いました.

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博士課程2年の増田桃佳です．

 

2024年10月22日から25日に韓国・釜山にて開催されたThe 55th Asia-Pacific Academic Consortium for Public Health (APACPH) Conference 2024に参加してきましたので，その様子をお届けします．本教室からは，総勢5名が参加し，私のほかにKyi Mar Wai先生（助教），Cindy Rahman Aisyahさん（D3），Zhengjie Caiさん （四川大学，D3）が研究発表を行いました．

それぞれの研究発表の概要を，発表の様子の写真と一緒にご紹介します．

 

Kyi Mar Wai（助教）

Kyi Mar Wai, Masahiro Umezaki, Yichi Yang, Ken Itoh, Kazushige Ihara.「Understanding Successful Biological Aging in Japanese Community」 [Oral Presentation]

Telomere length (TL) is increasingly considered an indicator of biological aging, influenced by chronological age yet distinct from it. This study aims to identify individuals with successful biological aging (SBA), consider TL an indicator of biological aging, and identify the determinants of SBA among Japanese community dwellers. Since TL shortening is linked to age-related diseases and mortality, highlighting the potential benefits of mitigating premature TL shortening is crucial to prevent significant health risks.

 

Cindy Rahman Aisyah（D3）

Cindy Rahman Aisyah，Shoko Konishi.「Number of Children and Mortality Risk in The Indonesian Population」[Poster presentation]

We analyzed a dataset from the Indonesian Family Life Survey, a panel survey that contains health, social, birth, and marital history at the individual level. Our aim is to observe the association of the number of children with long-term mortality risk in the ever-married Indonesian population. We found out that compared to those without a child, people with children were significantly associated with lower mortality. However, after analysis by gender, the association was only significant in men but not in women. Another point is the lower mortality risk was not significant in people with two children. We assume it is because the two-children norm in Indonesia motivates couples to get sterilized after a second pregnancy or having two children. Further discussion on social and physiological aspects needs to be added.

 

Zhengjie Cai（四川大学，D3）

Zhengjie Cai, Yuju Wu, Huan Zhou.「Gender differences in latent profiles of lifestyle behaviours and their associations with cardiometabolic risk among community-dwelling Chinese adults」[Oral presentation]

Our study aims to investigate gender differences in latent lifestyle behavior clusters among community-dwelling Chinese adults and the associations of these clusters with cardiometabolic risk. The result showed that gender differences in multiple lifestyle behaviors and their associations with cardiometabolic risk were observed among community-dwelling Chinese adults. This highlights the need for gender-specific comprehensive interventions against cardiometabolic risk.

 

増田桃佳（D2）

Momoka Masuda, Chiho Goto, Hideki Imai, Mayumi Ohnishi, Masahiro Umezaki.「Associations of the Dietary Inflammatory Index with Disability and Subjective Health among Older Adults in Japan」[Oral presentation]

食事に由来する炎症は，高齢期における身体・認知機能の低下と関連することが報告されているが，生活の自立度の低下，およびその予後因子である主観的健康感の低下との関連はまだ明らかになっていない．本研究では，長崎県と石川県の地域高齢者において，食事性炎症指数が高い人で，生活の自立度および主観的健康感が低下しているオッズが高いことが明らかになった．生活の自立度の低下の予防にあたり，食事に由来する炎症を抑えることの潜在的な重要性が示唆された．

 

 

APACPHに参加した感想もご紹介します．

Kyi Mar Wai（助教）

The 55th Asia-Pacific Academic Consortium for Public Health (APACPH) Conference 2024 has provided a unique platform to connect with public health professionals, researchers, and policymakers from diverse backgrounds across the Asia-Pacific region. Covering topics ranging from epidemiology and health policy to environmental health and health equity, the conference broadened my understanding of the region’s public health challenges. Overall, the conference was a highly motivating, insightful, and enriching experience.

 

増田桃佳（D2）

今回のAPACPHが初めて参加した国際学会でした．今まで対面参加した中では最も大規模な学会で，参加者の多さに圧倒されました．参加者の分野も，疫学から医療現場での実践に関するものまで幅広く，見識を広げる良い機会となりました．また，自身の発表での質疑応答で，これまで自身が持っていなかった視点からの質問をいただくなど，とても刺激的な経験となりました．今後も学会に積極的に参加し，同世代の若手やベテランの研究者の方々と議論を交わし，交流を深められたらと思います．

 

今回のAPACPHでは，公衆衛生分野の最先端に触れることができ，それぞれにとって，実りある学会参加だったのではないかと思います．また，今回は総勢5名という，本教室としては大人数で国際学会に参加しましたが，切磋琢磨しながら発表の準備をしたり，学会で学んだことを分かち合ったり，慣れない異国での滞在で助け合ったり，グループ参加ならではの良さも感じました．学会が終わったばかりですが，来年も発表できるように頑張ろうと，今から互いに言い合っています．

 

（文責：増田桃佳 D2）