Menstrual and reproductive factors and risk of lung cancer among Chinese women, Eastern Gansu Province, 1994-1998.

abstract：:On the basis of 351 one-day weighed diet records, we selected foods/recipes contributing to nutrients of interest for a data-based food frequency questionnaire by contribution analysis and multiple regression analysis. Total fat was largely of animal and vegetable origin, irrespective of analytic methods. Saturated fa...

journal_title：Journal of epidemiology

authors： Tokudome Y,Imaeda N,Ikeda M,Kitagawa I,Fujiwara N,Tokudome S

更新日期：1999-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The sentinel surveillance system in Japan provides estimates of nationwide influenza incidence. Although prefectural influenza incidences can be estimated using data from the current surveillance system, such estimates may be imprecise. METHODS:We calculated the numbers of sentinel medical institutions (SMI...

journal_title：Journal of epidemiology

authors： Hashimoto S,Kawado M,Murakami Y,Ohta A,Shigematsu M,Tada Y,Taniguchi K,Nagai M

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:It remains unclear whether chronic ingestion of arsenic in drinking water affects the peripheral nervous system. We examined the effects of arsenic exposure on nerve conduction velocity using electromyography. METHODS:A cross-sectional study was conducted of a population living in an arsenic-affected villag...

journal_title：Journal of epidemiology

authors： Fujino Y,Guo X,Shirane K,Liu J,Wu K,Miyatake M,Tanabe K,Kusuda T,Yoshimura T,Japan Inner Mongolia Arsenic Pollution Study Group.

更新日期：2006-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:We attempted to apply the model of effort-reward imbalance (ERI) to school settings in order to measure students' psychosocial stress and analyze its association with self-rated health in adolescents. METHODS:A cross-sectional survey was conducted in Kunming, China among 1004 Chinese students (468 boys and ...

journal_title：Journal of epidemiology

authors： Li J,Shang L,Wang T,Siegrist J

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Marital transitions are associated with adverse health events, such as mortality and cardiovascular disease. Since marital transitions (e.g., becoming widowed) are unavoidable life events, it is necessary to identify modifiable intermediate outcomes. Thus, we examined the association between marital transiti...

journal_title：Journal of epidemiology

authors： Noguchi T,Kondo F,Nishiyama T,Otani T,Nakagawa-Senda H,Watanabe M,Imaeda N,Goto C,Hosono A,Shibata K,Kamishima H,Nogimura A,Nagaya K,Yamada T,Suzuki S

更新日期：2020-10-17 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:We conducted a case-control study to examine the relationship between human leukocyte antigen-A (HLA-A) allele polymorphism and the pathogenesis of cervical neoplasia among Japanese women. METHODS:A total of 119 patients with invasive cervical squamous cell carcinoma were compared to 119 age- and menopausal...

journal_title：Journal of epidemiology

authors： Hosono S,Kawase T,Matsuo K,Watanabe M,Kajiyama H,Hirose K,Suzuki T,Kidokoro K,Ito H,Nakanishi T,Yatabe Y,Hamajima N,Kikkawa F,Tajima K,Tanaka H

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Health research is not a priority sector in Bangladesh. By and large, physicians and academicians are neither interested nor are they properly trained to conduct quality research. The objective of this study is to quantify the volume of researches related to health in Bangladesh with a view to propose remedi...

journal_title：Journal of epidemiology

authors： Rahman M,Laz TH,Fukui T

更新日期：1999-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Glucose intolerance in patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) has been inconsistently reported. Evidence for the association of ALS and diabetes mellitus is limited. We aimed to assess the overall and age- and sex-specific risks of ALS among patients with diabetes in Taiwan. METHODS:The study coh...

journal_title：Journal of epidemiology

authors： Sun Y,Lu CJ,Chen RC,Hou WH,Li CY

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The adverse effects of maternal smoking on the health of pregnant women have been examined mostly on a disease-by-disease basis. The aims of this study were to evaluate simultaneously the effects of smoking during pregnancy on various obstetric complications, using data from a large medical database, and to ...

journal_title：Journal of epidemiology

authors： Hayashi K,Matsuda Y,Kawamichi Y,Shiozaki A,Saito S

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Secondary data analysis of national health surveys of the general population is a standard methodology for health metrics and evaluation; it is used to monitor trends in population health over time and benchmark the performance of health systems. In Japan, the government has established electronic databases of individ...

journal_title：Journal of epidemiology

authors： Ikeda N

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:We surveyed the emergency medical system (EMS) in Taiwan to provide information to policymakers responsible for decisions regarding the redistribution of national medical resources. METHODS:A systematic sampling method was used to randomly sample a representative database from the National Health Insurance ...

journal_title：Journal of epidemiology

authors： Yang NP,Lee YH,Lin CH,Chung YC,Chen WJ,Chou P

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although birth weight is considered as a fetal determinant of the development of adult-onset diabetes mellitus (DM), its public health importance relative to adult body mass index (BMI) remains unclear. We aimed to examine the association between adult-onset DM and birth weight in relation to adult BMI. MET...

journal_title：Journal of epidemiology

authors： Katanoda K,Noda M,Goto A,Mizunuma H,Lee JS,Hayashi K

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Despite the importance of obesity and its association with socioeconomic status, little is known about this condition in Korean adolescents. We examined the relationship between obesity in Korean adolescents and several socioeconomic variables and compared the association of obesity with conventional and sub...

journal_title：Journal of epidemiology

authors： Oh IH,Cho Y,Park SY,Oh C,Choe BK,Choi JM,Yoon TY

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We examined apolipoprotein E (Apo E) polymorphism and methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) 677 C to T mutation by using the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) method in 100 elderly Japanese aged 60 or more, and assessed whether these genetic factors are associated with an increased risk for the clinical phenotypes...

journal_title：Journal of epidemiology

authors： Nishiyama M,Kato Y,Hashimoto M,Yukawa S,Omori K

更新日期：2000-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Intracellular folate hemostasis depends on the 5,10-methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) gene. Because 5,10-MTHFR 677TT homozygosity and tobacco smoking are associated with low folate status, we tested the hypothesis that smoking in mothers with 5,10-MTHFR C677T or A1298C polymorphisms would be indepe...

journal_title：Journal of epidemiology

authors： Yila TA,Sasaki S,Miyashita C,Braimoh TS,Kashino I,Kobayashi S,Okada E,Baba T,Yoshioka E,Minakami H,Endo T,Sengoku K,Kishi R

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The double burden of malnutrition is a growing public health problem in Japan. We estimated the dynamics of the energy imbalance gap (EIG) (average daily difference between energy intake and expenditure) to explain trends in the prevalence of underweight, overweight, and obese Japanese adults. METHODS:We us...

journal_title：Journal of epidemiology

authors： Fallah-Fini S,Ikeda N,Nishi N

更新日期：2020-06-27 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:It is important to detect cognitive decline at an early stage, especially before onset of mild cognitive impairment and dementia. Processing speed and working memory are aspects of cognitive function that are associated with cognitive decline. Hand strength is an inexpensive, easily measurable indicator of c...

journal_title：Journal of epidemiology

authors： Ogata S,Kato K,Honda C,Hayakawa K

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:BackgroundNon-fasting triglycerides (TG) are considered a better predictor of cardiovascular disease (CVD) than fasting TG. However, the effect of non-fasting TG on fatal CVD events remains unclear. In the present study, we aimed to explore the relationship between non-fasting TG and CVD mortality in a Japanese genera...

journal_title：Journal of epidemiology

authors： Hirata A,Okamura T,Hirata T,Sugiyama D,Ohkubo T,Okuda N,Kita Y,Hayakawa T,Kadota A,Kondo K,Miura K,Okayama A,Ueshima H

更新日期：2021-01-16 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Physical activity is known to prevent obesity and metabolic syndrome in middle-aged and elderly people; however, the effectiveness of a comprehensive health education program for male white-collar employees is uncertain. METHODS:Forty-three men volunteered to participate in this study and were randomly assi...

journal_title：Journal of epidemiology

authors： Kamioka H,Nakamura Y,Okada S,Kitayuguchi J,Kamada M,Honda T,Matsui Y,Mutoh Y

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The life expectancy is an important measure for describing health status among population. Several studies from the United States and Europe showed the harm of smoking by describing the life expectancies with different smoking status. No such study is examined in Japan, the country with the world's highest l...

journal_title：Journal of epidemiology

authors： Murakami Y,Ueshima H,Okamura T,Kadowaki T,Hozawa A,Kita Y,Hayakawa T,Okayama A,NIPPON DATA80 Research Group.

更新日期：2007-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Little is known about pathological Internet use (PIU) and online risky behaviors among elementary school children. We aimed to investigate the prevalence and factors associated with PIU and online risky behaviors. METHODS:A school-based cross-sectional study was conducted in Toyama, Japan in 2018. The study...

journal_title：Journal of epidemiology

authors： Yamada M,Sekine M,Tatsuse T,Asaka Y

更新日期：2020-08-08 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:Because of the increasing number of mothers who continue to work after childbirth, participation in childcare has diversified. However, the impact of the main caregiver on children's habits has not been determined. We sought to examine the effect of caregiver differences on childhood habituation of between-m...

journal_title：Journal of epidemiology

authors： Sata M,Yamagishi K,Sairenchi T,Ikeda A,Irie F,Watanabe H,Iso H,Ota H

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Prolonged periods of sitting time can be adversely associated with older adults' well-being and functional capacities. Understanding patterns and contexts of sedentary behaviors (SB) can inform approaches to prevention. This study examined Japanese older adults' objectively-assessed patterns and reported dom...

journal_title：Journal of epidemiology

authors： Shibata A,Oka K,Ishii K,Miyawaki R,Inoue S,Sugiyama T,Owen N

更新日期：2019-09-05 00:00:00

abstract：:The Second British Epidemiology and Public Health Course was held from 19 to 25 August 1996 in Osaka as a satellite meeting for the 14th International Scientific Meeting of the International Epidemiological Association. Thirty-three researchers from 10 countries participated in the course. Professor Walter W Holland g...

journal_title：Journal of epidemiology

authors： Tanihara S,Morioka S,Kodama K,Hashimoto T,Yanagawa H,Holland WW

更新日期：1998-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We conducted self-administered questionnaire surveys of school children living in the vicinity of Mt. Sakurajima using ATS-DLD questionnaire. In this paper, we report the results of analysis comparing the proportion of children with asthma-like disease in the area exposed to the volcanic ash and gases released by Mt. ...

journal_title：Journal of epidemiology

authors： Uda H,Akiba S,Hatano H,Shinkura R

更新日期：1999-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:A growing amount of evidence demonstrates the adverse impacts of economic downturns on population health. However, the extent to which the macroeconomic conditions at labor market entry affect health outcomes in later life remains relatively understudied. This study focused on the health outcomes of the coho...

journal_title：Journal of epidemiology

authors： Oshio T

更新日期：2020-09-05 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective of this study is to compare the influence on delays in the tuberculosis case-finding process according to the types of medical facilities initially visited. The subjects include 107 patients 16 years and older who were diagnosed with bacteriologically confirmed pulmonary tuberculosis at nine tuberculosis...

journal_title：Journal of epidemiology

authors： Enkhbat S,Toyota M,Yasuda N,Ohara H

更新日期：1997-06-01 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