Relationship of food intake and dietary patterns with blood pressure levels among middle-aged Japanese men.

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：: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: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：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：BACKGROUND:Baseline information on physical activity is relevant to controlling the epidemic of chronic noncommunicable diseases occurring in many African countries. However, standardized data on physical activity are lacking in Nigeria. We assessed the prevalence of physical activity and its relationships with sociode...

journal_title：Journal of epidemiology

authors： Oyeyemi AL,Oyeyemi AY,Jidda ZA,Babagana F

更新日期：2013-01-01 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：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:We compared the birth weight of newborns born to foreign-born mothers (FBMs) and Taiwan-born mothers (TBMs), using data from the 2005-2006 Taiwan Birth Registry of singleton live births. METHODS:The Wilcox-Russell method, data restriction, and multiple linear regression were used to analyze the data. The ra...

journal_title：Journal of epidemiology

authors： Shen YM,See LC,Lin SR

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Serum folate concentration is lower in individuals with the methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) 677TT genotype than in those with the MTHFR 677CC or 677CT genotypes. Since studies considering folate intake are limited, we examined the association between folate intake and serum folate levels, accordi...

journal_title：Journal of epidemiology

authors： Nishio K,Goto Y,Kondo T,Ito S,Ishida Y,Kawai S,Naito M,Wakai K,Hamajima N

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Most ecological studies investigating the relationship between incidence and/or mortality of skin cancer and surrogate measures of ultraviolet radiation B (UVB) have been conducted among the Caucasian population. The objective of the present study was therefore to assess the geographical correlation between ambient UV...

journal_title：Journal of epidemiology

authors： Takahashi K,Pan G,Feng Y,Ohtaki M,Watanabe S,Yamaguchi N

更新日期：1999-12-01 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：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：: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：: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:The purpose of this study was to analyze the characteristics of the physical growth of twins in childhood and to present growth charts of Japanese twins. METHODS:The subjects consisted of 2029 pairs of normally developed Japanese twins. Growth data were obtained by mailed or hand-distributed questionnaires....

journal_title：Journal of epidemiology

authors： Ooki S,Yokoyama Y

更新日期：2004-09-01 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 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：BACKGROUND:The association of proteinuria and reduced estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) with cognition needs more clarification. We cross-sectionally examined whether proteinuria and reduced eGFR, even in moderate stages, were independently associated with lower cognition in a community-based sample of elderl...

journal_title：Journal of epidemiology

authors： Fujiyoshi A,Miura K,Ohkubo T,Miyagawa N,Saito Y,Miyazawa I,Shiino A,Kadota A,Kadowaki S,Hisamatsu T,Torii S,Takashima N,Tooyama I,Ueshima H

更新日期：2020-06-05 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The risk of colorectal cancer in relation to smoking habits has been examined mostly in Caucasians, and evidence for other ethnic groups is still scarce. METHODS:Our data came from the Japan Collaborative Cohort (JACC) Study. From 1988 through 1990, 25,260 men and 34,619 women aged 40-79 years completed a q...

journal_title：Journal of epidemiology

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

更新日期：2003-11-01 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：: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：BACKGROUND:Dietary habit is one of the important determinants of health. Investigation of the association between diet and blood lipids at the food product level is more advantageous than that at the nutrient level because the results can be applied more directly to improving dietary habits for disease prevention. MET...

journal_title：Journal of epidemiology

authors： Kondo I,Funahashi K,Nakamura M,Ojima T,Yoshita K,Nakamura Y,NIPPON DATA 80\/90 Research Group.

更新日期：2010-01-01 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：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:Large-scale cohort studies conducted in Japan do not always include psychosocial factors as exposures. In addition, such studies sometimes fail to satisfactorily evaluate disability status as an outcome. METHODS:This prospective cohort study comprised 49 603 (22 438 men and 27 165 women) community-dwelling ...

journal_title：Journal of epidemiology

authors： Kuriyama S,Nakaya N,Ohmori-Matsuda K,Shimazu T,Kikuchi N,Kakizaki M,Sone T,Sato F,Nagai M,Sugawara Y,Tomata Y,Akhter M,Higashiguchi M,Fukuchi N,Takahashi H,Hozawa A,Tsuji I

更新日期：2010-01-01 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：: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：: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: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:Limited epidemiological evidence has suggested a positive relationship between night shift work and the risk of cancer. Herein, we investigated the prospective association between different forms of work schedule and the risk of numerous cancers and all-cause cancer among Japanese men and women. METHODS:Thi...

journal_title：Journal of epidemiology

authors： Arafa A,Eshak ES,Iso H,Muraki I,Tamakoshi A

更新日期：2020-08-15 00:00:00