Novartis Japan Announces Results of Latest Survey on Lifestyle-related Diseases.

Tokyo, Japan, Jan 26, 2006 - (JCN) - Novartis Pharma announced on January 25 the results of its latest survey on lifestyle-related diseases.

The company asked 1,000 people in Japan in the "Lifestyle-related Diseases: Awareness and Reality" survey from December 21 to 25. Of the respondents, 66.7% answered that they are worried that they may develop lifestyle-related diseases in the future.

About 54.8% of the respondents (63.2% of the male and 46.4% of the female respondents to be more specific) have an annual medical checkup, and of those 53.6% said that they were asked to have another round of checkups. However, 31% confessed that they did not go for a recheck.

When asked the reasons why they did not go, 61.3% answered that they did not have any subjective symptoms, followed by "too much of a bother" (37.2%) and no time (27.7%).

Regarding metabolic syndrome, of the people who suffer from obesity, hypertension, high lipids and high blood sugar lave, only 12.9% answered that they know of their syndrome while 35.9% said that they have heard but have not known and 51.2% have never heard of it.

When asked about what they keep in mind to prevent lifestyle-related diseases, 56.4% answered that they try to have a balanced diet, followed by "moderately do physical exercises" (51.4%), "not eat too much" (50.8%), and "sleep well" (33.2%).

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