Table 6.
Correlation between disease incidence and hot spa-bathing conditions in men.
| 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 | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | |||||||||||||||||||||
(+) 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.
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.