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Japan National Health and Nutrition Survey 2015

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General Info
Provider 
Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (Japan)
Tabulations only
Geography 
Japan (JPN)
Coverage type 
Country
Time period covered 
11/2015 - 11/2015
Series or system 
Japan National Health and Nutrition Survey
Data type
Survey:
  • Cross-sectional
  • Household
  • Individual
  • Interview
Summary 

The National Health and Nutrition Survey 2015 evaluated the health status, lifestyle, and nutritional and food intake of the Japanese population. Responses were collected from 5,327 households in 300 randomly selected districts. Among all participants (one year or older), 7,456 people completed the dietary intake survey and 7,136 answered the lifestyle questionnaire. In addition, 7,148 people received physical examinations, 3,320 had blood tests, and 5,884 measured step counts. The lifestyle questionnaire covered eating, drinking, smoking, sleeping, and exercise. 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 2015 survey contains tabulations on daily nutrient intake, broken down by sex and 10-year age groups.

Keywords 
Alcohol use, Anemia, Anthropometry, Antihypertensive drugs, Blood pressure, Blood tests, Body mass index, Breastfeeding, Caloric intake, Child anthropometry, Cholesterol, Cholesterol tests, Dairy products, Dental caries, Diabetes, Dietary fiber, Dietary sodium, Drug consumption, Employment, Secondhand smoke, Family composition, Fish, Fruits, Gestational age, Health literacy, Height, Hemoglobin, Insulin, Iron supplements, Legumes, Lifestyle risk factors, Marital status, Meat, Micronutrients, Milk, Nutrition, Nuts, Obesity, Physical activity, Pregnancy, Processed foods, Sleep, Sugar-sweetened beverages, Tobacco, Vegetables, Weight
GHDx Entry last modified on: Aug 5, 2021