Associations of dietary linoleic acid and alpha linolenic acid intake with cardiovascular, cancer and all-cause mortalities in patients with diabetes: NHANES 1999-2008.

Objective: To investigate the association between the dietary intake of linoleic acid (LA) and alpha linolenic acid (ALA) with mortality outcomes in patients with diabetes.

Participants: 3,112 U.S.

Daytime napping and the risk of gastric cancer: the JACC Study.

Background: Gastric cancer is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in Japan and worldwide. Emerging literature has suggested unfavorable health outcomes associated with daytime napping. Herein, we aimed to investigate the association between daytime napping and the risk of gastric cancer among Japanese people.

Minimal Contribution of the Social Determinants of Health to the Prevalence of Hypertension among Egyptian Public Servants.

Background: Previous research suggests the role of social determinants of health (SDH) in the prevalence of hypertension.

Objective: The study aimed to estimate the contribution of SDH to the prevalence of hypertension.

Methods: We recruited 3072 Egyptian public servants who answered a self-administered questionnaire, including hypertension history.

Arm Circumference, Arm-to-Waist Ratio in Relation to Cardiovascular and All-Cause Mortality among Patients with Diabetes Mellitus.

Among patients with diabetes mellitus, limited studies have investigated the relationship between anthropometric parameters and cardiovascular disease (CVD), with all-cause mortality. We examined the associations of arm circumference (AC), arm-to-waist ratio (AC/WC), and CVD, with all-cause mortality among patients with diabetes. This is a cohort study of 5497 diabetic individuals aged 20 or over who were recruited in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) from 1999 to 2014.

Association of Beta-2 Microglobulin with Stroke and All-Cause Mortality in Adults Aged ≥40 in U.S.: NHANES III.

Background: Stroke is the predominant cause of death worldwide. We aimed to investigate the association of serum beta-2 microglobulin ( 2M) concentrations with risk of stroke and all-cause mortalities in a cohort study.

Methods: Overall, 4914 U.

Associations of eicosapentaenoic acid and docosahexaenoic acid intakes with cardiovascular and all-cause mortality in patients with diabetes: Result from National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 1999-2008.

Introduction: The evidence on eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) intake status and long-term mortality among people with diabetes is scarce. This study aimed to investigate the relationship between EPA and DHA intakes with all-cause and cause-specific mortality in adults with diabetes.

Methods: This study included 2,991 adults with diabetes from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) 1999-2008.

Associations of different isomeric forms of serum lycopene with cardiovascular disease and all-cause mortality.

The effect of serum lycopene on the progression of cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) and their longevity remains a controversial topic. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the associations of different isomeric forms of serum lycopene with CVD and all-cause mortality in the American population. The National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) is a large population survey to investigate public health in the US.

Breakfast Type and Cardiovascular Mortality: The Japan Collaborative Cohort Study.

Aim: Little is known regarding the association between breakfast type and cardiovascular mortality. We examined the associations between breakfast type and risks of mortality from stroke, coronary heart disease (CHD), and total cardiovascular disease (CVD).

Methods: A total of 85,319 males and females aged 40 to 79 years who were free from CVD and cancers at baseline were involved in this study.

Daytime napping and risk of liver cancer: A large population-based prospective cohort study.

Introduction And Objectives: Liver cancer is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in Japan and worldwide. Daytime napping is a common behavior, especially among older adults, that was related in previous research to unfavorable health conditions. Herein, we investigated the association between daytime napping and liver cancer risk.

Short sleep duration at night in 2.5-year-old children is associated with childhood obesity at age 5.5 years: The Japanese children cohort study.

Background: Obesity in children contributes to higher risks of various chronic diseases in adulthood and the prevalence has increased worldwide including Japan.

Objectives: This study aims to examine the association between sleep duration at night in children aged 2.5 years and the subsequent risk of obesity at age 5.

Sugary drink consumption and the subsequent risk of gastric cancer: The Japan Public Health Center-based Prospective Study.

Background/objectives: Evidence on the association between sugary drink consumption and gastric cancer (GC) risk is limited, especially in Asian populations. This study aimed to investigate the association between consumption of sugary drinks (sugar-sweetened beverages and 100% fruit juices) and GC risk in a Japanese population.

Subjects/methods: This study included 74,455 Japanese individuals aged 45-74 years (35,102 males and 39,353 females) who participated in a population-based cohort study (Japan Public Health Center-based Prospective Study).

Dietary Manganese Intake and Risk of Liver Cancer in Japanese Men and Women: The JACC Study.

We explored the association between dietary manganese intake and the risk of liver cancer in 14,517 men and 21,583 women who participated in the Japan Collaborative Cohort Study for Cancer Risk Assessment. We assessed dietary manganese intake using a food frequency questionnaire and incident liver cancer by reviewing cancer registries. According to manganese intake, we estimated the liver cancer risk by Cox regression analyses.

Association between dietary intake of n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids and risk of colorectal cancer in the Japanese population: The Japan Collaborative Cohort Study.

Background: Epidemiological studies of the dietary intake of specific n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) and anatomical subsite-specific colorectal cancer (CRC) are limited. We examined the prospective associations of total n-3 PUFA, marine-derived n-3 PUFA [combined eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA), docosapentaenoic acid (DPA), and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA)], and alpha-linolenic acid (ALA) as plant-derived n-3 PUFA with the risk of CRC by subsite in the Japan Collaborative Cohort Study.

Methods: The participants completed a self-administered food frequency questionnaire and had no prior history of CRC.

Vitamin K Intake and Risk of Lung Cancer: The Japan Collaborative Cohort Study.

Background: Limited reports from prospective human studies investigated the possible role of vitamin K in the development of lung cancer although vitamin K's anticarcinogenic activities were verified from several in vitro and in vivo studies. We investigated the associations between total vitamin K intake from food and the development of lung cancer based on this large prospective cohort study.

Methods: A validated food frequency questionnaire was used to examine vitamin K intake among 42,166 (16,341 men and 25,825 women) at the Japan Collaborative Cohort Study's baseline (1988-1990).

Smoking Cessation and Mortality from Aortic Dissection and Aneurysm: Findings from the Japan Collaborative Cohort (JACC) Study.

Aims: Active cigarette smoking was intensively reported to increase the risk of aortic mortality while research on the association between smoking cessation and aortic mortality remains scarce. This study aimed to reconfirm the associations of exposure to cigarettes and smoking cessation associated with aortic mortality in a large Japanese population.

Methods: In the Japan Collaborative Cohort (JACC) Study, 91,141 residents (57±10 years; men, 43%) who were free of stroke, coronary heart disease, and cancer were followed up from 1989-90 until 2009 during which 110 deaths from aortic dissection and 112 deaths from aneurysm were identified.

Depression in Public Servants of Upper Egypt: Gender-specific Prevalence and Determining Factors.

Mental health disorders, including depression, cause more than half of worldwide disabilities. We aimed to estimate the prevalence of depression and determine its associated factors among Egyptian public servants. We collected data from 3134 subjects (1619 females and 1515 males) via a self-administered questionnaire, including the Center of Epidemiological Studies-Depression (CES-D) scale, medical history, sociodemographic, familial, occupational, and behavioral characteristics of the recruited Egyptian Public servants.

Associations of dietary intakes of vitamins B and B with risk of mortality from CVD among Japanese men and women: the Japan Collaborative Cohort study.

The evidence on the association between B vitamins and the risk of CVD is inconclusive. We aimed to examine the association of dietary vitamins B and B intakes with risk of CVD mortality among 58 302 Japanese men and women aged 40-79 years participated in the Japan Collaborative Cohort (JACC) study. The Cox proportional hazard model estimated the hazard ratios (HR) and 95% CI of CVD mortality across increasing energy-adjusted quintiles of dietary vitamins B and B intakes.

Movement of the superior mesenteric artery in patients with superior mesenteric artery syndrome: A case-reference study.

Superior mesenteric artery (SMA) syndrome is related to the reduction of the aortomesenteric angle on detailed imaging studies; i.e., an expert's ultrasonography or angiography.

The effect of China's Clean Air Act on cognitive function in older adults: a population-based, quasi-experimental study.

Background: Air pollution might accelerate cognitive ageing; it is unclear whether large-scale interventions, such as China's Clean Air Act (CCAA), can mitigate cognitive deterioration. We aimed to evaluate the effect of CCAA on changes in cognitive function in older adults.

Methods: In this population-based, quasi-experimental study, we did a difference-in-differences analysis of the data collected during the 2014 and 2018 waves of the Chinese Longitudinal Healthy Longevity Survey (CLHLS).

Work and Family Conflicts, Depression, and "Ikigai": A Mediation Analysis in a Cross-cultural Study Between Japanese and Egyptian Civil Workers.

Background: Total work-family conflicts (TWFCs) could associate with mental health, and having ikigai (a purpose of life) may mediate this association.

Methods: In a cross-cultural study of 4,792 Japanese Aichi Workers' Cohort study participants and 3,109 Egyptian civil workers, the Midlife Development in the United States (MIDUS) questionnaire measured TWFCs and the Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression (CES-D) 11-item scale measured depression. We used logistic regression models to estimate odds ratios (ORs) of having depression and a high-ikigai across levels of TWFCs (low, moderate, and high), and the PROCESS macro of Hayes to test the mediation effect.

Soy Intake and Risk of Type 2 Diabetes Among Japanese Men and Women: JACC Study.

The evidence on the protective effects of soy foods against type 2 diabetes has been inconsistent. We thought to examine the association between the dietary intakes of soy and the risk of diabetes in a prospective study encompassing 21,925 healthy Japanese men and women aged 40-79 years. A validated self-administered food frequency questionnaire determined the intakes of soy, and their associations with risk of type 2 diabetes were evaluated by the logistic regression analysis.