Green tea, other teas and coffee consumption and risk of death from chronic kidney disease as the underlying cause among Japanese men and women: the JACC Study.

Background: To explore the associations of green tea, coffee, black tea, and oolong tea consumption with mortality from chronic kidney disease (CKD) as the underlying cause among Japanese adults.

Methods: We conducted a prospective cohort study of 110,585 men and women aged 40-79 years at recruitment from 1986 to 1990. Baseline information on the consumption of tea and coffee, lifestyles, and medical histories was obtained via self-administered questionnaires.

The relationship between the phenotype of long COVID symptoms and one-year psychosocial outcomes: an exploratory clustering analysis.

The impact of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) is not limited to acute symptoms; it also extends to post-infection sequelae, such as long COVID and post-COVID conditions. These conditions are characterized by various symptoms, such as malaise, fatigue, and cognitive dysfunction, and are considered to reflect different underlying pathologies. Using a cluster analysis, we hypothesized that long COVID may have different psychosocial outcomes depending on the phenotype.

Post COVID-19 condition in hospitalized survivors after one year of infection during the Alpha- and Delta-variant dominant waves in Japan: COVID-19 Recovery Study II.

BackgroundEvidence of post-COVID-19 condition (PCC) in the Alpha- and Delta-variant dominant waves is limited.MethodsIn a nationwide multicentre cohort study in collaboration with 20 hospitals, we collected data using self-administered questionnaires and electronic medical records of participants aged 20 or more diagnosed with COVID-19, hospitalized between Apr 1 2021 and Sept 30 2021, and discharged alive. Descriptive statistics were analyzed for PCC and mental health (HADS anxiety and depression scores), comparing Alpa and Delta-dominant waves.

Validity of patient-reported information: agreement rate between patient reports and registry data.

Background: The accuracy of patient-reported clinical information, including cancer stage, is not well understood. This study aims to evaluate the agreement between patient-reported survey data and clinical information recorded in hospital-based cancer registries (HBCR).

Methods: A total of 730 patients from 166 hospitals in Japan were randomly selected and informed that their survey responses would be validated against HBCR data.

Risk Factors for Long-Term Nutritional Disorders One Year After COVID-19: A Post Hoc Analysis of COVID-19 Recovery Study II.

: COVID-19 patients develop various clinical symptoms, including malnutrition. However, the risk factors for long-term nutritional disorders remain unclear. Identifying these factors is crucial for preventing nutritional disorders by initiating early nutritional interventions.

Impact of Nutritional Therapy during Intensive Care Unit Admission on Post-Intensive Care Syndrome in Patients with COVID-19.

Introduction: Nutritional therapy is an important component of intensive care. We investigated the associations of nutritional therapy in the acute phase of severe COVID-19 with the long-term outcomes of post-intensive care syndrome (PICS) and post-COVID-19 conditions.

Methods: A questionnaire on the health status after COVID-19 was sent to patients 1 year after infection and PICS was evaluated.

Longitudinal trajectories of smoking status using 25 year annually-updated data and all-cause mortality followed over 30 years: A community-based prospective cohort study.

We aimed to evaluate the long-term risk of smoking for all-cause mortality according to smoking status trajectories using 25-year annually-repeated input, traced by group-based trajectory modeling with an extension to account for non-random participant attrition or truncation due to death. We examined 2682 men and 4317 women aged 40 to 59 years who participated in annual health checks for the community-based prospective cohort study, 1975-1984 enrollment in Japan. The main outcome measure was all-cause mortality (follow-up period: median 30.

Dietary Patterns and Cardiovascular Disease Risk in Asia.

The most renowned dietary pattern associated with cardiovascular health is the Mediterranean diet, which is well accepted by Europeans and Americans [...

Predictors of herpes zoster severity and immune responses according to pain trajectories: A community-based prospective cohort study.

The authors aimed to identify determinants of the clinical course of herpes zoster and immunological responses, focusing on pain trajectories. This prospective community-based cohort study involved the analysis of responses to a valid pain survey provided by 375 patients diagnosed with herpes zoster based on clinical symptoms and virus identification by polymerase chain reaction. The authors analyzed most patients for humoral/cell-mediated immune response against varicella-zoster virus at the onset and 3 months post-onset.

Maternal autistic traits and antenatal pain by cross-sectional analysis of the Japan Environment and Children's Study.

The aim of cross-sectional study was to investigate whether the presence of autistic traits in pregnant women was positively associated with the prevalence and severity of antenatal pain. We analyzed 89,068 pregnant women from a Japanese national birth cohort cross-sectionally. Autistic traits were assessed using the Japanese version of the Autism-Spectrum Quotient short form (AQ-10-J).

Trends in the incidence of stroke and its subtypes from 1963 to 2018 in Japanese urban and rural communities: The Circulatory Risk in Communities Study (CIRCS).

Background: Few studies have provided observational data on long-term trends in the incidence of stroke and its subtypes, and shown the urban-rural disparities of stroke incidence in Japan.

Methods: A multiple-source, community-based stroke surveillance was performed since 1963/1964 to determine all first-ever stroke cases among Japanese residents aged ⩾40 years living in the Minami-Takayasu district in Yao city, an urban community, and Ikawa town, a rural community. Sex-specific, age-standardized incidence per 1000/year with 95% confidence intervals was calculated during seven periods of 1963/1964-1971 (urban population (% men): 3242 (47.

Serum High-Sensitivity Cardiac Troponin T as an Independent Predictor for Incident Coronary Heart Disease in the Japanese General Population: The Circulatory Risk in Communities Study (CIRCS).

Aims: Epidemiological evidence is extremely limited about high-sensitivity cardiac troponin T (hs-cTnT) and future coronary heart disease (CHD) events for the general population in countries with low mortality from CHD. Therefore, we investigated the association between hs-cTnT levels and the risk of incident CHD using a nested case-control study in a large Japanese cohort study.

Methods: The participants were residents of four Japanese communities in the Circulatory Risk in Communities Study (CIRCS).

Hospital admission for type 2 diabetes mellitus under the Universal Coverage Scheme in Thailand: A time- and geographical-trend analysis, 2009-2016.

Background: Descriptive analyses of 2009-2016 were performed using the data of the Universal Coverage Scheme (UCS) which covers nearly 70 percent of the Thai population. The analyses described the time and geographical trends of nationwide admission rates of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and its complications, including chronic kidney disease (CKD), myocardial infarction, cerebrovascular diseases, retinopathy, cataract, and diabetic foot amputation.

Methods And Findings: The database of T2DM patients aged 15-100 years who were admitted between 2009 and 2016 under the UCS and that of the UCS population were retrieved for the analyses.

Ongoing debate on data governance principles for achieving Universal Health Coverage: a proposal to post-G20 Osaka Summit meetings.

The Group of 20 Summit (G20) in Osaka, which Japan chaired for the first time in June 2019 has created a tailwind for achieving universal health coverage (UHC) globally. In response to the rapid digitalization, the G20 leaders commenced negotiations for the Osaka Track framework to formulate international rules on data flow across borders and systematize the concept of 'Data Free Flow with Trust (DFFT).' The strategic harnessing of the power of data to strengthen the healthcare system can allow for rapid and affordable progress toward achieving UHC.

Tracking Japan's development assistance for health, 2012-2016.

Background: Development assistance for health (DAH) is one of the most important means for Japan to promote diplomacy with developing countries and contribute to the international community. This study, for the first time, estimated the gross disbursement of Japan's DAH from 2012 to 2016 and clarified its flows, including source, aid type, channel, target region, and target health focus area.

Methods: Data on Japan Tracker, the first data platform of Japan's DAH, were used.