Publications by authors named "Shinichi Hitsumoto"
Background: Although impaired cardiac autonomic function is associated with an increased risk of type 2 diabetes in Caucasians, evidence in Asian populations with a lower body mass index is limited.
Methods: Between 2009-2012, the Toon Health Study recruited 1899 individuals aged 30-79 years who were not taking medication for diabetes. A 75-g oral glucose tolerance test was used to diagnose type 2 diabetes, and fasting and 2-h-postload glucose and insulin concentrations were measured.
Purpose: The intrauterine environment, including maternal nutrition status, may affect the development, formation, and mineralization of children's teeth. We assessed the relationship between self-reported maternal dietary vitamin D intake during pregnancy and the risk of dental caries among young Japanese children.
Methods: This study is based on a prospective analysis of 1210 Japanese mother-child pairs.
We examined the association between thymic stromal lymphopoietin (TSLP) single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) and eczema in young adult Japanese women. Cases were 188 women who met the criteria of the International Study of Asthma and Allergies in Childhood (ISAAC) for eczema. Controls were 565 women without eczema according to the ISAAC criteria, who had not been diagnosed with asthma, atopic eczema, and/or allergic rhinitis by a doctor and who had no asthma as defined by the European Community Respiratory Health Survey criteria and no rhinoconjunctivitis according to the ISAAC criteria.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Non-fasting triglycerides were reported to have a greater impact on risk of ischemic cardiovascular events than fasting triglycerides. However, evidence from Asia, where the prevalence of dyslipidemia is generally lower, has been limited.
Methods: We used 1975-1986 baseline surveys to investigate cohort data of 10,659 (4264 men and 6395 women) residents aged 40-69 years, initially free from ischemic heart disease and stroke, in four Japanese communities.
Aim: Patients with peripheral artery disease (PAD) are at a high risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) among Western populations. However, evidence for an elevated risk in Asian populations is limited.
Methods: This prospective cohort study examined 939 Japanese men 60-74 years of age at the time of the baseline survey.
Aim: Nocturnal intermittent hypoxia (NIH), a primary marker of obstructive sleep apnea, has increasingly been linked with cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. The purpose of this study was to investigate the association between NIH and arterial stiffness as measured according to the cardio-ankle vascular index (CAVI) based on cardiovascular risk factors in a Japanese community-dwelling population.
Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional study in Toon city among 684 men and 1,241 women 30-79 years of age.
Background: This study aimed to investigate associations between central aortic pressure (CAP) and subclinical organ damage of the heart amongst the general population.
Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional study in a community-based population, consisting of 3002 men and women aged between 40 and 79 years. The CAP was measured using the HEM-9000AI device, an automated tonometer.
Objective: The association of adiponectin levels with cardiovascular disease (CVD) may vary by age and health condition. It is unknown whether adiponectin predicts CVD events among individuals with high blood glucose levels.
Methods: We conducted a nested case-control study among 15,566 men and women aged 40-85 years from four communities, who were free of CVD at baseline.
Background And Purpose: High-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol is an established protective factor for ischemic stroke. However, the contribution of HDL subclasses to stroke risk and its subtypes is uncertain.
Methods: A prospective nested case-control study of 40- to 85-year-old Japanese was undertaken using frozen serum samples collected from 5280 men and 7524 women.
Background: Elevated hematocrit levels have been suggested to be an independent determinant of insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes. To clarify the diagnostic significance of hematocrit level, we investigated the association with hemodynamic profiles, insulin resistance and insulin sensitivity, arterial properties, and asymptomatic cerebrovascular damage in a general Japanese population.
Methods: This study included 1,978 participants from two independent cohorts.
Association of parental factors with student smoking and alcohol use in Japan.
Nihon Arukoru Yakubutsu Igakkai Zasshi
April 2011
A nationwide survey was conducted on smoking and alcohol use among junior and senior high school students and their parents in Japan. The analyses were performed to assess whether parents' smoking or drinking behavior, health knowledge, and attitude toward their children's smoking or drinking behavior influenced their children's behavior using linked datasets of students and parent answers. The number of schools that responded was 24 out of 40 sampled schools.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIt has been emphasized that problems with the system and a lack of resources for home-based care were ones to blame for preventing a promotion of home-based care. However, the real big problems appear to be laid on the unconsciousness and lack of knowledge of home-based care by acute phase hospital, functionality of community cooperation and lack of communication with patients. We examined the actual condition of home-based care by questionnaires to the doctors who took a palliative care study session.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPurpose: The purpose of this study was to offer insight into the revisions needed for promotion of Maternal and Child Health Promotion Plans in the coming years.
Methods: The maternal and child health promotion planning process and changes in maternal and child health services were surveyed by questionnaires to all municipalities in Japan.
Results: Completed questionnaires were obtained from 2,362 municipalities (response rate: 72.