Curriculum Vitaes

Chiyoko Usui

  (薄井 澄誉子)

Profile Information

Affiliation
Center for Liberal Education and Learning Embodied Wisdom Division, Sophia University
National Institute of Health and Nutrition
Faculty of Liberal Arts, Tsuda College
Degree
学士(理学)(東京女子大学)
修士(人間科学)(Mar, 2001, 早稲田大学)
博士(人間科学)(Jan, 2008, 早稲田大学)

Other name(s) (e.g. nickname)
Chiyoko Usui
researchmap Member ID
5000098228

Awards

 1

Major Papers

 43
  • Kumpei Tanisawa, Tomoko Ito, Ryoko Kawakami, Chiyoko Usui, Takuji Kawamura, Katsuhiko Suzuki, Shizuo Sakamoto, Kaori Ishii, Isao Muraoka, Koichiro Oka, Mitsuru Higuchi
    The British journal of nutrition, 1-31, Jul 14, 2021  Peer-reviewed
    The association between a dietary pattern characterised by high alcohol intake and dyslipidaemia has not been fully investigated. Therefore, the present study aimed to investigate the association between alcohol dietary patterns and the prevalence of dyslipidaemia and its components. This cross-sectional study enrolled 2,171 men and women aged ≥40 years who were alumni of a Japanese university. To identify dietary patterns, a principal component analysis was performed based on the energy-adjusted food intake estimated by a brief-type self-administered diet history questionnaire. Three dietary patterns were identified, the second of which was named the alcohol dietary pattern and was characterised by a high intake of alcoholic beverages, liver, chicken, and fish. This alcohol dietary pattern was associated with reduced low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) levels. The fully adjusted odds ratios (95% confidence intervals) of high LDL-C for the lowest through highest quartile of alcohol dietary pattern score were 1.00 (reference), 0.83 (0.64-1.08), 0.84 (0.64-1.10), and 0.68 (0.49- 0.94), respectively. Subgroup analysis showed that the alcohol dietary pattern was inversely associated with the prevalence of dyslipidaemia in women, whereas it was positively associated with high triglyceride levels in men. In conclusion, the alcohol dietary pattern, characterised by a high intake of alcoholic beverages, liver, chicken, and fish, was associated with the prevalence of dyslipidaemia and its components. This finding provides useful information for the prevention and treatment of dyslipidaemia by modifying the diet.

Major Misc.

 101

Professional Memberships

 8

Research Projects

 6