Publications by authors named "T Ohi"
Background: This study investigates non-communicable disease (NCD) risk factors, specifically hypertension and diabetes, among Bangladeshi adults with lower educational attainment. With an increasing global burden of NCDs, understanding the dynamics in lower-educated populations becomes crucial for targeted interventions and achieving Sustainable Development Goal 3.4-curtailing premature mortality from non-communicable diseases by one-third by 2030 through prevention and treatment.
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- The study evaluates the FIB4 index, a noninvasive marker, to see if it can predict adverse outcomes, particularly all-cause mortality, in patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) who received primary coronary intervention.
- Researchers analyzed 1,354 STEMI patients, categorizing them based on their FIB4 index values into low, intermediate, and high risk for mortality during a follow-up period of 4.3 years.
- Findings indicate that higher FIB4 index values significantly correlate with increased all-cause mortality, establishing it as an independent risk predictor in this patient population.
Background: Epicardial adipose tissue (EAT) is closely associated with atrial fibrillation (AF), suggesting that it may be one of the causes of AF progression. However, it is unclear whether AF affects EAT.
Objective: This study aimed to demonstrate that sinus rhythm restoration reduces EAT volume (EATV) through left atrial reverse remodeling (LARR).
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- A study investigated the link between high uric acid levels (hyperuricemia) and the recurrence of arrhythmia after catheter ablation for paroxysmal atrial fibrillation (AF), finding that hyperuricemia may increase the risk of AF returning.
- The research divided patients into two groups based on their uric acid levels and discovered that those with hyperuricemia had a higher alcohol consumption rate and a lower rate of remaining free from AF after treatment.
- Key factors predicting AF recurrence included hyperuricemia, alcohol consumption of 20g/day or more, female gender, and higher brain natriuretic peptide levels, suggesting that both hyperuricemia and alcohol intake independently influence AF recurrence risks
Introduction: This study determined whether tooth loss was associated with the development of functional disability and estimated the population attributable fraction (PAF) of functional disability due to tooth loss, along with risk factors for functional disability such as physical function and cognitive impairment.
Methods: The participants were 838 community-dwelling older adults aged ≥70 years living in the Tsurugaya district in Japan in 2003. The exposure variable was the number of remaining teeth (counted by trained dentists).