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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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    Association between hypertension grades and cancer mortality among Japanese men and women

    We aimed to examine the association between hypertension grades and the risk of total and site-specific cancer mortality among Japanese men and women.

    Tsubasa Tanabe, Masayuki Teramoto, Kokoro Shirai in Cancer Causes & Control (2024)

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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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    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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    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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    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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    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)