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Medical care expenditure associated with body mass index in Japan: the Ohsaki Study by Kuriyama, S, Tsuji, I, Ohkubo, T, Anzai, Y, Takahashi, K, Watanabe, Y, Nishino, Y, Hisamichi, S

“…OBJECTIVE: To examine the impact of body mass index (BMI) upon medical care use and its costs in Japan. DESIGN: A population-based prospective cohort study…”
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Personality and the Risk of Cancer by Nakaya, Naoki, Tsubono, Yoshitaka, Hosokawa, Toru, Nishino, Yoshikazu, Ohkubo, Takayoshi, Hozawa, Atsushi, Shibuya, Daisuke, Fukudo, Shin, Fukao, Akira, Tsuji, Ichiro, Hisamichi, Shigeru

“…Background: The role of personality in the causation of cancer has been controversial. We examined this question in a large, prospective study. Methods: From…”
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Gene polymorphism of the renin-angiotensin system associates with risk for lacunar infarction: The Ohasama study by Takami, Seiju, Imai, Yutaka, Katsuya, Tomohiro, Ohkubo, Takayoshi, Tsuji, Ichiro, Nagai, Kenichi, Satoh, Hiroshi, Hisamichi, Shigeru, Higaki, Jitsuo, Ogihara, Toshio

“…The polymorphism of the angiotensin-converting enzyme gene is considered to be associated with increased risk for stroke, but there is a diversity in the…”
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Inter- and intra-individual variation of food and nutrient consumption in a rural Japanese population by Ogawa, K, Tsubono, Y, Nishino, Y, Watanabe, Y, Ohkubo, T, Watanabe, T, Nakatsuka, H, Takahashi, N, Kawamura, M, Tsuji, I, Hisamichi, S

“…Objectives: To determine the relative contribution of intra- and inter-individual variation in the consumption of foods and nutrients. Design: Cross-sectional…”
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Medical decision making and clinical epidemiology by Hisamichi, S

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Prognostic significance of the nocturnal decline in blood pressure in individuals with and without high 24-h blood pressure: the Ohasama study by Ohkubo, Takayoshi, Hozawa, Atsushi, Yamaguchi, Junko, Kikuya, Masahiro, Ohmori, Kaori, Michimata, Mari, Matsubara, Mitsunobu, Hashimoto, Junichiro, Hoshi, Haruhisa, Araki, Tsutomu, Tsuji, Ichiro, Satoh, Hiroshi, Hisamichi, Shigeru, Imai, Yutaka

“…OBJECTIVE To examine the relationship between the normal nocturnal decline in blood pressure and the risk of cardiovascular mortality in individuals with and…”
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Active life expectancy among elderly Japanese by Tsuji, I, Minami, Y, Fukao, A, Hisamichi, S, Asano, H, Sato, M

“…This study estimated the active life expectancy (ALE) among the elderly in a Japanese urban society to determine whether or not the Japanese live long lives at…”
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Decreased serum retinol levels in women with cervical dysplasia by SHIMIZU, H, NAGATA, C, KOMATSU, S, MORITA, N, HIGASHIIWAI, H, SUGAHARA, N, HISAMICHI, S

“…To examine the relationship of dietary and serum vitamin A to the risk of cervical dysplasia, a case-control study was conducted in Miyagi, Japan. Cases were…”
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Cost-effectiveness of hypertension control by Tsuji, I, Hisamichi, S

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Association Between Amplitude of Seasonal Variation in Self‐Measured Home Blood Pressure and Cardiovascular Outcomes: HOMED‐BP (Hypertension Objective Treatment Based on Measurement By Electrical Devices of Blood Pressure) Study by Hanazawa, Tomohiro, Asayama, Kei, Watabe, Daisuke, Tanabe, Ayumi, Satoh, Michihiro, Inoue, Ryusuke, Hara, Azusa, Obara, Taku, Kikuya, Masahiro, Nomura, Kyoko, Metoki, Hirohito, Imai, Yutaka, Ohkubo, Takayoshi

“…Background The clinical significance of long‐term seasonal variations in self‐measured home blood pressure (BP) has not been elucidated for the cardiovascular…”
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Receiver operating characteristic analysis on fasting plasma glucose, HbA1c, and fructosamine on diabetes screening by TSUJI, I, NAKAMOTO, K, HASEGAWA, T, HISASHIGE, A, INAWASHIRO, H, FUKAO, A, HISAMICHI, S

“…Receiver operating characteristic analysis on fasting plasma glucose, HbA1c, and fructosamine on diabetes screening. I Tsuji , K Nakamoto , T Hasegawa , A…”
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Dementia-free life expectancy among elderly Japanese by Sauvaget, C, Tsuji, I, Minami, Y, Fukao, A, Hisamichi, S, Asano, H, Sato, M

“…A 3-year prospective cohort study was conducted to estimate the life expectancy free of dementia (dementia-free life expectancy) in a representative sample of…”
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Effectiveness and cost-benefit of screening for gastric cancer in Japan by Tsuji, I, Tsubono, Y, Hisamichi, S

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A Halt to Neuroblastoma Screening in Japan by Tsubono, Yoshitaka, Hisamichi, Shigeru

“…To the Editor: Neuroblastoma is the most common form of malignant solid tumor during childhood. Japan is the only country in which mass screening for…”
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Prognostic Significance of Blood Pressure and Heart Rate Variabilities: The Ohasama Study by Kikuya, Masahiro, Hozawa, Atsushi, Ohokubo, Takayoshi, Tsuji, Ichiro, Michimata, Mari, Matsubara, Mitsunobu, Ota, Masahiro, Nagai, Kenichi, Araki, Tsutomu, Satoh, Hiroshi, Ito, Sadayoshi, Hisamichi, Shigeru, Imai, Yutaka

“…To investigate the association between cardiovascular mortality and short-term variabilities in blood pressure and heart rate, we performed a long-term…”
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Population-based cohort studies of cardiovascular disease in Japan by Ohkubo, T, Hisamichi, S, Satoh, H

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Prospective studies of cardiovascular disease in Japanese work site population by Hozawa, A, Ohkubo, T, Hisamichi, S

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Home blood pressure measurement has a stronger predictive power for mortality than does screening blood pressure measurement : a population-based observation in Ohasama, Japan by OHKUBO, T, IMAI, Y, ITO, S, SATOH, H, HISAMICHI, S, TSUJI, I, NAGAI, K, KATO, J, KIKUCHI, N, NISHIYAMA, A, AIHARA, A, SEKINO, M, KIKUYA, M

“…To compare the predictive powers of self-measurement of blood pressure at home (home blood pressure measurement) and casual (screening) blood pressure…”
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Mass screening programs for cancer in Japan by Hisamichi, S

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The increase of female breast cancer incidence in Japan: Emergence of birth cohort effect by Minami, Yuko, Tsubono, Yoshitaka, Nishino, Yoshikazu, Ohuchi, Noriaki, Shibuya, Daisuke, Hisamichi, Shigeru

“…During recent decades, breast cancer incidence has been increasing in Japan. According to the latest reports from several cancer registries in Japan, the…”
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