3 results match your criteria: "Okinawa North Medical Association Hospital.[Affiliation]"
Clinical features of and severity risk factors for COVID-19 in adults during the predominance of SARS-CoV-2 XBB variants in Okinawa, Japan.
PLoS One
October 2024
Division of Infectious, Respiratory, and Digestive Medicine, First Department of Internal Medicine, University of the Ryukyus Graduate School of Medicine, Okinawa, Japan.
Article Synopsis
- - The study examined the clinical characteristics and risk factors associated with severe COVID-19 cases caused by the XBB variant in Okinawa, Japan, during mid-2023.
- - Out of 367 hospitalized patients, 18.5% were classified as severe, with older age and underlying health conditions linked to a higher mortality rate (13.2% in severe cases vs. 3.0% in mild cases).
- - Notably, diabetes mellitus increased the risk for severe COVID-19, while receiving the bivalent omicron booster significantly reduced the severity of the disease.
Vaccination, regular exercise, and prevention of chronic lung disease reduce exacerbation of COVID-19 severity in northern Okinawa, Japan: A cross-sectional study.
Environ Health Prev Med
November 2023
Department of Gastroenterology, Okinawa North Medical Association Hospital.
Background: As at June 14, 2023, the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic had affected more than 767 million people and caused more than 6.9 million deaths worldwide. This study aimed to clarify the lifestyle factors that influence the exacerbation of COVID-19 severity.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAssociation between lifestyle and metabolic syndrome incidence of workers in northern Okinawa, Japan: A cohort study.
Prev Med Rep
December 2022
Department of Gastroenterology, Okinawa North Medical Association Hospital, 1712-3, Umusa, Nago City, Okinawa 905-8611, Japan.
In Japan, specific health checkups were implemented to prevent metabolic syndrome (MetS) and cardiovascular diseases in April 2008. This study aimed to clarify the relationship between lifestyle factors and the MetS incidence to understand how the disease can be prevented and to improve the public health policy. A retrospective cohort study was conducted using the specific health checkup data of 2,781 workers.
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