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Author Liu, Yangyang| Mitsuhashi, Toshiharu| Yamakawa, Michiyo| Sasai, Megumi| Tsuda, Toshihide| Doi, Hiroyuki| Hamada, Jun|
Keywords Elderly Disability Body mass index Long-term care insurance Unhealthy behaviors
Published Date 2019-11-29
Publication Title PeerJ
Volume volume7
Publisher PeerJ
Start Page e8146
ISSN 2167-8359
Content Type Journal Article
language English
OAI-PMH Set 岡山大学
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PubMed ID 31803538
DOI 10.7717/peerj.8146
Web of Science KeyUT 000499696500006
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JaLCDOI 10.18926/AMO/55203
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Author Xin, Zhao| Tsuda, Toshihide| Doi, Hiroyuki|
Abstract We evaluated how exposure to airborne volatile organic compounds emitted from a plastic recycling facility affected nearby residents, in a cross-sectional study. Individuals>10 years old were randomly sampled from 50 households at five sites and given questionnaires to complete. We categorized the subjects by distance from the recycling facility and used this as a proxy measure for pollutant exposure. We sought to improve on a preceding study by generating new findings, improving methods for questionnaire distribution and collection, and refining site selection. We calculated the odds of residents living 500 or 900 m away from the facility reporting mucocutaneous and respiratory symptoms using a reference group of residents 2,800 m away. Self-reported nasal congestion (odds ratio=3.0, 95% confidence interval=1.02-8.8), eczema (5.1, 1.1-22.9), and sore throat (3.9, 1.1-14.1) were significantly higher among residents 500 m from the facility. Those 900 m away were also considerably more likely to report experiencing eczema (4.6, 1.4-14.9). Air pollution was found responsible for significantly increased reports of mucocutaneous and respiratory symptoms among nearby residents. Our findings confirm the effects of pollutants emitted from recycling facilities on residents’ health and clarify that study design differences did not affect the results.
Keywords air pollutants volatile organic compounds recycling facility mucocutaneous symptoms respiratory symptoms
Amo Type Original Article
Publication Title Acta Medica Okayama
Published Date 2017-06
Volume volume71
Issue issue3
Publisher Okayama University Medical School
Start Page 209
End Page 217
ISSN 0386-300X
NCID AA00508441
Content Type Journal Article
language English
Copyright Holders CopyrightⒸ 2017 by Okayama University Medical School
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Refereed True
PubMed ID 28655940
JaLCDOI 10.18926/AMO/54415
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Author Sugihara, Satoshi| Doi, Hiroyuki| Kato, Masahiko| Mitoh, Yoshihiro| Tsuda, Toshihide| Ikeda, Satoru|
Abstract Aflatoxin (AFT) contamination is frequent in foods grown in tropical regions, including rice. Although AFTs are generally not found in temperate-region foods, global warming has affected typical temperate-region climates, potentially permitting the contamination of foods with AFT-producing Aspergillus flavus (A. flavus). Here we investigated the AFT production in rice during storage under natural climate conditions in Japan. We examined AFTs in brown rice and rough rice artificially contaminated with A. flavus for 1 year in Japan, and we subjected AFTs in white rice to the same treatment in airtight containers and examined the samples in warm and cold seasons, simulating the storage of white rice in general households. In the brown rice, AFTs increased after 2 months (March) and peaked after 9 months (October). The AFT contamination in the rough rice was minimal. After the polishing and cooking of the brown rice, AFTs were undetectable. In the white rice stored in airtight containers, AFTs increased after 1 month (August) and peaked after 2 months (September). Minimal AFTs were detected in the cold season. Thus, AFT contamination in rice may occur in temperate regions following A. flavus contamination. The storage of rice as rough rice could provide be useful for avoiding AFT contamination.
Keywords Aspergillus flavus aflatoxin rice temperate region storage
Amo Type Original Article
Publication Title Acta Medica Okayama
Published Date 2016-06
Volume volume70
Issue issue3
Publisher Okayama University Medical School
Start Page 167
End Page 173
ISSN 0386-300X
NCID AA00508441
Content Type Journal Article
language English
Copyright Holders CopyrightⒸ 2016 by Okayama University Medical School
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Refereed True
PubMed ID 27339205
Web of Science KeyUT 000379406100003
Title Alternative New antimalarial endoperoxides for drug-resistant Plasmodium falciparumn : The current situation
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Author Kim, Hye-Sook| Katamoto, Akane| Sato, Akira| Wataya, Yusuke| Doi, Hiroyuki|
Keywords 薬剤耐性マラリア ACT療法(artemisinin-based combination therapy) 新薬開発 環状過酸化物 標的分子
Publication Title 岡山医学会雑誌
Published Date 2015-12-01
Volume volume127
Issue issue3
Start Page 231
End Page 235
ISSN 0030-1558
Related Url isVersionOf https://doi.org/10.4044/joma.127.231
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DOI 10.4044/joma.127.231
NAID 130005116817
Author Kishimoto, Yoko| Suzuki, Etsuji| Iwase, Toshihide| Doi, Hiroyuki| Takao, Soshi|
Published Date 2013-12-17
Publication Title BMC Public Health
Volume volume13
Content Type Journal Article
Author Kasai, Yosuke| Suzuki, Etsuji| Iwase, Toshihide| Doi, Hiroyuki| Takao, Soshi|
Published Date 2013-10-17
Publication Title PLoS ONE
Volume volume8
Issue issue10
Content Type Journal Article
JaLCDOI 10.18926/AMO/52406
FullText URL 68_2_101.pdf
Author Izutsu, Masato| Suzuki, Etsuji| Izutsu, Yukako| Doi, Hiroyuki|
Abstract The aim of this study was to examine trends in the geographic distribution of nursing staff in Japan from 2000 to 2010. We examined time trends in the rates of nursing staff per 100,000 population across 349 secondary health service areas. Using the Gini coefficient as a measure of inequality, we separately analyzed the data of 4 nursing staff types:public health nurses (PHN), midwives (MW), nurses (NS), and associate nurses (AN). Then, using multilevel Poisson regression models, we calculated the rate ratios (RRs) and their 95% confidence intervals (CIs) for each type of nursing staff per 1-year change. Overall, the distribution of PHN, MW, and NS improved slightly in terms of the Gini coefficient. After adjusting for prefectural capital and population density, PHN, MW, and NS significantly increased;the RRs per 1-year increment were 1.022 (95% CI:1.020-1.023), 1.021 (95% CI:1.019-1.022), and 1.037 (95% CI:1.037-1.038), respectively. In contrast, AN significantly decreased;the RR per 1-year increment was 0.993 (95% CI:0.993-0.994). Despite the considerable increase in the absolute number of nursing staff in Japan (excluding AN), this increase did not lead to a sufficient improvement in distribution over the last decade.
Keywords health policy inequality Japan multilevel Poisson model nursing staff
Amo Type Original Article
Publication Title Acta Medica Okayama
Published Date 2014-04
Volume volume68
Issue issue2
Publisher Okayama University Medical School
Start Page 101
End Page 110
ISSN 0386-300X
NCID AA00508441
Content Type Journal Article
language English
Copyright Holders CopyrightⒸ 2014 by Okayama University Medical School
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Refereed True
PubMed ID 24743785
Web of Science KeyUT 000334652700005
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Author Kawagoe, Seiji| Tsuda, Toshihide| Doi, Hiroyuki|
Published Date 2012-12-26
Publication Title Geriatrics & Gerontology Internationa
Content Type Journal Article
JaLCDOI 10.18926/AMO/49254
FullText URL 67_1_25.pdf
Author Ika, Katsuhiko| Suzuki, Etsuji| Mitsuhashi, Toshiharu| Takao, Soshi| Doi, Hiroyuki|
Abstract The purpose of this study was to examine the association between shift work and diabetes mellitus by separating shift workers according to the intensity of their shift work (seasonal shift work and continuous shift work). Between May and October 2009, we collected data from annual health checkups and questionnaires at a manufacturing company in Shizuoka, Japan. Questionnaires were returned by 1,601 workers (response rate:96.2%, men/women=1,314/287). Diabetes mellitus was defined as hemoglobin A1c≥6.5% and fasting blood sugar≥126mg/dl. After exclusions, which included all the women and clerical workers because they did not work in shifts, we analyzed 475 skilled male workers. After adjusting for age, smoking status, frequency of alcohol consumption, and cohabitation status, odds ratios for diabetes mellitus were 0.98 (95% confidence interval [CI]:0.28-4.81) and 2.10 (95% CI:0.77-5.71) among seasonal shift workers and continuous shift workers, respectively, compared with non-shift workers. In an age-stratified analysis (<45 years vs.≥45 years), the association between continuous shift work and diabetes mellitus was more pronounced among older participants. Compared with non-shift workers, the risk of diabetes mellitus was increased among continuous shift workers, whereas its effect is limited among seasonal shift workers.
Keywords cross-sectional study diabetes mellitus intensity Japan shift work
Amo Type Original Article
Publication Title Acta Medica Okayama
Published Date 2013-02
Volume volume67
Issue issue1
Publisher Okayama University Medical School
Start Page 25
End Page 33
ISSN 0386-300X
NCID AA00508441
Content Type Journal Article
language English
Copyright Holders CopyrightⒸ 2013 by Okayama University Medical School
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Refereed True
PubMed ID 23439506
Web of Science KeyUT 000316829900004
Related Url http://ousar.lib.okayama-u.ac.jp/metadata/50693
Author Doi, Hiroyuki|
Published Date 2012-12-03
Publication Title 岡山医学会雑誌
Volume volume124
Issue issue3
Content Type Journal Article
JaLCDOI 10.18926/AMO/45268
FullText URL 65_2_97.pdf
Author Tsuchihashi, Yuuki| Yorifuji, Takashi| Takao, Soshi| Suzuki, Etsuji| Mori, Shigeru| Doi, Hiroyuki| Tsuda, Toshihide|
Abstract Seasonal influenza infection is a major challenge in public health. The term "seasonal influenza" refers to the typical increase in the number of influenza patients in the winter season in temperature zones. However, it is not clear how environmental factors within a single flu season affect influenza infection in a human population. Therefore, we evaluated the effects of temperature and humidity in the 2006-7 flu season on the onset of seasonal influenza using a case-crossover study. We targeted patients who attended one pediatric clinic in Okayama city, Japan and who were diagnosed as being infected with the seasonal influenza virus. Using 2 references (time-stratified and symmetric bidirectional design), we estimated the effects of average temperature and relative humidity from the onset day (lag0) to 10 days before (lag10). The total number of subjects was 419, and their onset days ranged from 26 December 2006 to 30 April 2007. While the onset was significantly associated with lower temperature, relative humidity was not related. In particular, temperatures before the 3-day incubation period had higher-magnitude odds ratios. For example, the odds ratio and 95% confidence interval for average temperature at time lag 8 was 1.12 (1.08-1.17) per 1.0℃ decrease. Low environmental temperature significantly increased the risk of seasonal influenza onset within the 2006-7 winter season.
Keywords seasonal influenza in humans temperature humidity case-crossover study
Amo Type Original Article
Publication Title Acta Medica Okayama
Published Date 2011-04
Volume volume65
Issue issue2
Publisher Okayama University Medical School
Start Page 97
End Page 103
ISSN 0386-300X
NCID AA00508441
Content Type Journal Article
language English
Copyright Holders CopyrightⒸ 2011 by Okayama University Medical School
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Refereed True
PubMed ID 21519367
Web of Science KeyUT 000289818800005
JaLCDOI 10.18926/AMO/45264
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Author Mizoguchi, Yoshinori| Suzuki, Etsuji| Tsuchida, Hiroaki| Tsuda, Toshihide| Yamamoto, Eiji| Nakase, Katsumi| Doi, Hiroyuki|
Abstract There have been only 2 reports of a large-scale foodborne outbreak arising from Salmonella enterica serotype Braenderup infection worldwide. On August 9, 2008, an outbreak originating in boxed lunches occurred in Okayama, Japan. We conducted a cohort study of 786 people who received boxed lunches from a particular catering company and collected 644 questionnaires (response rate:82%). Cases were defined as those presenting with diarrhea (≧4 times in 24h) or fever (≧38℃) between 12 am on August 8 and 12 am on August 14. We identified 176 cases (women/men:39/137);younger children (aged<10 years) appeared to more frequently suffer severe symptoms. Three food items were significantly associated with higher risk of illness;tamagotoji (soft egg with mixed vegetables and meat) (relative risk (RR):11.74, 95% confidence interval (CI):2.98-46.24), pork cooked in soy sauce (RR:3.17, 95% CI:1.24-8.10), and vinegared food (RR:4.13, 95% CI:1.60-10.63). Among them, only the RR of tamagotoji was higher when we employed a stricter case definition. Salmonella Braenderup was isolated from 5 of 9 sampled cases and 6 food handlers. It is likely that unpasteurized liquid eggs contaminated by Salmonella Braenderup and used in tamagotoji caused this outbreak.
Keywords boxed lunch cohort study foodborne diseases Salmonella Braenderup unpasteurized liquid eggs
Amo Type Original Article
Publication Title Acta Medica Okayama
Published Date 2011-04
Volume volume65
Issue issue2
Publisher Okayama University Medical School
Start Page 63
End Page 69
ISSN 0386-300X
NCID AA00508441
Content Type Journal Article
language English
Copyright Holders CopyrightⒸ 2011 by Okayama University Medical School
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Refereed True
PubMed ID 21519363
Web of Science KeyUT 000289818800001
JaLCDOI 10.18926/AMO/40009
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Author Kodama, Tomoe| Nakase, Katsumi| Tsuda, Toshihide| Yorifuji, Takashi| Doi, Hiroyuki|
Abstract Physicians should educate patients with sexually transmitted infections (STIs) on measures to prevent reinfection and should also undertake human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) testing after diagnosis of STIs. These preventive measures are important, but it is not known to what extent these procedures are followed in Japan. We conducted a cross-sectional study to investigate the proportion of patients with STIs who received appropriate management from physicians, namely recommendation of HIV testing, encouragement of condom use and examination and/or treatment of sexual partners, to elucidate the factors affecting institution of each measure. From a mailshot of 566 physicians, 409 (72.3%) responded, with 176 diagnosing an STI in 967 patients. The proportions applying the 3 measures were low (recommendation of HIV testing:27.0;encouragement of condom use:64.8%;examination of sexual partners:17.5%), and were related to the sex of the patients and numbers of patients diagnosed by the physicians. Female patients received better care than male patients, particularly with respect to recommendation of HIV testing (odds ratio:2.82). Physicians who diagnosed more than 20 STI patients tended not to provide appropriate management. These findings suggest the necessity for better physician management of patients for effective prevention of STIs.
Keywords sexually transmitted infections patient care management human immunodeficiency virus testing physician
Amo Type Original Article
Publication Title Acta Medica Okayama
Published Date 2010-06
Volume volume64
Issue issue3
Publisher Okayama University Medical School
Start Page 171
End Page 179
ISSN 0386-300X
NCID AA00508441
Content Type Journal Article
language English
Copyright Holders Okayama University Medical School
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Refereed True
PubMed ID 20596128
Web of Science KeyUT 000279094300003
JaLCDOI 10.18926/AMO/32854
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Author Sasaki, Ayako| Yorifuji, Takashi| Iwase, Toshihide| Komatsu, Hirokazu| Takao, Soshi| Doi, Hiroyuki|
Abstract

Obesity in children is a serious public health problem, and TV viewing is considered a potential risk factor. Since, however, no relevant association studies have been conducted in Japan, we evaluated the association between TV viewing and obesity using a population-based study conducted in a Japanese town. All 616 preschool children in the town were enrolled in February 2008, and a self-administered questionnaire to collect children's and parents' characteristics was sent to the parents. We dichotomized the time spent TV viewing and evaluated associations by logistic regression using a "less than 2h" category as a reference. The questionnaire was collected from 476 participants (77.3%), of whom 449 were available for the final analyses. Among them, 26.9% of preschool children reported 2 or more hours of TV viewing per day and 8.2% were defined as obese. In logistic regression analyses, there was no positive association in unadjusted (odds ratio [OR]1.11, 95% confidence interval [95% CI]:0.50-2.49) or adjusted models for exclusively breastfed status, sleep duration, or maternal factors (OR1.11, 95% CI:0.50-2.51). We also found no positive association between TV viewing and overweight status, possibly owing to the influence of social environment, low statistical power, or misclassification.

Keywords TV viewing obesity preschool children
Amo Type Original Article
Publication Title Acta Medica Okayama
Published Date 2010-04
Volume volume64
Issue issue2
Publisher Okayama University Medical School
Start Page 137
End Page 142
ISSN 0386-300X
NCID AA00508441
Content Type Journal Article
language English
File Version publisher
Refereed True
PubMed ID 20424669
Web of Science KeyUT 000276996900008
JaLCDOI 10.18926/AMO/31854
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Author Oishi, Junko| Doi, Hiroyuki| Kawakami, Norito|
Abstract

A cross-sectional study was conducted to evaluate the association between dietary intake and depressivesymptoms in community-dwelling elderly persons. Five-hundred elderly persons aged 65 to 75 years were randomly selected from the population of O city in Okayama Prefecture, Japan. Among 401 respondents (response rate, 80.0%), data from 279 (133 males, 146 females) who completed the questionnaire concerning dietary intake and depressive state were analyzed using logistic regression. Each of 17 dietary intakes was classified into tertiles:high intake, moderate intake, and low intake. The Center for Epidemiology Studies Depression scale (CES-D) was used. Among males, the observed odds ratios (the 95% confidence intervals) for the depressive state were 0.36 (95% CI:0.13-0.98) in the highest tertile of carotene intake, 0.33 (95% CI:0.12-0.93) in the highest tertile of vitamin C intake, 0.29 (95% CI:0.10-0.85) in the highest tertile of carbohydrate intake, and 0.33 (95% CI:0.12-0.92) in the medium tertile of vitamin E intake. Among females, similar results were observed, but these results were not statistically significant. The results suggested that carbohydrate, carotene, and vitaminC intakes are associated with lowering depressive symptoms among elderly persons dwelling in communities in Japan.

Keywords dietary intake depressive symptoms elderly persons cross-sectional study gender
Amo Type Original Article
Publication Title Acta Medica Okayama
Published Date 2009-02
Volume volume63
Issue issue1
Publisher Okayama University Medical School
Start Page 9
End Page 17
ISSN 0386-300X
NCID AA00508441
Content Type Journal Article
language English
File Version publisher
Refereed True
PubMed ID 19247418
Web of Science KeyUT 000263730300002
JaLCDOI 10.18926/AMO/31853
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Author Komatsu, Hirokazu| Yorifuji, Takashi| Iwase, Toshihide| Sasaki, Ayako| Takao, Soshi| Doi, Hiroyuki|
Abstract

To investigate the effect of exclusive breastfeeding on the likelihood of Japanese preschool children being overweight, population-based cross-sectional survey data from M town in Japan were used. Using the population registry of this town, all 616 preschool children were identified, and a self-administered questionnaire was sent to their parents. The exposure variable of interest was exclusive breastfeeding from birth to 6 months, and the outcome variable of interest was the children being overweight at preschool age. Statistical analyses used included logistic regression and sensitivity analyses. In the final analyses, we included 448 preschool children. Although all point estimates indicated a protective effect, logistic regression analyses showed no significant reduction in being overweight due to exclusive breastfeeding in the unadjusted model (odds ratio (OR)0.70, 95% confidence intervals:0.30-1.64), the model adjusted for birth weight (OR0.70, 95% CI:0.30-1.63), the model adjusted for child lifestyle (OR0.71, 95% CI:0.30-1.67), or the model adjusted for parental factors (OR0.46, 95% CI:0.15-1.37). In sensitivity analyses, point estimates were not significant, but a protective effect was observed. In conclusion, our results suggest that breastfeeding might have a protective effect on Japanese preschool children against being overweight, although statistical significance was not observed due to the limitation of the statistical power of the findings.

Keywords breastfeeding overweight preschool children
Amo Type Original Article
Publication Title Acta Medica Okayama
Published Date 2009-02
Volume volume63
Issue issue1
Publisher Okayama University Medical School
Start Page 49
End Page 55
ISSN 0386-300X
NCID AA00508441
Content Type Journal Article
language English
File Version publisher
Refereed True
PubMed ID 19247416
Web of Science KeyUT 000263730300007
JaLCDOI 10.18926/AMO/31815
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Author Kamizato, Eigo| Yoshitome, Kei| Yamamoto, Yuji| Iwase, Toshihide| Tsuda, Toshihide| Miyaishi, Satoru| Doi, Hiroyuki|
Abstract

The annual number of suicides in Japan increased sharply in 1998, and since that time it has consistently exceeded 30,000 per year. In this study, we analyze a database of personal and background characteristics of 824 cases (605 men, 219 women) who completed suicide in Okayama Prefecture in 2002 and 2003. The data were obtained with cooperation from the police. Using the methodologies in a previous European study as a model, we classified the suicide methods into 8 categories. To examine the generational and regional differences in the choice of methods, we stratified the sample into 4 age groups (<-24, 2544, 4564, and >-65) and 2 regional groups (Okayama/Kurashiki vs. other areas). Our results on gender differences in 7 of the suicide methods were mostly similar to the European data. However, our data showed a remarkably higher proportionate male-to-female mortality ratio for poisoning by other substances (ICD-10, X65-X69 codes) (1.83, 1.15-2.92). In terms of generational differences in the choice of suicide methods, the Mantel-Haenszel test of homogeneity was significant for most of the categories in our study, suggesting an impact of age on how people commit suicide. There were no remarkable regional differences in our sample. An epidemic curve for suicides via carbon monoxide poisoning using charcoal briquets revealed a trend of time clustering not observed in the other 6 means. The database constructed and used in this study contains richer information than conventional death statistics and is expected to provide helpful knowledge and insights for future epidemiological studies.

Keywords suicide methods gender-specific legal medicine cluster suicide
Amo Type Original Article
Publication Title Acta Medica Okayama
Published Date 2009-08
Volume volume63
Issue issue4
Publisher Okayama University Medical School
Start Page 177
End Page 186
ISSN 0386-300X
NCID AA00508441
Content Type Journal Article
language English
File Version publisher
Refereed True
PubMed ID 19727202
Web of Science KeyUT 000269228400003
JaLCDOI 10.18926/AMO/30979
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Author Imatoh, Takuya| Miyazaki, Motonobu| Momose, Yoshito| Uryu, Yoko| Tanihara, Shinichi| Une, Hiroshi| Doi, Hiroyuki|
Abstract

Leptin is a hormone which is predominantly secreted by adipose tissue. Recent studies have shown that leptin increases arterial blood pressure. Although data from available animal studies clearly indicate an association between leptin and hypertension, results of human studies have been less definitive. We conducted a case-control study to examine the association between serum leptin levels and hypertension in 111 hypertensive subjects and 222 male controls, using conditional logistic regression analyses. Mean serum leptin levels were found to be marginally higher in the case subjects than in the control subjects (3.3 ng/ml versus 3.0 ng/ml), however, conditional logistic regression analysis revealed that subjects in the highest quartile had a significantly increased risk of hypertension compared with those in the lowest quartile, even after adjusting for drinking status and diabetes mellitus (adjusted OR, 2.11;95% CI, 1.01-4.39). Our findings suggest that leptin plays an important role in the development of hypertension.

Keywords epidemiological study hyperleptinemia hypertension leptin
Amo Type Original Article
Publication Title Acta Medica Okayama
Published Date 2008-06
Volume volume62
Issue issue3
Publisher Okayama University Medical School
Start Page 169
End Page 174
ISSN 0386-300X
NCID AA00508441
Content Type Journal Article
language English
File Version publisher
Refereed True
PubMed ID 18596833
Web of Science KeyUT 000257130300004
JaLCDOI 10.18926/AMO/30959
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Author Fukuoka, Etsuko| Hirokawa, Kumi| Kawakami, Norito| Tsuchiya, Masao| Haratani, Takashi| Kobayashi, Fumio| Araki, Shunichi| Doi, Hiroyuki|
Abstract

The purpose of the present study was to assess the association between job strain and smoking cessation among Japanese male employees. In 1997, a baseline questionnaire was given to 2,625 (2,113 males and 512 females) employees of an electronics firm in Gifu Prefecture, Japan. The self-administered questionnaire was a set of questions on smoking habits and consisted of items on socio-demographic variables and smoking habits, including the Japanese version of the Job Content Questionnaire (JCQ). The JCQ consists of scales of job control, job demand, supervisory support, coworker support, job insecurity, physical demands, and isometric load. A total of 733 male smokers were then followed for 2 years, with 446 completing a follow-up questionnaire in 1999 (follow-up rate, 61%). Logistic regression analyses were performed to examine associations between job strain and smoking cessation. Among the 446 participants, 38 had quit smoking. After adjusting for age ((odds ratio: OR) = 0.38, 95% (contidence interval: CI) = 0.15-0.94), men with a high level of physical demands at baseline showed a lower smoking cessation rate at follow-up than did those with a low level. However, when adjustments were made for age and other socio-demographic variables, the odds ratio of smoking cessation showed marginal significance (OR = 0.45, 95% CI = 0.16-1.29). There was no significant association between other job strain variables and smoking cessation at the 2-year follow-up. No significant association was found between job strain and change in the number of smoked cigarettes per day. The present study did not support the hypothesis that higher levels of job stressors are associated with a lower rate of smoking cessation among men.

Keywords job strain smoking worksite support physical demands prospective cohort study
Amo Type Original Article
Publication Title Acta Medica Okayama
Published Date 2008-04
Volume volume62
Issue issue2
Publisher Okayama University Medical School
Start Page 83
End Page 91
ISSN 0386-300X
NCID AA00508441
Content Type Journal Article
language English
File Version publisher
Refereed True
PubMed ID 18464884
Web of Science KeyUT 000255297600004
JaLCDOI 10.18926/AMO/30938
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Author Babazono, Akira| Kitajima, Hiroyuki| Nishimaki, Shigeru| Nakamura, Tomohiko| Shiga, Seigo| Hayakawa, Masahiro| Tanaka, Tahei| Sato, Kazuo| Nakayama, Hideki| Ibara, Satoshi| Une, Hiroshi| Doi, Hiroyuki|
Abstract

We evaluated the infection risks in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) using data of NICU infection surveillance data. The subjects were 871 NICU babies, consisting of 465 boys and 406 girls, who were cared for between June 2002 and January 2003 in 7 medical institutions that employed NICU infection surveillance. Infections were defined according to the National Nosocomial Infection Surveillance (NNIS) System. Of the 58 babies with nosocomial infections, 15 had methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infection. Multiple logistic regression analysis demonstrated that the odds ratio for nosocomial infections was significantly related to gender, birth weight and the insertion of a central venous catheter (CVC). When the birth weight group of more than 1, 500g was regarded as the reference, the odds ratio was 2.35 in the birth weight group of 1,000-1,499g and 8.82 in the birth weight group of less than 1,000g. The odds ratio of the CVC () for nosocomial infection was 2.27. However, other devices including artificial ventilation, umbilical artery catheter, umbilical venous catheter, and urinary catheter were not significant risk factors. The incidence of MRSA infection rapidly increased from 0.3% in the birth weight group of more than 1,500g to 2.1% in the birth weight group of 1,000-1,499g, and to 11.1% in the birth weight group of less than 1,000g. When the birth weight group of more than 1,500g was regarded as the reference, multiple logistic regression analysis demonstrated that the odds ratio was 7.25 in the birth weight group of 1,000-1,499g and 42.88 in the birth weight group of less than 1,000g. These odds ratios were significantly higher than that in the reference group. However, the application of devices did not cause any significant differences in the odds ratio for MRSA infection.

Keywords risk factors nosocomial infection neonatal intensive care unit JANIS
Amo Type Original Article
Publication Title Acta Medica Okayama
Published Date 2008-08
Volume volume62
Issue issue4
Publisher Okayama University Medical School
Start Page 261
End Page 268
ISSN 0386-300X
NCID AA00508441
Content Type Journal Article
language English
File Version publisher
Refereed True
PubMed ID 18766209
Web of Science KeyUT 000258680900006