Table 6 Correlation between disease incidence and hot spa-bathing conditions in men.

From: Preventive and promotive effects of habitual hot spa-bathing on the elderly in Japan

Men

Cancer

IHD

Arrhythmia

HT

Apoplexy

Gout

Br Asthm

DM

HL

Renal Dis

Depression

Chr Hep

Coll Dis

Allergy

Men

Life

1 yr

Life

1 yr

Life

1 yr

Life

1 yr

Life

1 yr

Life

1 yr

Life

1 yr

Life

1 yr

Life

1 yr

Life

1 yr

Life

1 yr

Life

1 yr

Life

1 yr

Life

1 yr

1/W–M

+

 

   

                   

2–3/W

+

          

+

   

     

     

4–5/W

+

+

   

 

             

     

1/Day

  

   

 

       

 

 

 

  

  

<10 m

+

 

 

+

           

 

 

 

  

  

10–19

+

   

 

 

 

     

     

  

  

20–29

  

 

+

 

+

           

+

    

  

≥30 m

  

 

         

       

     

<10 yr

+

 

                 

 

 

+

 

 

10–19

    

      

+

    

     

     

20–29

  

 

   

   

   

 

 

       

30–39

  

  

+

 

+

    

+

 

    

+

      

 

≥40 yr

   

 

   

+

 

+

   

   

 

  

  

Before 9

                

   

       

9–12

+

               

           

13–18

 

   

+

 

+

                    

19-

   

  

 

       

   

       

Simple

  

  

+

   

   

   

   

+

  

Chloride

    

+

 

  

+

        

       

Bicarbon

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

     
  1. (+) Indicates that the disease incidence was higher in hot spa bathers than in non-hot spa bathers. (−) Indicates that the disease incidence was lower in hot spa bathers than in non-hot spa bathers.
  2. IHD; Ischemic heart disease, HT; hypertension, Br Asthm; Bronchial asthma, DM; Diabetes Mellitus, HL; Hyperlipidemia, Renal Dis; Renal disease, Chr Hep; Chronic Hepatitis, Collagen Dis; Collagen Disease. Ur Bladder; Urinary Bladder, Leuk/Lym; Leukemia/Lymphoma.