NavGeneral InfoEmail Print Original or alternative title 平成18年国民健康・栄養調査報告 Provider Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (Japan)Tabulations only Geography Japan (JPN) Coverage type Country Time period covered 11/2006 - 11/2006 Series or system Japan National Health and Nutrition Survey Data type Survey: Cross-sectionalHouseholdIndividual Summary The National Health and Nutrition Survey 2006 evaluated the health status, lifestyle and nutritional and food intake of the Japanese population. Responses were collected from 3,599 households in 300 randomly selected districts. Among all participants (one year or older), 9,423 people completed the dietary intake survey and 8,212 answered the lifestyle questionnaire. In addition, 8,060 people received physical examinations and 4,318 had blood tests (for subjects 20 years or older). The lifestyle questionnaire covered eating, drinking, smoking, sleeping, exercise and dental care habits. Physical examinations measured the height, weight, abdominal circumference, and blood pressure of participants. Before 2003, the National Health and Nutrition Survey was known as the National Nutrition Survey. A report on the 2006 survey contains tabulations on daily nutrient intake, broken down by sex and 10-year age groups. Keywords Alcohol use, Anthropometry, Blood glucose, Blood tests, Body mass index, Calcium, Cholesterol tests, Dental care, Diet, Dietary sodium, Fish, Folic acid, Food industry, Fruits and vegetables, Glucose tests, Height, Hemoglobin, Insulin, Iron, Medicines, Occupations, Physical activity, Physical examinations, Pregnancy, Sleep, Tobacco smoking, Weight, Zinc, Blood pressure, Cholesterol, Antihypertensive drugs, Caloric intake, Child anthropometry, Diabetes, Dietary fiber, Dietary protein, Dietary sugar, Drug consumption, Secondhand smoke, Hypertension, Iron supplements, Obesity, Prevalence, Processed foods Citation Contributors Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (Japan) Funders Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (Japan) Suggested citation Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (Japan). Japan National Health and Nutrition Survey 2006. GHDx Entry last modified on: Oct 2, 2024