Changes in drug utilization after publication of clinical trials and drug-related scandals in Japan: an interrupted time series analysis, 2005-2017.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Previous studies suggest that neighborhood social capital is associated with children's mental health. The purpose of this study was to examine the association between neighborhood collective efficacy and children's psychosocial development. METHODS:We used data on children and their parents (n = 918) who w...

journal_title：Journal of epidemiology

authors： Ichikawa K,Fujiwara T,Kawachi I

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Some case-control association studies revealed the relationship between some endothelin-1 (ET-1) gene polymorphisms and blood pressure. Because no report was available about the relationship between any ET-1 gene polymorphism and incidence of hypertension, we examined the relationship between novel ET-1 gene...

journal_title：Journal of epidemiology

authors： Kaetsu A,Kishimoto T,Osaki Y,Okamoto M,Fukumoto S,Kurozawa Y

更新日期：2004-07-01 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：:The association between the participation rates of cervical cancer screening programme and implementation methods, concerning data management, participant convenience, promoting participation, and payment, were analyzed. The data regarding the implementation methods were obtained in a nation-wide questionnaire survey....

journal_title：Journal of epidemiology

authors： Hirano Y,Ojima T

更新日期：1997-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:On June 17, 2002, the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, together with the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, introduced the Ethical Guidelines for Epidemiological Research. Although studies begun before the adoption of the Guidelines are not necessarily required to conform to them, s...

journal_title：Journal of epidemiology

authors： Tamakoshi A

更新日期：2004-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The effect of active smoking on development of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is controversial, and there are limited clinical data on the relationship between passive smoking and NAFLD. We investigated whether active and passive smoking are associated with NAFLD. METHODS:A total of 8580 subjects ...

journal_title：Journal of epidemiology

authors： Liu Y,Dai M,Bi Y,Xu M,Xu Y,Li M,Wang T,Huang F,Xu B,Zhang J,Li X,Wang W,Ning G

更新日期：2013-01-01 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: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：: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

abstract：:A self-reported questionnaire on the health status, life habits, and social background was conducted at baseline in the Japan Public Health Center-based Prospective Study on Cancer and Cardiovascular Diseases (JPHC study). This report presents the outcome of the study regarding past or family history of various diseas...

journal_title：Journal of epidemiology

authors： Konishi M,Kondou H,Okada K

更新日期：2001-10-01 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:Previous Japanese studies have led to the erroneous conclusion of antioxidant capacity (AOC) intakes of the overall Japanese diet due to limitations in the number and types of food measured, especially in rice and seafood intake. The aims of the study were to construct an AOC database of foods representative...

journal_title：Journal of epidemiology

authors： Tsubota-Utsugi M,Watanabe J,Takebayashi J,Oki T,Tsubono Y,Ohkubo T

更新日期：2020-01-25 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Individuals with a self-reported history of sexually transmitted infection (STI) are at high risk for depression. However, little is known about how social support affects the association between STI and depression among young women in Canada. METHODS:Data were drawn from the Canadian Community Health Surve...

journal_title：Journal of epidemiology

authors： Gao Y,MacDonald D,Collins KD,Alaghehbandan R,Chen Y

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Growing socioeconomic disparity is a global concern, as it could affect population health. The author and colleagues have investigated the health impacts of socioeconomic disparities as well as the pathways that underlie those disparities. Our meta-analysis found that a large population has risks of mortality and poor...

journal_title：Journal of epidemiology

authors： Kondo N

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Atomic Bomb Casualty Commission (ABCC), the predecessor of the Radiation Effects Research Foundation (RERF), was established in 1947 to conduct long-term, comprehensive epidemiological and genetic studies of the atomic-bomb (A-bomb) survivors. Today this study still depends upon the voluntary cooperation of severa...

journal_title：Journal of epidemiology

authors： Kodama K,Mabuchi K,Shigematsu I

更新日期：1996-08-01 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:We established a patient-oriented biobank, BioBank Japan, with information on approximately 200,000 patients, suffering from any of 47 common diseases. This follow-up survey focused on 32 diseases, potentially associated with poor vital prognosis, and collected patient survival information, including cause o...

journal_title：Journal of epidemiology

authors： Hirata M,Nagai A,Kamatani Y,Ninomiya T,Tamakoshi A,Yamagata Z,Kubo M,Muto K,Kiyohara Y,Mushiroda T,Murakami Y,Yuji K,Furukawa Y,Zembutsu H,Tanaka T,Ohnishi Y,Nakamura Y,BioBank Japan Cooperative Hospital Group.,Matsud

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Despite a declining incidence, stomach cancer is still a dominant cancer in Japan. The association between dietary habits and stomach cancer risk was investigated in a large prospective study in Japan. METHODS:Data were obtained using a self-administered questionnaire from 1988 through 1990. Food frequency ...

journal_title：Journal of epidemiology

authors： Tokui N,Yoshimura T,Fujino Y,Mizoue T,Hoshiyama Y,Yatsuya H,Sakata K,Kondo T,Kikuchi S,Toyoshima H,Hayakawa N,Kubo T,Tamakoshi A,JACC Study Group.

更新日期：2005-06-01 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 association between diabetes and paranasal sinus disease has not been thoroughly investigated. METHODS:We cross-sectionally investigated the association between diabetes and the presence of paranasal sinus disease, which was confirmed by a head MRI scan in 1350 adults who underwent a health screening pr...

journal_title：Journal of epidemiology

authors： Kabeya Y,Kato K,Tomita M,Katsuki T,Oikawa Y,Shimada A

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:It is still unclear whether individuals with the same degree of obesity but different weight histories since young adulthood have different insulin concentration, prevalence of metabolic syndrome components and their clustering. METHODS:A cross-sectional study was conducted on 3,399 (for weight difference a...

journal_title：Journal of epidemiology

authors： Yatsuya H

更新日期：2007-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:There is scarce epidemiological evidence regarding the relationships of the consumption of different types of vegetables or fruits with change in skeletal muscle strength. We prospectively examined the relationships among Japanese adults, using handgrip strength to assess skeletal muscle strength. METHODS:A...

journal_title：Journal of epidemiology

authors： Ren Z,Huang C,Momma H,Cui Y,Niu K,Sugiyama S,Nanno M,Nagatomi R

更新日期：2018-09-05 00:00:00

abstract：:We conducted a cohort study to investigate the effects of coffee and green tea consumption on all-cause mortality in a rural Japanese population. Data were obtained from 2,855 men and women aged 40-79 years in 1989, and during the subsequent 9.9 years of follow-up. Using the Cox regression model to adjust for potentia...

journal_title：Journal of epidemiology

authors： Iwai N,Ohshiro H,Kurozawa Y,Hosoda T,Morita H,Funakawa K,Okamoto M,Nose T

更新日期：2002-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:It is unclear whether either neighborhood collective efficacy or school collective efficacy is associated with adolescent alcohol use. This study aimed to examine the relative contributions of collective efficacy, both in school and in the neighborhood contexts, to alcohol use among Japanese adolescents. ME...

journal_title：Journal of epidemiology

authors： Takakura M,Miyagi M,Ueji M,Kobayashi M,Kurihara A,Kyan A

更新日期：2019-10-05 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Epidemiological studies show a U-shaped tendency in Kawasaki disease (KD)-related coronary artery abnormalities (CAAs) across age categories. Since studies suggest seasonal variations in KD onset, this study aimed to clarify the epidemiologic features of CAAs, considering the seasons of KD-occurrence. METHO...

journal_title：Journal of epidemiology

authors： Kitano N,Takeuchi T,Suenaga T,Kakimoto N,Naka A,Shibuta S,Tachibana S,Takekoshi N,Suzuki T,Tsuchihashi T,Yamano T,Akasaka T,Suzuki H

更新日期：2020-02-22 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Insulin resistance has been associated with cytokines, including interleukin-6 and tumor necrosis factor alpha soluble receptor, both of which are elevated in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Few studies have investigated the relationship between pulmonary function tests using spirometry (PFT) a...

journal_title：Journal of epidemiology

authors： Baba S,Takashima T,Hirota M,Kawashima M,Horikawa E

更新日期：2017-11-01 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：:This study examined the validity of nursery teachers' report on the physical activity of young children. Subjects were twenty-one children aged 3 to 4 years (12 boys and 9 girls) at a nursery in Toyama Prefecture, Japan. Children were equipped with the Actiwatch (Mini-mitter Company Inc.) activity monitor and the Calo...

journal_title：Journal of epidemiology

authors： Chen X,Sekine M,Hamanishi S,Wang H,Hayashikawa Y,Yamagami T,Kagamimori S

更新日期：2002-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The present study examined the prevalence of diabetes in Japan during the late 1990s and early 2000s using the Japan Public Health Center-based Prospective Diabetes cohort. We also investigated the distributions of HbA1c values in noncompliant diabetic participants in the cohort. METHODS:A total of 28 183 r...

journal_title：Journal of epidemiology

authors： Kabeya Y,Kato M,Isogawa A,Takahashi Y,Matsushita Y,Goto A,Iso H,Inoue M,Mizoue T,Tsugane S,Kadowaki T,Noda M

更新日期：2014-01-01 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