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    Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy and the risk of dementia: a systematic review and meta-analysis of cohort studies

    This study aimed to investigate the association between hypertensive disorders of pregnancy (HDP) and subsequent risk of dementia using a systematic review and meta-analysis of cohort studies. We searched PubM...

    Ahmed Arafa, Rena Kashima, Keiko Shimamoto, Haruna Kawachi in Hypertension Research (2024)

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    The association between the estimated glomerular filtration rate and cognitive impairment: the Suita Study

    This cross-sectional study investigated the association between the estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR), a measure of chronic kidney disease (CKD), and cognitive impairment. We used data from 6215 Japa...

    Ahmed Arafa, Haruna Kawachi, Chisa Matsumoto, Masayuki Teramoto in Hypertension Research (2024)

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    2022 World Hypertension League, Resolve To Save Lives and International Society of Hypertension dietary sodium (salt) global call to action

    Norm R. C. Campbell, Paul K. Whelton, Marcelo Orias in Journal of Human Hypertension (2023)

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    Blood pressure per the 2017 ACC/AHA and 2018 ESC/ESH guidelines and heart failure risk: the Suita Study

    Hypertension is a significant risk factor for heart failure (HF). Since hypertension definition varies across guidelines, identifying blood pressure (BP) categories that should be targeted to prevent HF is req...

    Ahmed Arafa, Yoshihiro Kokubo, Masayuki Teramoto, Rena Kashima in Hypertension Research (2023)

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    New 2019 JSH guidelines and the risk of incident cardiovascular disease: The Suita Study

    Hypertension is the most critical risk factor for cardiovascular disease (CVD). Since the definition of hypertension varies across guidelines, identifying blood pressure (BP) categories that should be targeted...

    Ahmed Arafa, Rena Kashima, Yoshihiro Kokubo in Hypertension Research (2023)

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    Prevalence of family history of cancer in the NC-CCAPH consortium of Japan

    The objective of this study was to identify the prevalence of family history of cancer using cohorts participating in the Japanese National Center Cohort Collaborative for Advancing Population Health (NC-CCAPH...

    Sarah Krull Abe, Hikaru Ihira, Tetsuji Minami, Takuya Imatoh in Scientific Reports (2023)

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    Cardiovascular Disease and COVID-19 Among Refugees: A Call to Action

    Ahmed Arafa, Rena Kashima, Yoshihiro Kokubo in Journal of Epidemiology and Global Health (2022)

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    Liver enzymes, alcohol consumption and the risk of diabetes: the Suita study

    We aimed to investigate the combined impact of liver enzymes and alcohol consumption on the diabetes risk.

    Jiaqi Li, Ahmed Arafa, Rena Kashima, Masayuki Teramoto, Yoko M. Nakao in Acta Diabetologica (2022)

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    QRS transitional zone rotations and the risk of atrial fibrillation: the Suita Study

    ECG screening can detect people at risk of develo** atrial fibrillation (AF). Recent literature indicated that QRS transitional zone rotations could predict several cardiovascular events. Herein, we investig...

    Ahmed Arafa, Yoshihiro Kokubo, Takashi Kobayashi, Kyoko Honda-Kohmo in Heart and Vessels (2022)

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    Playing a musical instrument and the risk of dementia among older adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis of prospective cohort studies

    Engaging in leisure activities was suggested to protect older adults from dementia. However, the association between playing a musical instrument and the risk of dementia is not well-established. This study ai...

    Ahmed Arafa, Masayuki Teramoto, Saori Maeda, Yukie Sakai, Saya Nosaka in BMC Neurology (2022)

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    Association between irregular daily routine and risk of incident stroke and coronary heart disease in a large Japanese population

    Circadian misalignments have been linked to adverse cardiometabolic outcomes. However, the association between irregular daily routine and the risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) remains unknown. We examined ...

    Takahiro Yoshizaki, Junko Ishihara, Ayaka Kotemori, Yoshihiro Kokubo in Scientific Reports (2022)

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    Sleep duration and atrial fibrillation risk in the context of predictive, preventive, and personalized medicine: the Suita Study and meta-analysis of prospective cohort studies

    Short and long sleep durations are common behaviors that could predict several cardiovascular diseases. However, the association between sleep duration and atrial fibrillation (AF) risk is not well-established...

    Ahmed Arafa, Yoshihiro Kokubo, Keiko Shimamoto, Rena Kashima, Emi Watanabe in EPMA Journal (2022)

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    Fermented soy products intake and risk of cardiovascular disease and total cancer incidence: The Japan Public Health Center-based Prospective study

    The association of fermented soy products, separately from total soy products, with cardiovascular disease (CVD) and total cancer has not been reported. We examined this association in a population-based prosp...

    Miho Nozue, Taichi Shimazu, Hadrien Charvat in European Journal of Clinical Nutrition (2021)

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    A lower maximum bite force is a risk factor for develo** cardiovascular disease: the Suita study

    Decreases in masticatory function are believed to be related to the development of cardiovascular disease (CVD) through inappropriate nutritional intake. This study focused on maximum bite force (MBF), which i...

    Sakae Hashimoto, Takayuki Kosaka, Michikazu Nakai, Momoyo Kida in Scientific Reports (2021)

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    Risk of stroke in cancer survivors using a propensity score-matched cohort analysis

    Little is known about the risk of cerebrovascular disease in cancer survivors. We aimed to assess the association between incident cancer and the subsequent risk of stroke using a large-scale, population-based...

    Eiko Saito, Manami Inoue, Norie Sawada, Yoshihiro Kokubo in Scientific Reports (2021)

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    Study design and baseline characteristics of a population-based prospective cohort study of dementia in Japan: the Japan Prospective Studies Collaboration for Aging and Dementia (JPSC-AD)

    The burden of dementia is growing rapidly and has become a medical and social problem in Japan. Prospective cohort studies have been considered an effective methodology to clarify the risk factors and the etio...

    Toshiharu Ninomiya, Shigeyuki Nakaji in Environmental Health and Preventive Medici… (2020)

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    Periodical utilization of dental services is an effective breakthrough for declining masticatory performance: the Suita study

    Masticatory performance of subjects from a general urban population was examined by measurement at baseline and again at follow-up, to clarify whether periodical utilization of dental services (PUDS) is effect...

    Katsunori Fujii, Takayuki Kosaka, Yoko Hasegawa, Momoyo Kida, Sakae Hashimoto in Odontology (2020)

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    Gene and environmental interactions according to the components of lifestyle modifications in hypertension guidelines

    Risk factors for hypertension consist of lifestyle and genetic factors. Family history and twin studies have yielded heritability estimates of BP in the range of 34–67%. The most recent paper of BP GWAS has ex...

    Yoshihiro Kokubo, Sandosh Padmanabhan in Environmental Health and Preventive Medici… (2019)

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    For making a declaration of countermeasures against the falling birth rate from the Japanese Society for Hygiene: summary of discussion in the working group on academic research strategy against an aging society with low birth rate

    In 1952, the Japanese Society for Hygiene had once passed a resolution at its 22nd symposium on population control, recommending the suppression of population growth based on the idea of cultivating a healthie...

    Kyoko Nomura, Kanae Karita, Atsuko Araki in Environmental Health and Preventive Medici… (2019)

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    A comprehensive policy for reducing sugar beverages for healthy life extension

    The excessive consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages is a public health concern worldwide. Several clinical trials examining the effects of consuming sucrose or high-fructose corn syrup demonstrated the link...

    Yoshihiro Kokubo, Aya Higashiyama in Environmental Health and Preventive Medici… (2019)

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