Trends in Small-Cell Lung Cancer Survival in 1993-2006 Based on Population-Based Cancer Registry Data in Japan.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Several epidemiologic studies have reported an inverse association between serum levels of carotenoids and cardiovascular disease risk. However, no studies have reported an association between serum carotenoids and N-terminal pro-brain-type natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) in the general population. METHODS:...

journal_title：Journal of epidemiology

authors： Suzuki K,Ishii J,Kitagawa F,Kuno A,Kusuhara Y,Ochiai J,Ichino N,Osakabe K,Sugimoto K,Yamada H,Ito Y,Hamajima N,Inoue T

更新日期：2013-01-01 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：:A total of 507 residents (232 males and 275 females) of a rural area of Hokkaido, Japan, were enrolled in the present follow-up study as the follow-up cohort. We investigated the relationship between mortality rates from cancer or all causes and blood levels of SOD activity and Zn/Cu ratio, and serum levels of SOD act...

journal_title：Journal of epidemiology

authors： Ito Y,Suzuki K,Sasaki R,Otani M,Aoki K

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Association of school absence with air pollution from suspended particulate matter (SPM) and nitrogen dioxide was analyzed in areas around arterial roads for five years, from 1993 to 1997. The prevalence of absence was calculated using the data for school absence in two schools around arterial roads, one of which is n...

journal_title：Journal of epidemiology

authors： Makino K

更新日期：2000-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The method for estimating incidence of infectious diseases from sentinel surveillance data has been proposed. In Japan, although the annual incidence rates of influenza and pediatric diseases estimated using the method were reported, their weekly incidence rates have not. METHODS:The weekly sex- and age-spe...

journal_title：Journal of epidemiology

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

更新日期：2007-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:We reutilized the existing Three-Prefecture Cohort to evaluate the relationship between lifestyle factors and the incidence or mortality from non-communicable diseases. METHODS:This study was a prospective population-based observation conducted from the 1980s to 2000 in three prefectures (Miyagi, Aichi, and...

journal_title：Journal of epidemiology

authors： Sado J,Kitamura T,Kitamura Y,Zha L,Liu R,Sobue T,Nishino Y,Tanaka H,Nakayama T,Tsuji I,Ito H,Suzuki T,Katanoda K,Tominaga S,Three-Prefecture Cohort Study Group.

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The estimation of incidence rates of infectious diseases based on the sentinel surveillance data is rather rare. We attempted to estimate these in 2000 in Japan by the surveillance data, and to evaluate their biases. METHODS:We used the incidences of influenza-like illness and 12 pediatric diseases in each ...

journal_title：Journal of epidemiology

authors： Hashimoto S,Murakami Y,Taniguchi K,Shindo N,Osaka K,Fuchigami H,Nagai M

更新日期：2003-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Data on the effect of physical activity intensity on depression is scarce. We investigated the prospective association between intensity of leisure-time exercise and risk of depressive symptoms among Japanese workers. METHODS:The participants were 29,052 employees (24,653 men and 4,399 women) aged 20 to 64 ...

journal_title：Journal of epidemiology

authors： Kuwahara K,Honda T,Nakagawa T,Yamamoto S,Hayashi T,Mizoue T

更新日期：2018-02-05 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：OBJECTIVE:This study surveyed the sexual behaviour of commercial sex workers and their clients in an attempt to identify factors of transmission of STDs (including HIV/AIDS) and to control their epidemics in Cambodia and South-East Asia. DESIGN:Cross-sectional study. SETTING:Trained questioners asked items of the que...

journal_title：Journal of epidemiology

authors： Morio S,Soda K,Tajima K,Leng HB,Kitamura K,Mizushima S,Ohshige K,Tan F,Suyama A,Sopheab H,Phalla T

更新日期：1999-06-01 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：:This study aims to determine if cigarette smoking is associated with engaging in other health-risk behaviors among high school students in Japan. Self-administered anonymous questionnaires were conducted in 1999 using a sample of 1,466 students (male: 50.5%, female: 49.5%) in grades 10 through 12 at seven public senio...

journal_title：Journal of epidemiology

authors： Takakura M,Ueji M,Sakihara S

更新日期：2001-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Eating alone is associated with an increased risk of depression symptoms. This association may be confounded by poor social networks. The present study aimed to determine the role of poor social networks in the association of eating alone with depression symptoms, focusing on cohabitation status. METHODS:Se...

journal_title：Journal of epidemiology

authors： Sakurai R,Kawai H,Suzuki H,Kim H,Watanabe Y,Hirano H,Ihara K,Obuchi S,Fujiwara Y

更新日期：2020-04-18 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:While laughter is broadly recognized as a good medicine, a potential preventive effect of laughter on disability and death is still being debated. Accordingly, we investigated the association between the frequency of laughter and onset of functional disability and all-cause mortality among the older adults i...

journal_title：Journal of epidemiology

authors： Tamada Y,Takeuchi K,Yamaguchi C,Saito M,Ohira T,Shirai K,Kondo K

更新日期：2020-05-16 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Longitudinal assessment of the impact of tobacco price on smoking cessation is scarce. Our objective was to investigate the effect of a price increase in October 2010 on cessation rates according to gender, age, socioeconomic status, and level of tobacco dependence in Japan. METHODS:We used longitudinal dat...

journal_title：Journal of epidemiology

authors： Tabuchi T,Nakamura M,Nakayama T,Miyashiro I,Mori J,Tsukuma H

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Analysis of dietary pattern is increasingly popular in nutritional epidemiology. However, few studies have examined the validity and reproducibility of dietary patterns. We assessed the reproducibility and validity of dietary patterns identified by a food frequency questionnaire (FFQ) used in the 5-year foll...

journal_title：Journal of epidemiology

authors： Nanri A,Shimazu T,Ishihara J,Takachi R,Mizoue T,Inoue M,Tsugane S,JPHC FFQ Validation Study Group.

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Risk factors of coronary heart disease (CHD) in Dominicans were compared with those of Japanese and Americans for the presumption of prevalence of CHD in about 2000 persons. Dominican adults aged 20 through 76 years were medically examined in 1993. Data of nationally representative Japanese and Americans which include...

journal_title：Journal of epidemiology

authors： Aono H,Ozawa H,Bello MC,Ito M,Saito I

更新日期：1997-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Large-scale outbreaks of measles occurred in 2013 and 2014 in rural Guangxi, a region in Southwest China with high coverage for measles-containing vaccine (MCV). This study aimed to estimate the timely vaccination coverage, the timely-and-complete vaccination coverage, and the median delay period for MCV amo...

journal_title：Journal of epidemiology

authors： Tang X,Geater A,McNeil E,Zhou H,Deng Q,Dong A

更新日期：2017-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The role of passive smoking on cervical carcinogenesis remains controversial. We investigated the association of passive smoking with the risk of cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN) and cervical cancer. METHODS:The study recruited 1,322 women, aged 18-65 with normal cytology (n = 592), CIN1 (n = 420), ...

journal_title：Journal of epidemiology

authors： Min KJ,Lee JK,So KA,Kim MK

更新日期：2018-01-05 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:Because alcohol drinking is a potential risk factor for colorectal cancer, the trend in alcohol consumption in Japan may partly explain the increase in incidence and mortality rates of this malignancy until 1990-1995. METHODS:We analyzed data from the Japan Collaborative Cohort Study. From 1988 to 1990, 23,...

journal_title：Journal of epidemiology

authors： Wakai K,Kojima M,Tamakoshi K,Watanabe Y,Hayakawa N,Suzuki K,Hashimoto S,Kawado M,Tokudome S,Suzuki S,Ozasa K,Toyoshima H,Ito Y,Tamakoshi A,JACC Study Group.

更新日期：2005-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Automobile exhaust is considered to be a potential risk factor for respiratory diseases. To investigate the effects of traffic-related air pollution on respiratory symptoms among children who lived near trunk roads, we conducted a cohort study on 2,506 schoolchildren in eight different communities in Japan. Over that ...

journal_title：Journal of epidemiology

authors： Shima M,Nitta Y,Adachi M

更新日期：2003-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Many studies have reported an association between physical activity and cardiovascular disease (CVD); however, the effect of physical activity remains controversial. Few such studies have been conducted in Japan. Therefore, we examined the relationship between physical activity and death from CVD using prosp...

journal_title：Journal of epidemiology

authors： Shibata Y,Hayasaka S,Yamada T,Goto Y,Ojima T,Ishikawa S,Kayaba K,Gotoh T,Nakamura Y

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of the present study is to determine the reference value of erythrocyte sedimentation rate for differential diagnosis of rheumatic fever in the National Center for Control of Rheumatic Fever and Heart Diseases, Dhaka, Bangladesh among patients with signs and symptoms which may be related to acute rheumatic fev...

journal_title：Journal of epidemiology

authors： Zaman MM,Yoshiike N,Chowdhury AH,Ahmed J,Hassan MM,Faruque GM,Mahmud RS,Rouf MA,Haque S,Tanaka H

更新日期：1996-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Good medical care results in long survival for patients with Parkinson's disease (PD). However, little is known about the burden of PD comorbidity and mortality in Japan. This is the first study to examine comorbid diseases of PD decedents and extrapolate PD death rates from multiple-cause coding mortality d...

journal_title：Journal of epidemiology

authors： Doi Y,Yokoyama T,Nakamura Y,Nagai M,Fujimoto K,Nakano I

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The 8-oxoguanine DNA glycosylase (OGG1) repairs DNA by removing 8-hydroxyguanine, a highly mutagenic oxidative DNA adduct. Recently, the gene for OGG1 was cloned and several polymorphisms have been reported. Because environmental carcinogens produce 8-hydroxyguanine residues that potentially cause oncogenic mutations ...

journal_title：Journal of epidemiology

authors： Ito H,Hamajima N,Takezaki T,Matsuo K,Tajima K,Hatooka S,Mitsudomi T,Suyama M,Sato S,Ueda R

更新日期：2002-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:BackgroundBreaches of ethics undermine the practice of medicine. In Japan, two major scandals involving clinical research and drug marketing occurred after the publication of clinical trials. To study the effects of those scandals, we evaluated changes in the use of first-generation angiotensin II receptor blockers (A...

journal_title：Journal of epidemiology

authors： Fukuma S,Ikenoue T,Yamada Y,Saito Y,Green J,Nakayama T,Fukuhara S

更新日期：2020-07-04 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:To identify patterns of loss to follow-up and baseline predictors of each pattern. METHODS:The Mater-University Study of Pregnancy collected baseline information for 7718 pregnant women who attended Mater Hospital in Brisbane, Australia, from 1981 through 1983. Follow-up data for 6753 eligible participants ...

journal_title：Journal of epidemiology

authors： Saiepour N,Ware R,Najman J,Baker P,Clavarino A,Williams G

更新日期：2016-01-01 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：:This article discusses the possibility of implementing partner notification program as a part of HIV prevention strategy in Japan. Relevant factors, like HIV seroprevalence, general population attitudes toward HIV, legislation, resources, barriers, behavioral changes, cost and effectiveness are analyzed in Japanese pe...

journal_title：Journal of epidemiology

authors： Rahman M,Fukui T

更新日期：1996-09-01 00:00:00