36 Result(s)

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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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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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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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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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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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Relationship between the burden of major periodontal bacteria and serum lipid profile in a cross-sectional Japanese study

The association of periodontal bacteria with lipid profile alteration remains largely unknown, although it has been suggested that chronic periodontitis increases the atherosclerotic risk. This cross-sectional...

Youn-Hee Choi, Takayuki Kosaka, Miki Ojima, Shinichi Sekine… in BMC Oral Health (2018)

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Impact of hypertension on the lifetime risk of coronary heart disease

The lifetime risk estimate conveys the probability of disease in the remaining lifetime for an index age. These estimates may be useful for general audience-targeted knowledge translation activities against hy...

Tanvir Chowdhury Turin, Tomonori Okamura, Arfan Raheen Afzal… in Hypertension Research (2016)

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Global strategies for non-communicable disease in terms of predictive, preventive and personalised medicine

Hiroyasu Iso, Yoshihiro Kokubo in EPMA Journal (2014)

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Erratum: Alcohol consumption and cardiovascular disease incidence in men with and without hypertension: the Suita study

Correction to: Hypertension Research (2013) 36, 58–64; doi:10.1038/hr.2012.133; published online 30 August 2012 After the publication of this article, the authors noticed an error in the Abstract. The number o...

Aya Higashiyama, Tomonori Okamura, Makoto Watanabe… in Hypertension Research (2013)

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Alcohol consumption and cardiovascular disease incidence in men with and without hypertension: the Suita study

The relationship between alcohol consumption and the risk for cardiovascular disease (CVD) is U-shaped, whereas alcohol drinking is linearly associated with blood pressure, and the CVD risk also increases line...

Aya Higashiyama, Tomonori Okamura, Makoto Watanabe… in Hypertension Research (2013)

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Association of intima-media thickening of carotid artery with genetic polymorphisms of the regulator of G-protein signaling 2 gene in patients with hypertension and in the general population

Regulator of G-protein signaling 2 (RGS2) is a key molecule in signal pathways of vasoactive peptides, such as angiotensin II and endothelin 1, and is believed to have an important role in the pathophysiology ...

Kei Kamide, Yoshihiro Kokubo, ** Yang, Shin Takiuchi… in Hypertension Research (2011)

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Associations of impaired glucose metabolism and dyslipidemia with cardiovascular diseases: what have we learned from Japanese cohort studies for individualized prevention and treatment?

Metabolic disorder is a modifiable risk factor for cardiovascular diseases (CVD), and lifestyle modification is the key to improving metabolic disorder. Diabetes mellitus has been shown to be a risk factor for...

Yoshihiro Kokubo in EPMA Journal (2011)

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The combined impact of blood pressure category and glucose abnormality on the incidence of cardiovascular diseases in a Japanese urban cohort: the Suita Study

Few prospective studies have examined the combined impact of blood pressure (BP) categories and glucose abnormalities on the incidence of cardiovascular disease (CVD) in the general Asian population. This stud...

Yoshihiro Kokubo, Tomonori Okamura, Makoto Watanabe… in Hypertension Research (2010)

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Impact of Metabolic Syndrome Components on the Incidence of Cardiovascular Disease in a General Urban Japanese Population: The Suita Study

Abdominal obesity is a prerequisite for some definitions of metabolic syndrome (MetS). We investigated the impact of MetS defined by two different criteria, which either did or did not require abdominal obesit...

Yoshihiro Kokubo, Tomonori Okamura, Yasunao Yoshimasa… in Hypertension Research (2008)