Hiroyasu Iso

..In western populations, coffee consumption is associated with a reduced risk for type 2 diabetes; however, the effect of green, black, and oolong teas is unclear...

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..This study seeks to examine risk factors for snoring, a major symptom of sleep-disordered breathing (SDB) because the evidence is limited in Asian populations...

..In this study, we examined the relationship between GGT and stroke incidence according to drinking status...

..Little is known about the influence of blood pressure (BP) on cardiovascular disease (CVD) outcomes among Asian populations...

..To examine the combined impacts of healthy lifestyle behaviours on cardiovascular disease (CVD) in Asians...

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..To examine sex-specific associations between sleep duration and mortality from cardiovascular disease and other causes...

..Although numerous studies of type A behaviour and risk of coronary heart disease (CHD) have been reported in the west (with mixed findings), few studies have been carried out in Asian populations...

..The objective of this study was to assess the association between serum LDL-cholesterol levels and risk of coronary heart disease (CHD) among Japanese who have lower means of LDL-cholesterol than Western populations...

..The associations between alcohol consumption and sleep-disordered breathing in women are uncertain...

..Although the inverse association for liver cancer remained to be examined further, our findings do not support that low serum total cholesterol levels increase risks of total cancer and other major sites...

..A study was undertaken to investigate whether nocturnal intermittent hypoxia, a surrogate marker for obstructive sleep apnoea, was associated with CRP levels among a community-dwelling Japanese population...

..High serum total cholesterol levels represent a risk factor of ischemic stroke in Western countries. However, this association has not been thoroughly investigated in Asian populations where the incidence of stroke is high...

..The adjustment for calcium and potassium intakes attenuated these associations. In conclusion, dietary magnesium intake was associated with reduced mortality from cardiovascular disease in Japanese, especially for women...

..The objective of this study was to determine if there is an association between self-reported snoring frequency and the incidence of cardiovascular disease in Japanese...

..Limited evidence of association between C-reactive protein levels and cardiovascular disease has been produced for Japanese whose median protein levels are low by western standards...

..This prospective cohort study attempted to examine the effects of perceived level of life enjoyment on cardiovascular disease incidence and mortality among Japanese community residents...

..In conclusion, the consumption of steamed rice was associated with reduced risk of mortality from CVD in Japanese men but not women. This finding necessitates further investigations on the mechanisms leading to this gender difference...

..The purpose of this study is to examine the association of the metabolic syndrome and risk of ischemic cardiovascular disease in Japanese men and women...

..We sought to examine predictors for smoking cessation in Japanese subjects using baseline and 10-year follow-up data of the Japan Public Health Center-based Prospective Study (JPHC Study) Cohort I...

..Aging and postmenopausal women are associated with increased risks of cardiovascular disease; however, epidemiological evidence concerning the relationship of aging and the menopause with vascular biological activity is limited...

..Therefore, we prospectively investigated the associations with a number of covariates including C-reactive protein and smoking status in a cohort of Japanese workers aged 35-66 years...

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..In conclusion, dietary intakes of fiber, both insoluble and soluble fibers, and especially fruit and cereal fibers, may reduce risk of mortality from CHD...

..It is unclear whether the association between alcohol consumption and risk of cardiovascular disease is affected by social support...

..Although diabetes mellitus has been recognized as a risk factor for ischemic stroke, evidence is limited for ischemic stroke subtypes among Asians...

..We discuss the validity of this change with respect to standardization...

..In conclusion, the reproducibility of single 24-h dietary recall was fairly good for estimating mineral intakes by middle-aged Japanese men and women, although the reproducibility for some minerals tended to decline from the mid-1980s...

..The study aims to examine the association between salt preference and mortality from stroke and coronary heart disease (CHD)...

..To examine a combination of healthy lifestyles on the risk of metabolic syndrome (MetS) to inform future interventions...

..In this prospective cohort study, we sought to examine the impact of social support on the incidence and mortality of coronary heart disease and stroke among the Japanese...

..Previous prospective cohort studies have examined the association between smoking and the risk of dementia, but the results were inconsistent...

..We investigated whether nocturnal intermittent hypoxia, a surrogate marker for obstructive sleep apnea, is associated with metabolic syndrome and its components among Japanese...

..To estimate the gender-specific risk of mortality from cardiovascular disease according to smoking status and time since smoking cessation among former smokers in Japan...

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..However, a recent trend for coronary heart disease incidence to increase among urban men is a cause for concern as a potential source of future problems for public health and clinical practice in Japan...

..Dietary magnesium intake has been associated with a reduced risk of type 2 diabetes in western populations, but the evidence is limited in Asian populations...

..To examine whether eating until full or eating quickly or combinations of these eating behaviours are associated with being overweight. Design and participants Cross sectional survey...

..There is limited evidence regarding the relationship between serum tocopherol levels and cardiovascular disease...

..Few studies have investigated the association of psychological factors with IMT across multiple ethnic groups and by sex...

..Soft drink intake has been associated with obesity and diabetes, but its relation with risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) is limited...

..We assessed the impact of parental history of stroke on stroke mortality, as well as the effect modification between lifestyle and stroke mortality, among Japanese...

..Positive associations were found between potato consumption and colon cancer, as well as for fat intake and liver cancer. Clearly, the diet has a major impact on chronic disease processes in the Japanese population...

..We examined the relative proportions of stroke subtypes in an urban Japanese city where westernized lifestyles are more common than in rural areas...

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..To examine the impact of C-reactive protein on the risks of stroke and its subtypes, particularly among Asian populations in which median C-reactive protein levels are typically lower than in Western populations...

..Analysis of the effects of social gradients on women's health requires a suitable means of assessing social standing...

..To investigate an effect of smoking cessation on chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) mortality in Asians...

..As a regular exercise program can be difficult to maintain, we provided a more enjoyable program to enhance adherence to exercise...

..Limited evidence has been available on the relationships of cellular growth factors with cardiovascular disease in population-based samples...

..Geographically-based discrimination may be one of the social determinants of mental health...

..0% in 1993-1997 for males and from 52.3% to 76.3% for females. Thus, the constant decline in mortality in childhood cancer was primarily due to improved survival between the 1970s and 1980s and reduced incidence after the 1990s...

..To examine and evaluate the association between psychological distress and metabolic syndrome (MetS)...

..The purpose of this study was to investigate the association between depression symptoms 1 year after onset and subsequent cardiovascular events among survivors of myocardial infarction (MI)...

..However, the sex-specific association between alcohol consumption and mortality from stroke and coronary heart disease remains unclear...

..In this matched case-control study, we investigated the associations of reproductive, physical, and lifestyle characteristics of women and their husbands with early spontaneous abortion <12 weeks of gestation...

..Few data have been available on the sex-specific magnitude of the smoking effect on the risk of coronary heart disease (CHD) in Asia...

..The present community-based educational program may be effective for health promotion with overweight or obese middle-aged adults...

..We aimed to develop a new approach to risk stratification using metabolic syndrome as well as traditional non-metabolic risk factors, and to examine its validity in carotid atherosclerosis...

..However, there have been few studies of homeless persons and caregivers. The objective of this study is to detect active TB and to assess the prevalence and risk factors for latent TB infection among homeless persons and caregivers...

..To clarify the status of tuberculosis and its control measures for homeless people. OBJECT AN METHODS: Chest X-ray examinations were conducted for 1,309, 1,545, 1,546 homeless people, annually between 2003 and 2005...

..We sought to examine the relationship between nonspecific minor or major ST-T abnormalities and the incidence of stroke among Japanese men and women...

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..The objective of this study was to clarify the age, period, and cohort effects on stroke mortality in Japan from 1960 to 2000 by using stratified age-period-cohort models with improved goodness of fit...

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..CONCLUSIONS: For Japanese men and women, high BMI was associated with increased risk of coronary heart disease, whereas low BMI was associated with intraparenchymal hemorrhage...

..Our findings indicate the importance of BP control to prevent cardiovascular disease among middle-aged individuals...

..Limited evidence is available about the relations between sodium and potassium intakes and cardiovascular disease in the general population...

..57 (0.38 to 0.86), 0.51 (0.28 to 0.94), and 0.50 (0.27 to 0.95). CONCLUSIONS: Dietary calcium intake from dairy products was associated with reduced mortality from stroke for Japanese men and women...

..Limited data are available on caregiver burden for stroke and dementia patients. We examined the associations of prevalent stroke and dementia with family caregiver burden in Japanese general populations...

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..We examined sex-specific relationships of smoking with risk of total stroke and stroke subtypes in Asian populations because of the limited data available...

..WC and WHtR were also predictors for diabetes in women but not in men...

..The aim of this study was to assess the impact of craniofacial morphology and body weight on sleep-disordered breathing in Japanese men...

..001) for total CVD. For men, these relations were generally weaker but suggestive of myocardial infarction. CONCLUSIONS: Perceived mental stress was associated with increased mortality from stroke for women and with CHD for men and women...

..Our data suggest a reduction of NO bioactivity with higher serum total cholesterol levels, even within clinically normal cholesterol levels...

..A large-scale population-based cohort study would offer the best evidence of a relation between lifestyle and cancer...

..The aim of this study was to determine the frequency of food intake and estimated nutrient intake in the JACC study cohort...

..CONCLUSION: Our prospective data show a 12% to 20% decreased risk of all-cause mortality in both Japanese men and women who consumed less than 23 g/d of alcohol (approximately 2 drinks), although heavy drinking increased that risk...

..Additionally, men who participated but had lower interest in health screening are also considered as high risk for cardiovascular disease...

..58; 95% confidence interval=0.35, 0.97). Our findings suggest that employed men are at increased risk of death from cerebrovascular disease compared with self-employed men...

..The objective of this study was to examine whether a relationship between SDB and blood pressure/hypertension is more evident among shift workers than among day workers...

..To examine the relation of anger expression with blood pressure and hypertension among Japanese...

..CONCLUSION: Despite changes in intake levels for many nutrients, the validity of our FFQ using rank correlation by nutrient intake was not influenced by revision of the nutrient database in Japan...

..This prospective cohort study examined the association between educational level and major causes of death in Japan...

..There was no correlation between smoking and platelet aggregation. Our results suggest that seafood intake and moderate alcohol consumption reduce platelet aggregation...

..In conclusion, current smoking of > 20 cigarettes per day increased the risk of both total stroke and ischemic stroke among Japanese middle-aged men, and particularly among middle-aged hypertensive men...

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..Low AAI is suggested to be a predictor for stroke among Japanese men, which should be confirmed by a prospective study...

..1 to 8.5]) for men, while preference for salty foods or heavy drinking were not. CONCLUSIONS: History of blood transfusion was found to be an independent risk. The association between SAH and blood transfusion warranted further study...

..0. Education for weight reduction should be less emphasized for persons with a BMI of 25.0-26.9 than for these with a value of > or = 27.0...

..The impact of light-to-moderate alcohol consumption on risk of stroke has not been well examined in a single study, although the effect is hypothesized to differ among stroke subtypes from meta-analyses...

..Carotid atherosclerosis suggests to be a risk factor for stroke among Japanese elderly men, although future prospective studies are required to confirm this finding...

..60) and 1.20 (95% CI: 1.08, 1.34) in men and 1.45 (95% CI: 1.18, 1.79) and 1.34 (95% CI: 1.09, 1.66) in women. Smoking was independently associated with increased risk of type 2 diabetes among both middle-aged and elderly men and women...

..Our results suggest the importance of follow-up and control of SDB in the prevention of cardiovascular disease even in non-overweight SDB patients...

..CONCLUSIONS: CC screening in Japan may reduce CC mortality significantly for women aged 30-79 years. However, further studies with more CC deaths and increased statistical power are needed to validate the findings...