Three percent weight reduction is the minimum requirement to improve health hazards in obese and overweight people in Japan.

Objective: Adequate goal-setting is important in health counselling and treatment for obesity and overweight. We tried to determine the minimum weight reduction required for improvement of obesity-related risk factors and conditions in obese and overweight Japanese people, using a nationwide intervention programme database.

Methods: Japanese men and women (n=3480; mean age±standard deviation [SD], 48.

Circulating adiponectin levels are associated with peak oxygen uptake in Japanese.

Objective: The aim of this study was to investigate the link between circulating adiponectin levels and peak oxygen uptake and/or physical activity in Japanese.

Methods: A total of 528 subjects (188 men and 340 women) were enrolled in this cross-sectional study. Circulating adiponectin levels, physical activity measured by tri-axial accelerometers, peak oxygen uptake and metabolic risk parameters were evaluated.

Lifestyle modification is associated with improving estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) and proteinuria in Japanese with proteinuria.

The link between lifestyle modification and changes in both proteinuria and estimated glomerular filtration rates (eGFRs) was evaluated in Japanese subjects with proteinuria who were not taking medications. We used data from 51 men (35.8±10.

Serum vaspin levels are associated with physical activity or physical fitness in Japanese: a pilot study.

Aim: To investigate the link between serum vaspin levels and physical activity and/or physical fitness in Japanese.

Methods: A total of 156 subjects (81 men and 75 women) was enrolled in this cross-sectional study. Serum vaspin levels, physical activity by uniaxial accelerometers, peak oxygen uptake, and metabolic risk parameters were evaluated.

Serum interleukin-18 levels are associated with physical activity in Japanese men.

Objective: To investigate the link between serum interleukin-18 (IL-18) levels and physical activity in Japanese men.

Methods: A total of 81 men (45.7±17.

Does cardiorespiratory fitness modify the association between birth weight and insulin resistance in adult life?

Objective: Lower birth weight is associated with higher insulin resistance in later life. The aim of this study was to determine whether cardiorespiratory fitness modifies the association of birth weight with insulin resistance in adults.

Methods: The subjects were 379 Japanese individuals (137 males, 242 females) aged 20-64 years born after 1943.

Relationship between cigarette smoking and muscle strength in Japanese men.

Objectives: To investigate the link between cigarette smoking and muscle strength in Japanese men.

Methods: We used data on 4249 Japanese men, aged 43.3±13.

Decreasing abdominal circumference is associated with improving estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) with lifestyle modification in Japanese men: a pilot study.

The link between changes in a subject's metabolic syndrome components and his estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) was evaluated in healthy Japanese men. We used data from 120 Japanese men (45.5 ± 8.

Evaluation of anthropometric parameters and physical fitness in elderly Japanese.

Objectives: We evaluated anthropometric parameters and physical fitness in elderly Japanese.

Methods: A total of 2,106 elderly Japanese (749 men and 1,357 women), aged 60-79 years, were enrolled in a cross-sectional investigation study. Anthropometric parameters and physical fitness, i.

Evaluation of ventilatory threshold and its relation to exercise habits among Japanese.

Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate aerobic exercise levels, expressed in terms of ventilatory threshold (VT), in a Japanese population and explore the relationship between VT and exercise habits in this population.

Methods: This was a cross-sectional study in which data collected from 547 men and 524 women aged 20-69 years and not on medications, were used to assess exercise habits and parameters at VT, namely, oxygen uptake, work rate, and heart rate.

Results: Age-related changes in parameters at VT were noted.

Relation between cigarette smoking and ventilatory threshold in the Japanese.

The link between cigarette smoking and ventilatory threshold (VT) was investigated. We used data for 407 men and 418 women not taking medication. Habits of cigarette smoking were obtained through interviews by well-trained staff.

The relation between estimated glomerular filtration rate and proteinuria in Okayama Prefecture, Japan.

Objective: We investigated the link between renal function as evaluated by estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) and proteinuria in Okayama Prefecture, Japan.

Subjects And Methods: A total of 11030 Japanese subjects, aged between 20 and 79 years, were recruited in a cross-sectional clinical investigation study. eGFR was calculated using serum creatinine, age, and sex.

Decreasing systolic blood pressure is associated with improving estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) with lifestyle modification in Japanese healthy women.

The link between changes in a subject's metabolic syndrome components and her estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) was evaluated in healthy Japanese women. We used data for 53 Japanese women (46.0±10.

Relation between the estimated glomerular filtration rate and pulse wave velocity in Japanese.

Objective: We investigated the link between renal function as evaluated by estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) and pulse wave velocity (PWV) in Japanese without medications.

Methods: A total of 1,244 Japanese subjects, aged 20-79 years, were recruited in a cross-sectional clinical investigation study. They received no medications.

Relationship between estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) and metabolic syndrome in Japanese.

We investigated the link between renal function as evaluated by estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) and metabolic syndrome in Japanese. A total of 11,711 Japanese subjects, aged 20-79 years, were recruited in a cross-sectional clinical investigation. From this group, we further investigated the data on 1,576 subjects.

Changes in metabolic syndrome and its components with lifestyle modification in Japanese men.

Objective: Changes in metabolic syndrome and its components with lifestyle modification were evaluated in Japanese men.

Methods: We used data for 160 Japanese men (45.6+/-8.

Evaluation of muscle strength and its relation to exercise habits in Japanese.

The aim of this study was to explore muscle strength and its relation to exercise habits in Japanese. We used data from 3,018 men and 6,881 women aged 20-69 years and not using medications in a cross-sectional study. Exercise habits and muscle strength, i.

Comparison of serum uric acid levels between Japanese with and without metabolic syndrome.

Objective: The link between uric acid levels and metabolic syndrome was investigated.

Methods: We used data for 997 men and 1290 women. Metabolic syndrome was defined by a new criterion in Japan and uric acid was measured.

Linkage between oxygen uptake at ventilatory threshold and muscle strength in subjects with and without metabolic syndrome.

We evaluated the linkage between oxygen uptake at the ventilatory threshold (VT) and muscle strength in subjects with and without metabolic syndrome. We used data of 226 Japanese men with metabolic syndrome and 265 Japanese men without the syndrome. Metabolic syndrome has recently been defined by a new criterion in Japan.

Reducing waist circumference by at least 3 cm is recommended for improving metabolic syndrome in obese Japanese men.

Objective: We investigated the link between a reduction in waist circumference and metabolic syndrome.

Methods: 105 obese Japanese men were enrolled in this study with a 1-year follow-up. Anthropometric and body composition parameters, i.

Relationship between changes in body weight and waist circumference in Japanese.

Objectives: We investigated the correlation between changes in body weight and body composition parameters.

Methods: We used the data of 2635 Japanese (40.2±12.

Re-evaluation of waist circumference in metabolic syndrome: a comparison between Japanese men and women.

We re-evaluated the criteria for waist circumference to predict the accumulation of the components of metabolic syndrome. We used data for 3,185 Japanese, aged 20-79 years. Metabolic syndrome has recently been redefined by a new criterion in Japan, in which waist circumference cutoff points, i.

Comparison of muscle strength between Japanese men with and without metabolic syndrome.

We compared muscle strength between Japanese men with and without metabolic syndrome. We used data for 323 Japanese men with metabolic syndrome and 893 Japanese men without the syndrome. Metabolic syndrome was defined by a new criterion in Japan, and the parameters for muscle strength, i.

Comparison of hepatic enzymes between Japanese men with and without metabolic syndrome.

We compared the levels of hepatic enzymes in 220 Japanese men with metabolic syndrome with those in age and sex-matched subjects without the syndrome. Metabolic syndrome was defi ned by the new criteria published in Japan, and hepatic enzymes, i.e.

Relationship between body composition changes and the blood pressure response to exercise test in overweight Japanese subjects.

We investigated the link between changes in body composition and the blood pressure (BP) response to exercise in overweight Japanese by a retrospective clinical study carried out over a 3-year period. We analyzed data for 38 overweight Japanese aged 22-69 years (47.8 +- 11.