Yamashiro Kaito, Ogata Fumihiko, Kawasaki Naohito
Department of Public Health, Faculty of Pharmacy, Kindai University.
Antiaging Center, Kindai University.
Yakugaku Zasshi. 2017;137(8):1035-1040. doi: 10.1248/yakushi.17-00078.
It is important to ingest just proportions of minerals to prevent disease, but these minerals are also secreted into the hair. Meanwhile, the number of hay fever patients in Japan is increasing, causing an increase in national medical expenses. In this study, we investigated the relationship between hay fever and mineral concentrations in hair to obtain findings on the risk of developing pollen allergies. A questionnaire survey was conducted for 275 men and 977 women on their lifestyle habits and ten kinds of mineral concentrations present in their hair were measured with subsequent analysis using nominal logistic regression analysis. The results indicated that half the patients in each age group had hay fever, with no significant difference between hay fever and aging, exercise habits, sleep and dietary rhythms. On the other hand, there was a significant difference between hay fever and mineral concentrations in the hair, and in men with hay fever, iron (odds ratio: 0.55, p<0.05) was low, while in women calcium (odds ratio: 0.67, p<0.05), chromium (odds ratio: 0.46, p<0.001), cadmium (odds ratio: 0.68, p<0.01) were low and selenium (odds ratio: 1.78, p<0.01) was high. These results, suggest that measurements mineral concentrations in hair are indicators of hay fever risk.
摄入适量矿物质以预防疾病很重要，而这些矿物质也会分泌到头发中。与此同时，日本花粉症患者数量不断增加，导致国家医疗费用上升。在本研究中，我们调查了花粉症与头发中矿物质浓度之间的关系，以获取有关发生花粉过敏风险的研究结果。对275名男性和977名女性进行了关于生活习惯的问卷调查，并测量了他们头发中十种矿物质的浓度，随后使用名义逻辑回归分析进行分析。结果表明，每个年龄组中一半的患者患有花粉症，花粉症与衰老、运动习惯、睡眠和饮食节奏之间没有显著差异。另一方面，花粉症与头发中的矿物质浓度之间存在显著差异，在患有花粉症的男性中，铁含量较低（优势比：0.55，p<0.05），而在女性中，钙（优势比：0.67，p<0.05）、铬（优势比：0.46，p<0.001）、镉（优势比：0.68，p<0.01）含量较低，硒含量较高（优势比：1.78，p<0.01）。这些结果表明，测量头发中的矿物质浓度是花粉症风险的指标。
