Personal values, which are formed in early life, can have an impact on health outcome later in life. The aim of this study is to investigate the relation between personal values in adolescence and bio-indicators related to metabolic syndrome (MetS) in adulthood. The longitudinal data used was from the Japanese Study on Stratification, Health, Income, and Neighborhood (J-SHINE). Personal values in adolescence were retrospectively obtained in 2017 from a self-reporting questionnaire, composed of value priorities and commitment to the values. Venous samples were collected in 2012 for low and high-density lipoprotein (LDL, HDL) cholesterol and hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c). Body mass index (BMI), waist circumference and systolic and diastolic blood pressure (SBP, DBP) were also measured. The associations of each variable were examined by partial correlation analysis. In addition, multiple linear regression analysis was conducted to examine overall associations between personal values and the sum of standardized scores (Z-score) of the biomarkers as a proxy of MetS. The total population (n = 668) included 261 men and 407 women. For men, the personal value priority of “Having influence on society” was associated with high HDL cholesterol (0.133, p = 0.032) and “Cherishing familiar people” with low waist circumference (r = -0.129, p = 0.049), low SBP, and high DBP (r = -0.135, p = 0.039; r = 0.134, p = 0.041). For women, “Not bothering others” was associated with high SBP and low DBP (r = 0.125, p = 0.015; r = -0.123, p = 0.017). "Economically succeeding" was associated with a worse outcome (β = 0.162, p = 0.042) in men. Although some significant associations were found between personal values in adolescence and MetS-related markers in adulthood, the overall associations were not strong. Culturally prevailing values were likely to be associated with a good outcome of metabolic health.

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青春期的个人价值观及其与成年期代谢生物标志物的关联：一项基于日本人群的研究

早年形成的个人价值观会对晚年的健康结果产生影响。本研究的目的是调查青春期的个人价值观与成年期代谢综合征 (MetS) 相关的生物指标之间的关系。使用的纵向数据来自日本分层、健康、收入和邻里研究 (J-SHINE)。青春期的个人价值观是在 2017 年通过自我报告问卷回顾性获得的，问卷由价值观优先事项和对价值观的承诺组成。2012 年采集了静脉样本以检测低密度和高密度脂蛋白 (LDL, HDL) 胆固醇和血红蛋白 A1c (HbA1c)。还测量了体重指数（BMI）、腰围和收缩压和舒张压（SBP、DBP）。通过偏相关分析检查每个变量的关联。此外，进行多元线性回归分析以检查个人价值观与作为 MetS 代表的生物标志物的标准化得分总和（Z 得分）之间的整体关联。总人口（n = 668）包括 261 名男性和 407 名女性。对于男性而言，“对社会有影响”的个人价值优先级与高 HDL 胆固醇（0.133，p = 0.032）和“珍惜熟悉的人”与低腰围（r = -0.129，p = 0.049）、低 SBP 相关, 和高 DBP (r = -0.135, p = 0.039; r = 0.134, p = 0.041)。对于女性，“不打扰他人”与高 SBP 和低 DBP 相关（r = 0.125，p = 0.015；r = -0.123，p = 0.017）。“经济上的成功”与男性的较差结果（β = 0.162，p = 0.042）相关。尽管在青春期的个人价值观和成年期的 MetS 相关标记之间发现了一些显着的关联，但总体关联并不强。文化盛行的价值观可能与代谢健康的良好结果有关。