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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Madoka Iwase, Yukari Taniyama, Yuriko N Koyanagi, Yumiko Kasugai, Isao Oze, Norikazu Masuda, Hidemi Ito, Keitaro Matsuo
BACKGROUND: Reproductive factors such as age at menarche are known to be associated with disease risk, but data on trends in these factors in Japan are limited. In this study, we investigated secular trends in reproductive factors and explored their potential association with socioeconomic and historical events. METHODS: We conducted a retrospective analysis of 62,005 Japanese women born between 1890 and 1991 using a survey conducted over 25 years. Trends in reproductive factors were analyzed using linear and joinpoint regression models, and their associations with major historical events involving Japan were evaluated...
January 6, 2024: Journal of Epidemiology
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Tomomi Kihara, Kazumasa Yamagishi, Takuya Imatoh, Hikaru Ihira, Atsushi Goto, Hiroyasu Iso, Norie Sawada, Shoichiro Tsugane, Manami Inoue
BACKGROUND: We aimed to evaluate the validity of self-administered questionnaire surveys and face-to-face interview surveys for the detection of Helicobacter pylori eradication therapy. METHODS: Participants were a cohort, aged 40-74 years, living in three different locations of Japan, who took part in the baseline survey (2011-2012) of the Japan Public Health Center-based Prospective Study for the Next Generation (JPHC-NEXT). Five years after the baseline survey, a questionnaire and interview survey were independently conducted to determine the history of Helicobacter pylori eradication treatment over the 5-year period...
January 6, 2024: Journal of Epidemiology
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Takumi Momosaka, Junko Saito, Aki Otsuki, Akiko Yaguchi-Saito, Maiko Fujimori, Aya Kuchiba, Kota Katanoda, Reo Takaku, Taichi Shimazu
IntroductionIn Japan, heated tobacco products (HTPs) are promoted by the tobacco industry as reduced-risk tobacco products despite the lack of evidence for this claim. This study determined the distribution of HTP-harmfulness perception and identify the explanatory factors associated with the perception of HTP as less harmful than conventional cigarettes.MethodsA nationwide cross-sectional survey was conducted with Japanese people aged 20 years or older (INFORM Study 2020) using a self-administered questionnaire...
January 6, 2024: Journal of Epidemiology
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Sei Harada, Miho Iida, Naoko Miyagawa, Aya Hirata, Kazuyo Kuwabara, Minako Matsumoto, Tomonori Okamura, Shun Edagawa, Yoko Kawada, Atsuko Miyake, Ryota Toki, Miki Akiyama, Atsuki Kawai, Daisuke Sugiyama, Yasunori Sato, Ryo Takemura, Kota Fukai, Yoshiki Ishibashi, Suzuka Kato, Ayako Kurihara, Mizuki Sata, Takuma Shibuki, Ayano Takeuchi, Shun Kohsaka, Mitsuaki Sawano, Satoshi Shoji, Yoshikane Izawa, Masahiro Katsumata, Koichi Oki, Shinichi Takahashi, Tsubasa Takizawa, Hiroshi Maruya, Yuji Nishiwaki, Ryo Kawasaki, Akiyoshi Hirayama, Takamasa Ishikawa, Rintaro Saito, Asako Sato, Tomoyoshi Soga, Masahiro Sugimoto, Masaru Tomita, Shohei Komaki, Hideki Ohmomo, Kanako Ono, Yayoi Otsuka-Yamasaki, Atsushi Shimizu, Yoichi Sutoh, Atsushi Hozawa, Kengo Kinoshita, Seizo Koshiba, Kazuki Kumada, Soichi Ogishima, Mika Sakurai-Yageta, Gen Tamiya, Toru Takebayashi
The Tsuruoka Metabolomics Cohort Study (TMCS) is an ongoing population-based cohort study being conducted in the rural area of Yamagata Prefecture, Japan. This study aimed to enhance the precision prevention of multi-factorial, complex diseases, including non-communicable and aging-associated diseases, by improving risk stratification and prediction measures. At baseline, 11,002 participants aged 35-74 years were recruited in Tsuruoka City, Yamagata Prefecture, Japan, between 2012 and 2015, with an ongoing follow-up survey...
January 6, 2024: Journal of Epidemiology
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Li-Wen Chen, Chi-Hsiang Chu, Yung-Chieh Lin, Chao-Ching Huang
BACKGROUND: To evaluate whether thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) by newborn screening (NBS) at birth and at discharge can be surrogate markers for neurodevelopmental impairment (NDI) in extremely preterm infants. METHODS: The population cohort enrolled infants born <29 weeks' gestation in 2008 - 2020 in southern Taiwan. Infants with a maternal history of thyroid disorders and infants who required thyroxine supplementation during hospitalization were excluded...
January 6, 2024: Journal of Epidemiology
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Satoshi Kutsuna, Hiroyuki Ohbe, Naoki Kanda, Hiroki Matsui, Hideo Yasunaga
BACKGROUND: Legionella pneumonia, a severe form of pneumonia, is caused by Legionella bacteria. The epidemiology of Legionnaires' disease in Japan, including seasonal trends, risk factors for severe disease, and fatality rates, is unclear. This study examined the epidemiology of Legionella pneumonia in Japan. METHODS: This retrospective cohort study included data of adult patients hospitalized for Legionella pneumonia (identified using the ICD-10 code, A481) in the Japanese Diagnosis Procedure Combination inpatient database, from April 2011 to March 2021...
December 16, 2023: Journal of Epidemiology
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Takehiko Oami, Yohei Okada, Masaaki Sakuraya, Tatsuma Fukuda, Nobuaki Shime, Taka-Aki Nakada
BACKGROUND: We evaluated the applicability of automated citation screening in developing clinical practice guidelines. METHODS: We prospectively compared the efficiency of citation screening between the conventional (Rayyan) and semi-automated (ASReview software) methods. We searched the literature for five clinical questions (CQs) in the development of the Japanese Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Management of Sepsis and Septic Shock. Objective measurements of the time required to complete citation screening were recorded...
December 16, 2023: Journal of Epidemiology
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Marco Scala, Cristina Bosetti, Vincenzo Bagnardi, Irene Possenti, Claudia Specchia, Silvano Gallus, Alessandra Lugo
BACKGROUND: The possible association between cigarette smoking and breast cancer risk has been quite controversial. METHODS: We conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis of all available observational studies published on the issue up to January 2020. Random-effects models were used to compute pooled relative risks (RRs) for cigarette smoking status and dose-risk relationships were evaluated using one-stage random-effects dose-response models. RESULTS: A total of 169 studies were selected, providing a pooled RR for breast cancer of 1...
December 5, 2023: Journal of Epidemiology
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Masato Ota, Kohei Taniguchi, Mitsuhiro Asakuma, Sang-Woong Lee, Yuri Ito
BACKGROUND: The COVID-19 pandemic has affected cancer care. The aim of this study was to clarify the trend of colorectal cancer (CRC) stage distribution in Japan during the COVID-19 pandemic. METHODS: In this retrospective study, we used an inpatient medical claims database established at approximately 400 acute care hospitals. From the database, we searched patients who were identified as having the main disease (using ICD-10codes [C18.0-C20]) between January 2018 and December 2020...
December 2, 2023: Journal of Epidemiology
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Kenji Kawatoko, Yasuyoshi Washio, Tomoyuki Ohara, Satoru Fukuyama, Takanori Honda, Jun Hata, Taro Nakazawa, Keiko Kan-O, Hiromasa Inoue, Koichiro Matsumoto, Tomohiro Nakao, Takanari Kitazono, Isamu Okamoto, Toshiharu Ninomiya
BACKGROUND: Studies on the association between preserved ratio impaired spirometry (PRISm) and dementia are limited. Indeed, PRISm has often been overlooked or ignored as an index of lung function impairment. Therefore, we investigated the association of PRISm with the risk for the development of dementia in an older Japanese population. METHODS: A total of 1202 community-dwelling, older Japanese participants aged ≥65 years without dementia were followed up for a median of 5...
December 2, 2023: Journal of Epidemiology
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Keisuke Yoshii, Naho Morisaki, Aurélie Piedvache, Shinya Nakada, Kazuhiko Arima, Kiyoshi Aoyagi, Hiroki Nakashima, Nobufumi Yasuda, Isao Muraki, Kazumasa Yamagishi, Isao Saito, Tadahiro Kato, Kozo Tanno, Taiki Yamaji, Motoki Iwasaki, Manami Inoue, Shoichiro Tsugane, Norie Sawada
BACKGROUND: An association between birth weight and cardiovascular disease (CVD) in adulthood has been observed in many countries; however, only a few studies have been conducted in Asian populations. METHODS: We used data from the baseline survey (2011-2016) of the Japan Public Health Center-based Prospective Study for the Next Generation Cohort, which included 114,105 participants aged 40-74 years. Adjusted prevalence ratios (aPRs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) were calculated from the prevalence of present and past histories of CVD and other lifestyle-related diseases, including hypertension, diabetes, hyperlipidemia, and gout, by birth weight, using Poisson regression...
November 18, 2023: Journal of Epidemiology
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Akinori Yaegashi, Takashi Kimura, Kenji Wakai, Hiroyasu Iso, Akiko Tamakoshi
BACKGROUND: We prospectively examined the association between total fat and fatty acid intake and type 2 diabetes (T2D) among Japanese adults. METHODS: This study was conducted using data from the Japan Collaborative Cohort Study for Evaluation of Cancer Risk (JACC). A validated food frequency questionnaire evaluated the intake of total fat and fatty acids. Diabetes was assessed using self-reported data. Multivariable logistic regression analysis was performed to calculate the odds ratios (ORs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) of incident T2D across quintiles of total fat and fatty acid intake after adjusting for potential confounders...
November 18, 2023: Journal of Epidemiology
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Xiaoyue Zhu, Jun Zhao, Xiang Hong, Yue Zhang, Xueying Yang, Hongguang Zhang, Rong Zhang, Yuanyuan Wang, Yan Xuan, Zuoqi Peng, Ya Zhang, Qiaomei Wang, Haiping Shen, Yiping Zhang, Donghai Yan, Xu Ma, Bei Wang
BACKGROUND: Currently, awareness about platelet count (PC) and its consequences for perinatal outcome have increased, but there is little reliable evidence on fecundability. METHODS: Based on the National Free Pre-conception Check-up Projects supported by the Chinese government, 5,524,886 couples met the inclusion criteria were included in this cohort study. Cox regression models were adopted to estimate fecundability ratios (FRs) and their 95% confidence intervals for pre-pregnancy PC quintiles...
November 18, 2023: Journal of Epidemiology
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Daisaku Nishimoto, Rie Ibusuki, Ippei Shimoshikiryo, Kenichi Shibuya, Shiroh Tanoue, Chihaya Koriyama, Toshiro Takezaki, Isao Oze, Hidemi Ito, Asahi Hishida, Takashi Tamura, Yasufumi Kato, Yudai Tamada, Yuichiro Nishida, Chisato Shimanoe, Sadao Suzuki, Takeshi Nishiyama, Etsuko Ozaki, Satomi Tomida, Kiyonori Kuriki, Naoko Miyagawa, Keiko Kondo, Kokichi Arisawa, Takeshi Watanabe, Hiroaki Ikezaki, Jun Otonari, Kenji Wakai, Keitaro Matsuo
BACKGROUND: Improving diets requires an awareness of the need to limit foods for which excessive consumption is a health problem. Since there are limited reports on the link between this awareness and mortality risk, we examined the association between awareness of limiting food intake (energy, fat, and sweets) and all-cause mortality in a Japanese cohort study. METHODS: Participants comprised 58,772 residents (27,294 men; 31,478 women) aged 35-69 years who completed baseline surveys of the Japan Multi-Institutional Collaborative Cohort Study from 2004 to 2014...
November 4, 2023: Journal of Epidemiology
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Sei Harada, Hideki Ohmomo, Minako Matsumoto, Mizuki Sata, Miho Iida, Aya Hirata, Naoko Miyagawa, Kazuyo Kuwabara, Suzuka Kato, Ryota Toki, Shun Edagawa, Daisuke Sugiyama, Asako Sato, Akiyoshi Hirayama, Masahiro Sugimoto, Tomoyoshi Soga, Masaru Tomita, Atsushi Shimizu, Tomonori Okamura, Toru Takebayashi
BACKGROUND: Heated tobacco products (HTPs) have gained global popularity, but their health risks remain unclear. Therefore, the current study aimed to identify plasma metabolites associated with smoking and HTP use in a large Japanese population to improve health risk assessment. METHODS: Metabolomics data from 9,922 baseline participants of the Tsuruoka Metabolomics Cohort Study (TMCS) were analyzed to determine the association between smoking habits and plasma metabolites...
November 4, 2023: Journal of Epidemiology
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Reiji Kojima, Ryoji Shinohara, Megumi Kushima, Hideki Yui, Sanae Otawa, Sayaka Horiuchi, Kunio Miyake, Hiroshi Yokomichi, Yuka Akiyama, Tadao Ooka, Zentaro Yamagata
BACKGROUND: In regions with a high prevalence of peanut allergy (PA), there is a consensus that the introduction of peanuts in early infancy is preventive against the development of PA. However, few studies have investigated whether the introduction of peanuts to infants is associated with PA in regions with a low prevalence of PA, including Japan. METHODS: We used data from 74,240 mother-child pairs who participated in the Japan Environment and Children's Study, a prospective birth cohort recruited between January 2011 and March 2014...
November 4, 2023: Journal of Epidemiology
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Shuhei Nomura, Marisa Nishio, Sarah Krull Abe, Akifumi Eguchi, Manami Inoue, Motoi Suzuki, Masahiro Hashizume
IntroductionThe Covid-19 pandemic has significantly impacted end-of-life decisions for cancer patients in Japan, with disparities existing between preferred and actual care settings. Our study investigates the potential shifts in cancer death locations during the pandemic and if there were excess cancer deaths.MethodsUtilizing national mortality data from the Ministry of Health, Labour, and Welfare from January 2012 to February 2023, we identified cancer deaths using ICD-10 codes. We assessed death locations, including medical institutions, nursing facilities, and homes...
October 21, 2023: Journal of Epidemiology
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Chu-Wen Ling, Haili Zhong, Fang-Fang Zeng, Gengdong Chen, Yuanqing Fu, Cheng Wang, Zhe-Qing Zhang, Wen-Ting Cao, Ting-Yu Sun, Ding Ding, Yan-Hua Liu, Hong-Li Dong, Li-Peng Jing, Wenhua Ling, Ju-Sheng Zheng, Yu-Ming Chen
BACKGROUND: The Guangzhou Nutrition and Health Study (GNHS) aims to assess the determinants of metabolic disease in nutritional aspects, as well as other environmental and genetic factors, and explore possible biomarkers and mechanisms with multi-omics integration. METHODS: The population-based sample of adults in Guangzhou, China (baseline: 40-83 years old; n = 5118) was followed up about every 3 years. All will be tracked via on-site follow-up and health information systems...
October 7, 2023: Journal of Epidemiology
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Masao Ichikawa, Haruhiko Inada, Shinji Nakahara
BACKGROUND: In Japan, older drivers have been encouraged to surrender their driving licenses for traffic safety despite the potential adverse social and health outcomes of driving cessation. We reconsidered such policies and social pressure by comparing the risk of at-fault motor vehicle collisions (MVCs) across the age groups of drivers. METHODS: Using the national data of police-reported MVCs that occurred between 2016 and 2020, we examined the number of at-fault MVCs per licensed driver (MVC rate) and the number of fatally and non-fatally injured persons per at-fault MVC by the sex and age groups of at-fault drivers...
October 7, 2023: Journal of Epidemiology
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Yiwei Liu, Tomonori Okamura, Aya Hirata, Yasunori Sato, Takehito Hayakawa, Aya Kadota, Keiko Kondo, Takayoshi Ohkubo, Katsuyuki Miura, Akira Okayama, Hirotsugu Ueshima
BACKGROUND: Whether smoking is associated with worse quality of life (QoL) or not is relatively controversial. Current study is to investigate relationship between smoking and subjective QoL in a long cohort study. METHODS: NIPPON DATA 90 project collected 8383 community residents in 300 randomly selected areas as baseline data in 1990, and 4 follow-up QOL surveys and mortality statistics were performed. We conducted multinomial logistic regression analysis to compare past smoker and current smoker to never smoker, of which impaired QOL and mortality as outcomes...
September 23, 2023: Journal of Epidemiology
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