The 1-min animal test as a mental status screening examination in patients with diabetes.

Background: Detecting and treating dementia at an early stage are important. Although the Revised Hasegawa Dementia Scale (HDS-R) is commonly used to detect dementia, it takes about 10 min to complete. In contrast, the 1-min animal test (OMAT) takes only 1 min to complete and may be a helpful screening test for general practitioners in deciding whether to proceed with administering further diagnostic tests such as the HDS-R.

The Association Between Metabolically Healthy Obesity and the Risk of Proteinuria: The Kansai Healthcare Study.

Background: Metabolically healthy obesity seems to be a unique phenotype for the risk of cardiometabolic diseases. However, it is not known whether this phenotype is associated with the risk of proteinuria.

Methods: Study subjects were 9,185 non-diabetic Japanese male workers aged 40-55 years who had no proteinuria, an estimated glomerular filtration rate ≥60 mL/min/1.

Favorable effects of motivational interviewing and support in a patient with schizophrenia and alcohol abuse.

A 42-year-old man with schizophrenia was referred to our hospital after 2 weeks of worsening fatigue. His hemoglobin level was 2.8 g/dL owing to folic acid deficiency stemming from alcohol abuse and consumption of unbalanced meals.

Addison's Disease Caused by Tuberculosis with Atypical Hyperpigmentation and Active Pulmonary Tuberculosis.

We herein report a case of Addison's disease caused by tuberculosis characterized by atypical hyperpigmentation, noted as exacerbation of the pigmentation of freckles and the occurrence of new freckles, that was diagnosed in the presence of active pulmonary tuberculosis. The clinical condition of the patient was markedly ameliorated by the administration of hydrocortisone and anti-tuberculosis agents. When exacerbation of the pigmentation of the freckles and/or the occurrence of new freckles are noted, Addison's disease should be considered as part of the differential diagnosis.

Blood pressure components and the risk for proteinuria in Japanese men: The Kansai Healthcare Study.

Background: We examined prospectively which of the four blood pressure (BP) components (systolic BP [SBP], diastolic BP [DBP], pulse pressure [PP], and mean arterial pressure [MAP]) was best in predicting the risk of proteinuria.

Methods: This prospective study included 9341 non-diabetic Japanese middle-aged men who had no proteinuria and an estimated glomerular filtration rate ≥60 mL/min/1.73 m and were not taking antihypertensive medications at entry.

Disseminated carcinomatosis of the bone marrow from pancreatic cancer: a case report.

Background: Most cases of disseminated carcinomatosis of the bone marrow (DCBM) arise from gastric cancer. DCBM from pancreatic cancer is very rare. We herein present a case of DCBM from pancreatic cancer.

Relationship Between Alcohol Drinking Pattern and Risk of Proteinuria: The Kansai Healthcare Study.

Background: Moderate alcohol consumption has been reported to be associated with a decreased risk of cardiometabolic diseases. Whether drinking pattern is associated with the risk of proteinuria is unknown.

Methods: Study subjects were 9154 non-diabetic Japanese men aged 40-55 years, with an estimated glomerular filtration rate ≥60 mL/min/1.

Association of Visceral Fat and Liver Fat With Hyperuricemia.

Objective: To examine cross-sectionally whether intraabdominal fat area (IAFA), i.e., visceral fat, and liver fat assessed by computed tomography (CT) are independently associated with hyperuricemia.

Drinking pattern and risk of chronic kidney disease: the kansai healthcare study.

Background/aims: The association between alcohol consumption and the risk of chronic kidney disease (CKD) has been reported. What is not known is whether drinking pattern combined with the weekly frequency of alcohol consumption and the quantity per drinking day is associated with the risk of CKD.

Methods: We enrolled 9,112 Japanese nondiabetic men aged 40 to 55 years with absence of proteinuria, an estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) of 60 ml/min/1.

Sleep duration and the risk of future lipid profile abnormalities in middle-aged men: the Kansai Healthcare Study.

Background: Although short sleep duration has been reported to be associated with future cardiometabolic diseases, it is not fully understood whether sleep duration is prospectively associated with the risk of each lipid profile abnormality.

Methods: Subjects were nondiabetic Japanese, 40-55 years of age, who were not taking oral lipid-lowering medications: for the incidence of low high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C), 7627 men with an HDL-C level ≥ 40 mg/dL; for high triglycerides, 6973 men with a triglyceride level <200 mg/dL; for high low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C), 7273 men with an LDL-C level <160 mg/dL; for high non-HDL-C, 7415 men with a non-HDL-C level <190 mg/dL; and for high total cholesterol (TC), 7196 men with a TC level <240 mg/dL. Lipid profile abnormalities were defined according to the Adult Treatment Panel III guidelines of the National Cholesterol Education Program.