Questionnaire survey results on swallowing in yakumo town resident’s healthexamination (2018)

We have been conducting a questionnaire survery since 2009 to obtain basic data on swallowing function related to eating habits and exercise habits. In 2018, a self-administered questionnaire survey was conducted to ad questions about swallowing function during the health examination of residents of Yakumo Town, Hokkaido, Japan. As a result, 191 males and 261 females were obtained. There were 15 questions, and more than 80% of both males and females answered that there was no problem with each question. However, females were statistically significantly more problematic than males in five items (When eating or drinking, can food or drink come out of your nose?, Do you swallow well-chewed food several times as it passes through your throat？, Do you feel like a lump of food itch in your throat while eating?, Do you cough when swallowing solid foods?, Do you have difficulty breathing while eating？). However, more than 80-90% of females answered that there have no problem. Participants who lived independently and could walk to participate in the resident health checkup were aware of their problem of swallowing function. In the future, it will be necessary to investigate the relationship with eating habits and exercise habits.