[働く日本人の男性の更年期に関連した健康問題,識字,そしてプレゼンティズムに関するパイロット研究]
Takaaki Tamura1,2, Yu Hirano3, Akane Shimizu3
1Department of Urology, Graduate School of Medicine and School of Medicine, Chiba University.
Sangyo eiseigaku zasshi = Journal of occupational health
|February 18, 2026
まとめ
男性の更年期,または遅発性陰性腺症は,働く男性に著しく影響を与えます.
科学分野:
- アンドロロジー アンドロロジーとは
- 職業衛生は,健康に関するものです.
- 男性の健康についてです.
背景:
- 遅発性陰性腺症候群 (LOH) または男性の更年期は,中年および高齢の男性の健康に影響します.
- 日本では,LOH症候群に対する認識と治療が低いため,診断が不十分である.
- この研究は,LOHが日本の労働者男性に及ぼす影響を調査しています.
研究 の 目的:
- 働く日本の男性における男性更年期に関連する健康問題,識字,プレゼンティズムを調査する.
- 業界や職業による差異を分析する.
- 企業環境におけるLOH症状の流行と影響を評価する.
主な方法:
- 東京の3つの会社で35歳以上の男性従業員3362人を対象に実施された調査.
- 健康状態の評価,男性高齢化症状 (AMS) のスコア,健康に関する知識,職場への影響.
- 単項目のプレゼンティズム質問 (SPQ) を使用してプレゼンティズムを評価した.
主要な成果:
- 1,811人の有効な回答者は"男性更年期" (79.2%) の高い認識を示したが,症状の認識は低い (26.1%) であった.
- 参加者の4分の1は,中等から重度のAMSスコアを持っていた.
- 集中できないことが最も一般的な仕事への影響 (58.8%) であり,26.4%がLOHの症状によるプレゼンティズムを経験しました.
結論:
- 男性の更年期症状は,働く男性におけるプレゼンティズムに大きく影響します.
- 職場におけるLOHの認識と管理の必要性を強調する.
- 日本企業の生産性に影響を与える健康問題であることを示唆しています.
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