Medical Hydrology and Balneology: Environmental Aspects

Medical Hydrology and Balneology: Environmental Aspects
Results
The number of respondents was 2,779 (56%). In bathing group there were 1,310
cases (47%), in ONSEN group 663 (23%), and green tea group 462 (17%). Cases
who are applicable both in bathing and green tea group were 254 (9%), both in
ONSEN group and green tea group were 121(4%). Respondents who were in bathing
group (OR = 1.18, 95%CI, 1.0-1.3), ONSEN group (OR = 1.5, 95%CI, 1.1-1.9),
green tea group (OR= 1.2, 95%CI, 1.0-1.5), bathing and green tea group (OR = 1.4,
95%CI, 1.1-1.9) and ONSEN and green tea group (OR = 1.8, 95%CI, 1.2-2.6)
showed a strong association with better SRH.
Conclusions
This study suggests that bathing in hot water every day, utilizing ONSEN often
and drinking green tea a lot, and the combination of these daily habits may contribute
a good health status of Japanese. We think that promotion to have these lifestyle
habits may augment person’s own perception of general health. It is also
possible that these results may explain part of the reasons for higher life expectancy
of Japanese.
Keywords: Bathing, ONSEN (Hot Spring), Green Tea, Self-Rated Health, Longevity
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2012, núm. 6, 305-306