33 Result(s)

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The associations of C-reactive protein with serum levels of polyunsaturated fatty acids and trans fatty acids among middle-aged men from three populations

C-reactive protein (CRP) and many fatty acids (FAs) have been linked to cardiovascular disease. Associations of serum CRP with FAs in different populations have not been established.

A. El-Saed, K. Masaki, T. Okamura, R.W. Evans… in The journal of nutrition, health & aging (2016)

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Fruit and vegetable intake and mortality from cardiovascular disease in Japan: a 24-year follow-up of the NIPPON DATA80 Study

There have been few studies on the association of fruit and vegetable (FV) intake with cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk in Asian populations where both dietary habits and disease structure are different from ...

N Okuda, K Miura, A Okayama, T Okamura… in European Journal of Clinical Nutrition (2015)

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Ectopic cardiovascular fat in middle-aged men: effects of race/ethnicity, overall and central adiposity. The ERA JUMP study

Higher volumes of ectopic cardiovascular fat (ECF) are associated with greater risk of coronary heart disease (CHD). Identifying factors that are associated with ECF volumes may lead to new preventive efforts ...

S R El Khoudary, C Shin, K Masaki, K Miura, M Budoff… in International Journal of Obesity (2015)

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The relationship of brachial-ankle pulse wave velocity to future cardiovascular disease events in the general Japanese population: the Takashima Study

Brachial-ankle pulse wave velocity (baPWV) is a non-invasive measure of arterial stiffness obtained using an automated system. Although baPWVs have been widely used as a non-invasive marker for evaluation of a...

N Takashima, T C Turin, K Matsui, N Rumana, Y Nakamura… in Journal of Human Hypertension (2014)

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Particle numbers of lipoprotein subclasses and arterial stiffness among middle-aged men from the ERA JUMP study

We examined the association between serum lipoprotein subclasses and the three measures of arterial stiffness, that is, (i) carotid-femoral pulse wave velocity (cfPWV), which is a gold standard measure of central...

A Vishnu, J Choo, K H Masaki, R H Mackey… in Journal of Human Hypertension (2014)

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Significant inverse association of marine n-3 fatty acids with plasma fibrinogen levels in Japanese in Japan but not in whites or Japanese Americans

Numerous studies reported beneficial effects of marine n-3 fatty acids (n-3 FAs) on cardiovascular disease (CVD) and its risk factors. However, the association of marine n-3 FAs with plasma fibrinogen, a risk ...

L J Hassen, H Ueshima, J D Curb, J Choo, S Lee… in European Journal of Clinical Nutrition (2012)

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High blood pressure in middle age is associated with a future decline in activities of daily living. NIPPON DATA80

Although several studies have reported on the relation between high blood pressure (BP) and impaired activities of daily living (ADL), only a few studies have reported on the relation of high BP in middle-aged...

A Hozawa, T Okamura, Y Murakami, T Kadowaki, N Okuda… in Journal of Human Hypertension (2009)

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Dietary intake and urinary excretion of selenium in the Japanese adult population: the INTERMAP Study Japan

This study is to examine the relationship between dietary selenium intake and 24-h urinary selenium excretion in Japanese population samples participating in the INTERMAP Study.

S Yoneyama, K Miura, K Itai, K Yoshita… in European Journal of Clinical Nutrition (2008)

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Normal fasting plasma glucose levels and type 2 diabetes: the high-risk and population strategy for occupational health promotion (HIPOP-CHP) study

The objective of this study is to ascertain if higher normal fasting glucose levels are also an independent risk of develo** diabetes in an Asian population, and we thus analysed data from a cohort of health...

Y. Hayashino, S. Fukuhara, Y. Suzukamo, T. Okamura, T. Tanaka… in Acta Diabetologica (2007)

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Both angiotensinogen M235T and α-adducin G460W polymorphisms are associated with hypertension in the Japanese population

Y Nakamura, Y Tabara, T Miki, S Tamaki, Y Kita, T Okamura… in Journal of Human Hypertension (2007)

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Japanese men have larger areas of visceral adipose tissue than Caucasian men in the same levels of waist circumference in a population-based study

Visceral adipose tissue (VAT) is an independent risk factor for metabolic and cardiovascular disorders. There has been no study that demonstrated different abdominal fat distribution between Asian and Caucasia...

T Kadowaki, A Sekikawa, K Murata, H Maegawa, T Takamiya… in International Journal of Obesity (2006)

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Different effects of blood pressure on mortality from stroke subtypes depending on BMI levels: a 19-year cohort study in the Japanese general population—NIPPON DATA80

To evaluate the relationship between blood pressure and cerebrovascular death depending on body mass index (BMI) levels, we analysed a database of 9338 subjects from the National Integrated Project for Prospec...

N Miyamatsu, T Kadowaki, T Okamura, T Hayakawa, Y Kita… in Journal of Human Hypertension (2005)

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What factors are associated with high plasma B-type natriuretic peptide levels in a general Japanese population?

There are few community-based epidemiologic studies that have dealt with risk factors for heart failure in non-Western populations. It has been reported that the measurement of plasma B-type natriuretic peptid...

H Kanda, Y Kita, T Okamura, T Kadowaki, Y Yoshida… in Journal of Human Hypertension (2005)

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The High-risk and Population Strategy for Occupational Health Promotion (HIPOP-OHP) study: study design and cardiovascular risk factors at the baseline survey

In order to establish the methodology of a population strategy for improving cardiovascular risk factors, we have planned the High-risk and Population Strategy for Occupational Health Promotion Study (HIPOP-OH...

T Okamura, T Tanaka, A Babazono, K Yoshita, N Chiba… in Journal of Human Hypertension (2004)