Does hyperuricemia affect mortality? A prospective cohort study of Japanese male workers.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Strategies for preventing premature cardiovascular disease include measures to control its risk factors. To plan such activities, prevalence of these factors must be known. Data regarding risk factor prevalence is limited in Bangladesh and measurement of biochemical factors is not always feasible. The aim of...

journal_title：Journal of epidemiology

authors： Zaman MM,Choudhury SR,Ahmed J,Numan SM,Islam MS,Yoshiike N

更新日期：2004-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Longitudinal epidemiological studies require both the periodic update of intake information via repeated dietary survey and the minimization of subject burden in responding to questionnaires. We developed a 66-item Food Frequency Questionnaire (short-FFQ) for the Japan Public Health Center-based prospective ...

journal_title：Journal of epidemiology

authors： Yokoyama Y,Takachi R,Ishihara J,Ishii Y,Sasazuki S,Sawada N,Shinozawa Y,Tanaka J,Kato E,Kitamura K,Nakamura K,Tsugane S

更新日期：2016-08-05 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:This study examined the relationships among household income, other SES indicators, and macronutrient intake in a cross-sectional study of a representative Japanese population. METHODS:In 2010, we established a cohort of participants in the National Health and Nutrition Survey (NHNS) from 300 randomly selec...

journal_title：Journal of epidemiology

authors： Sakurai M,Nakagawa H,Kadota A,Yoshita K,Nakamura Y,Okuda N,Nishi N,Miyamoto Y,Arima H,Ohkubo T,Okamura T,Ueshima H,Okayama A,Miura K

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study sought to investigate the effects of walking on serum lipids among the middle-aged and elderly. The subject group included 3312 adult Japanese who underwent a routine health examination at Yukuhashi city, Fukuoka Prefecture, in 1998. The amount of walking in which the subjects engaged and other lifestyle ch...

journal_title：Journal of epidemiology

authors： Fujino Y,Mizoue T,Tokui N,Yoshimura T

更新日期：2002-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Few epidemiologic studies have examined the association between the rate of eating and obesity. In this study, we cross-sectionally examined the association of the self-reported rate of eating with current Body Mass Index (BMI), and BMI-change from 20 years of age to the current age. METHODS:Subjects were 3...

journal_title：Journal of epidemiology

authors： Otsuka R,Tamakoshi K,Yatsuya H,Murata C,Sekiya A,Wada K,Zhang HM,Matsushita K,Sugiura K,Takefuji S,OuYang P,Nagasawa N,Kondo T,Sasaki S,Toyoshima H

更新日期：2006-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The objective of this review was to summarize findings on aquatic exercise and balneotherapy and to assess the quality of systematic reviews based on randomized controlled trials. METHODS:Studies were eligible if they were systematic reviews based on randomized clinical trials (with or without a meta-analys...

journal_title：Journal of epidemiology

authors： Kamioka H,Tsutani K,Okuizumi H,Mutoh Y,Ohta M,Handa S,Okada S,Kitayuguchi J,Kamada M,Shiozawa N,Honda T

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The body mass index (BMI) of preschool children from 4 years of age through primary school has increased since the Great East Japan Earthquake, but that of children aged under 3 years has not been studied. This study evaluated how the anthropometrics of younger children changed following the earthquake. MET...

journal_title：Journal of epidemiology

authors： Yokomichi H,Matsubara H,Ishikuro M,Kikuya M,Isojima T,Yokoya S,Kato N,Tanaka T,Chida S,Ono A,Hosoya M,Tanaka S,Kuriyama S,Kure S,Yamagata Z

更新日期：2018-05-05 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:There have been few prospective studies on diet and glucose abnormalities as determined by oral glucose tolerance test. METHODS:To investigate the impact of dietary factors on the development of glucose intolerance including diabetes and impaired glucose tolerance, we performed a follow-up survey of 1,075 s...

journal_title：Journal of epidemiology

authors： Kiyohara Y,Shinohara A,Kato I,Shirota T,Kubo M,Tanizaki Y,Fujishima M,Iida M

更新日期：2003-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Iodine deficiency remains a considerable challenge worldwide, even after decades of efforts to address the problem. The aim of this review is to present the current situation in historically iodine-deficient Pakistan regarding iodine nutritional status and place it in a global perspective. We collected relevant articl...

journal_title：Journal of epidemiology

authors： Khattak RM,Khattak MNK,Ittermann T,Völzke H

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We hypothesized that validity of semiquantitative food frequency questionnaire would be affected by food diversity (variety of foods consumed), because greater food diversity may be related to greater within-individual variation of nutrient intake, which can attenuate the correlation coefficient measuring validity of ...

journal_title：Journal of epidemiology

authors： Nagata C,Ohwaki A,Kurisu Y,Shimizu H

更新日期：1998-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The longevity of Japanese is thought to be associated with psychosocial factors such as sense of coherence, social support, and social capital. However, the actual factors responsible and the extent of their contribution to individual health status are not known. METHODS:The Aichi Gerontological Evaluation ...

journal_title：Journal of epidemiology

authors： Nishi A,Kondo K,Hirai H,Kawachi I

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Both outdoor air pollution and extreme temperature have been associated with daily mortality; however, the effect of their interaction is not known. METHODS:This time-series analysis examined the effect of the interaction between outdoor air pollutants and extreme temperature on daily mortality in Shanghai,...

journal_title：Journal of epidemiology

authors： Cheng Y,Kan H

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Inflammatory gene polymorphisms are potentially associated with atherosclerosis risk, but their age-related effects are unclear. To investigate the age-related effects of inflammatory gene polymorphisms on arterial stiffness, we conducted cross-sectional and 5-year follow-up studies using the cardio-ankle va...

journal_title：Journal of epidemiology

authors： Kheradmand M,Niimura H,Kuwabara K,Nakahata N,Nakamura A,Ogawa S,Mantjoro EM,Shimatani K,Nerome Y,Owaki T,Kusano K,Takezaki T

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:It has been reported that fruit intake protects against cardiovascular disease (CVD). However, most of the relevant studies were conducted in Western countries, and only a few investigated Japanese populations. The present cohort study assessed the effect of citrus fruit intake on the incidence of CVD and it...

journal_title：Journal of epidemiology

authors： Yamada T,Hayasaka S,Shibata Y,Ojima T,Saegusa T,Gotoh T,Ishikawa S,Nakamura Y,Kayaba K,Jichi Medical School Cohort Study Group.

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Lung cancers are classified into small-cell lung cancer (SCLC) and non-small-cell lung cancer due to their different treatment and prognosis. Although many studies have reported the specific survival of SCLC patients treated at cancer hospitals, survival from population-based data has rarely been reported. ...

journal_title：Journal of epidemiology

authors： Oze I,Ito H,Nishino Y,Hattori M,Nakayama T,Miyashiro I,Matsuo K,Ito Y

更新日期：2019-09-05 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Evidence for an association between vitamin D status and breast cancer is now more convincing, but is uncertain in subtropical areas like Taiwan. This hospital-based case-control study examined the relationship of breast cancer with vitamin D intake and sunlight exposure. METHODS:A total of 200 incident bre...

journal_title：Journal of epidemiology

authors： Lee MS,Huang YC,Wahlqvist ML,Wu TY,Chou YC,Wu MH,Yu JC,Sun CA

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recently, it has been suggested that fetal and infant environments are associated with childhood and adulthood health status, specifically regarding presence of obesity and chronic diseases. This concept is known as the "Developmental Origins of Health and Disease (DOHaD) hypothesis." Thus, it is necessary to collect ...

journal_title：Journal of epidemiology

authors： Suzuki K

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although the prevalences of obesity and hypertension (HT) are increasing in children, there have been few epidemiological studies of HT in Japanese children. We evaluated the prevalences of HT and high-normal blood pressure (HNBP), and examined the relationship between blood pressure (BP) and body mass index...

journal_title：Journal of epidemiology

authors： Shirasawa T,Shimada N,Ochiai H,Ohtsu T,Hoshino H,Nishimura R,Morimoto A,Tajima N,Kokaze A

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In Japan, the spread of immunization and the development of antibiotics and antituberculosis drugs have dramatically decreased the mortality rate from infectious diseases since World War II. Alterations in health practices, such as decreasing the intake of salty foods and strict management of hypertension, have result...

journal_title：Journal of epidemiology

authors： Takeshita T,Morimoto K

更新日期：1996-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Antihypertensive and non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) are used to treat many common diseases. However, it has been suspected that interactions between these drugs exist. Here, we assessed the interactions between non-selective NSAIDs and several classes of antihypertensive drugs. METHODS:The s...

journal_title：Journal of epidemiology

authors： Ishiguro C,Fujita T,Omori T,Fujii Y,Mayama T,Sato T

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study aims to evaluate the contribution of the change in circulatory diseases mortality to the life expectancy at birth observed during the years 1955-1995 in Japan. We used data on the population and the number of deaths by cause, age, and sex in 1955, 1965, 1975, 1985, and 1995. The contribution of different ag...

journal_title：Journal of epidemiology

authors： Watanabe T,Omori M,Fukuda H,Takada H,Miyao M,Ohsawa I,Oshida Y,Sato Y,Hasegawa T

更新日期：2002-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Few studies have investigated mortality in seafood workers worldwide, and no such study has been conducted in the United States. The objective of this study was to investigate mortality in American seafood workers. METHODS:The study population was derived from 4 states and consisted of 4116 subjects who wor...

journal_title：Journal of epidemiology

authors： Johnson ES,Faramawi MF,Sall M,Choi KM

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To examine the association between socioeconomic status (SES), self-rated health (SRH), and mortality separately by race-ethnicity in a nationally representative sample of US adults. METHODS:We analyzed data from 16 716 adult women and men who were followed up for mortality for up to 12 years as part of the ...

journal_title：Journal of epidemiology

authors： Suresh S,Sabanayagam C,Shankar A

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Distributions of serum pepsinogen (PG) values were assessed in Helicobacter pylori-infected and non-infected junior high school students (aged 12-15 years) in Japan. METHODS:All junior high school students (1,225 in total) in Sasayama city, who were basically healthy, were asked to provide urine and serum s...

journal_title：Journal of epidemiology

authors： Okuda M,Lin Y,Mabe K,Kato M,Osaki T,Miyamoto R,Okumura A,Kamiya S,Kikuchi S

更新日期：2020-01-05 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of exposure to Japanese cedar pollen (JCP) in early life on subsequent sensitization to it was evaluated. Specific IgE antibody to JCP was examined in 440-504 school children in a rural town each year during 1995-98. The amount of dispersed pollen measured by a Durham sampler widely ranged from 165 to 5941 ...

journal_title：Journal of epidemiology

authors： Ozasa K,Dejima K,Hama T,Watanabe Y,Takenaka H

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There are suggestions that women have higher relative risks of lung cancer than men given similar levels of tobacco exposure, implying that sex-related hormones may influence lung cancer risk. We evaluated the association between lung cancer risk and menstrual and reproductive factors on a subset of self-responding fe...

journal_title：Journal of epidemiology

authors： Brenner AV,Wang Z,Kleinerman RA,Lei S,Metayer C,Wang W,Lubin JH

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Japan's historically low immigration rate and monolingual culture makes it a particularly interesting setting for clarifying non-national medical care. Our study objective was to examine disease patterns and outcome differences between Japanese and non-Japanese patients in a rapidly globalizing nation. METH...

journal_title：Journal of epidemiology

authors： Ishii E,Nawa N,Matsui H,Otomo Y,Fujiwara T

更新日期：2020-12-05 00:00:00

abstract：:BackgroundResearch findings indicate that four health-related behaviours (HRBs), smoking, alcohol, diet, physical activity, do not co-occur within individuals by chance and therefore cluster. To date there is a lack of research investigating the clustering of these HRBs in the Japanese population.MethodsThe Japanese N...

journal_title：Journal of epidemiology

authors： Mawditt C,Sasayama K,Katanoda K,Gilmour S

更新日期：2020-07-25 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The Japan Multi-institutional Collaborative Cohort (J-MICC) study was launched in 2005 to examine gene-environment interactions in lifestyle-related diseases, including cancers, among the Japanese. This report describes the study design and baseline profile of the study participants. METHODS:The participant...

journal_title：Journal of epidemiology

authors： Takeuchi K,Naito M,Kawai S,Tsukamoto M,Kadomatsu Y,Kubo Y,Okada R,Nagayoshi M,Tamura T,Hishida A,Nakatochi M,Sasakabe T,Hashimoto S,Eguchi H,Momozawa Y,Ikezaki H,Murata M,Furusyo N,Tanaka K,Hara M,Nishida Y,Mats

更新日期：2020-09-19 00:00:00

abstract：:Cancer epidemiology in Japan has been led by the large-scale population based cohort studies. Permanent registration system has made follow-up easier and more efficient. Low cancer incidence and mortality rates led the researchers to investigate possible preventive factors in diet and life style, in addition to the st...

journal_title：Journal of epidemiology

authors： Watanabe S,Sobue T,Kinjyo Y

更新日期：1996-08-01 00:00:00