Publications by authors named "B Matsuura"
While the effectiveness of metabolic/bariatric surgery has been confirmed, understanding the factors associated with weight loss is paramount for providing guidance in postoperative treatment strategies. Here, we aimed to examine the factors associated with long-term maintenance of weight loss after laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG). This prospective observational cohort included patients who underwent LSG at a single academic health center between January 2017 and June 2022.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAssociation Between Tongue Pressure and Prevalence of Mild Cognitive Impairment in Japan.
Int J Geriatr Psychiatry
September 2024
Article Synopsis
- A Japanese cross-sectional study explored the link between tongue pressure (TP) and mild cognitive impairment (MCI) in adults aged 36-84 years, involving 1019 participants.
- The study found that 45.3% of participants had MCI, with higher TP levels correlating to a lower prevalence of MCI in women, indicating a significant dose-response relationship.
- No similar association was found between TP and MCI prevalence in men, suggesting that higher TP may uniquely benefit cognitive function in middle-aged and older women.
Context: Estimated remnant cholesterol (Rem-C) level, a risk factor for cardiovascular disease (CVD), is associated with metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD) diagnosed via ultrasonography. However, the relationship between accurate serum Rem-C level measurements and histological findings of MASLD remains unclear.
Objective: We aimed to elucidate the relationship between accurately measured serum Rem-C levels and histological findings of MASLD.
Aim: Advanced fibrosis has a strong influence on the occurrence of liver-related events in patients with metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD), while diabetes mellitus (DM), which is often complicated by MASLD, is associated with the progression of MASLD. We stratified patients with MASLD according to the severity of liver pathological findings and the presence of DM, aiming to examine whether these indices could be used to accurately assess the risk of developing liver-related events.
Methods: A total of 282 patients with liver biopsy-proven MASLD were included.