| FullText URL | fulltext.pdf |
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| Author | Akagi, Shinsuke| Takao, Soshi| Matsuo, Rumi| Matsumoto, Naomi| Yorifuji, Takashi| |
| Keywords | all-cause mortality cardiovascular disease hypertension Japanese older adults survival analysis |
| Published Date | 2024-12-12 |
| Publication Title | Geriatrics & Gerontology International |
| Volume | volume25 |
| Issue | issue1 |
| Publisher | Wiley |
| Start Page | 82 |
| End Page | 89 |
| ISSN | 1444-1586 |
| NCID | AA1155729X |
| Content Type | Journal Article |
| language | English |
| OAI-PMH Set | 岡山大学 |
| Copyright Holders | © 2024 The Author(s). |
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| PubMed ID | 39663894 |
| DOI | 10.1111/ggi.15046 |
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| Author | Matsumoto, Naomi| Mitsuhashi, Toshiharu| Matsuo, Rumi| Kadowaki, Tomoka| Takao, Soshi| Yorifuji, Takashi| |
| Keywords | COVID-19 Vaccine Omicron Prevention Pneumonia |
| Published Date | 2023 |
| Publication Title | JMA Journal |
| Volume | volume6 |
| Issue | issue4 |
| Publisher | Japan Medical Association |
| Start Page | 463 |
| End Page | 469 |
| ISSN | 2433-3298 |
| Content Type | Journal Article |
| language | English |
| OAI-PMH Set | 岡山大学 |
| Copyright Holders | © Japan Medical Association |
| File Version | publisher |
| PubMed ID | 37941689 |
| DOI | 10.31662/jmaj.2023-0019 |
| Web of Science KeyUT | 001117541000004 |
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| FullText URL | 78_5_363.pdf |
| Author | Takanaga, Satoe| Matsumoto, Naomi| Kadowaki, Tomoka| Takao, Soshi| Yorifuji, Takashi| |
| Abstract | Kawasaki disease (KD) is a pediatric disease of unknown etiology that commonly affects infants in East Asia. Infants born small for gestational age (SGA) have weaker immune systems and are more susceptible to infection. Using data from a nationwide Japanese birth cohort study conducted in 2010 (n=34,579), we investigated whether SGA increases the risk of KD. SGA was defined as birth weight below the 10th percentile for gestational age. The outcome was hospitalization for KD between 6 and 30 months of age. The association between SGA and hospitalization for KD, adjusted for child and maternal factors, was examined using logistic regression. Of the 231 children hospitalized for KD, 9.5% were SGA. Further statistical analysis showed that SGA did not increase the odds ratio (OR) of hospitalization for KD (adjusted OR 1.12, 95% confidence interval 0.71-1.75). This result was not changed with stratification by early daycare attendance and preterm status. Reasons for the lack of association may include the multifactorial pathogenesis of KD; in addition, the types of infections to which SGA infants are predisposed may differ from those triggering KD. Overall, our large nationwide study found no association between SGA and KD. |
| Keywords | Kawasaki disease (KD) small for gestational age (SGA) cohort epidemiology |
| Amo Type | Original Article |
| Publication Title | Acta Medica Okayama |
| Published Date | 2024-10 |
| Volume | volume78 |
| Issue | issue5 |
| Publisher | Okayama University Medical School |
| Start Page | 363 |
| End Page | 370 |
| ISSN | 0386-300X |
| NCID | AA00508441 |
| Content Type | Journal Article |
| language | English |
| Copyright Holders | Copyright Ⓒ 2024 by Okayama University Medical School |
| File Version | publisher |
| Refereed | True |
| PubMed ID | 39467654 |
| Author | Matsumoto, Naomi| Sasaki, Ayako| Kadowaki, Tomoka| Mitsuhashi, Toshiharu| Takao, Soshi| Yorifuji, Takashi| |
|---|---|
| Keywords | SARS-CoV-2 Vaccine Antibody Mixed-effects model Omicron |
| Note | © 2024 Elsevier Ltd. This manuscript version is made available under the CC-BY-NC-ND 4.0 license https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/| This fulltext file will be available in Aug. 2025.| |
| Published Date | 2024-08 |
| Publication Title | Vaccine |
| Volume | volume42 |
| Issue | issue21 |
| Publisher | Elsevier BV |
| Start Page | 126156 |
| ISSN | 0264-410X |
| NCID | AA10491877 |
| Content Type | Journal Article |
| language | English |
| OAI-PMH Set | 岡山大学 |
| Copyright Holders | © 2024 Elsevier Ltd. |
| File Version | author |
| PubMed ID | 39088986 |
| DOI | 10.1016/j.vaccine.2024.126156 |
| Web of Science KeyUT | 001285745600001 |
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| Author | Fujiwara, Toshiya| Shien, Kazuhiko| Matsuura, Motoki| Soh, Junichi| Yamamoto, Hiromasa| Takao, Soshi| Maki, Yuho| Ueno, Tsuyoshi| Sugimoto, Ryujiro| Suzawa, Ken| Okazaki, Mikio| Tao, Hiroyuki| Hayama, Makio| Kataoka, Masafumi| Sano, Yoshifumi| Inokawa, Hidetoshi| Yamashita, Motohiro| Kawamata, Osamu| Kataoka, Kazuhiko| Toyooka, Shinichi| |
| Note | The version of record of this article, first published in Annals of Surgical Oncology, is available online at Publisher’s website: http://dx.doi.org/10.1245/s10434-023-13791-y| |
| Published Date | 2023-06-25 |
| Publication Title | Annals of Surgical Oncology |
| Volume | volume30 |
| Issue | issue11 |
| Publisher | Springer Science and Business Media LLC |
| Start Page | 6697 |
| End Page | 6702 |
| ISSN | 1068-9265 |
| NCID | AA11016573 |
| Content Type | Journal Article |
| language | English |
| OAI-PMH Set | 岡山大学 |
| Copyright Holders | © The Author(s) 2023 |
| File Version | publisher |
| PubMed ID | 37355521 |
| DOI | 10.1245/s10434-023-13791-y |
| Web of Science KeyUT | 001019888600007 |
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| Author | Ihara, Hiroki| Yoshio, Kotaro| Tanabe, Shunsuke| Sugiyama, Soichi| Hashimoto, Masashi| Maeda, Naoaki| Akagi, Shinsuke| Takao, Soshi| Noma, Kazuhiro| Hiraki, Takao| |
| Keywords | Radiation therapy Esophageal squamous cell carcinoma Recurrence 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography Survival |
| Note | The version of record of this article, first published in Esophagus, is available online at Publisher’s website: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10388-023-01000-4| |
| Published Date | 2023-04-07 |
| Publication Title | Esophagus |
| Volume | volume20 |
| Issue | issue3 |
| Publisher | Springer Science and Business Media LLC |
| Start Page | 548 |
| End Page | 556 |
| ISSN | 1612-9059 |
| NCID | AA11885266 |
| Content Type | Journal Article |
| language | English |
| OAI-PMH Set | 岡山大学 |
| Copyright Holders | © The Author(s) 2023 |
| File Version | publisher |
| PubMed ID | 37027045 |
| DOI | 10.1007/s10388-023-01000-4 |
| Web of Science KeyUT | 000964113700001 |
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| FullText URL | fulltext.pdf |
|---|---|
| Author | Matsumoto, Naomi| Sasaki, Ayako| Kadowaki, Tomoka| Mitsuhashi, Toshiharu| Takao, Soshi| Yorifuji, Takashi| |
| Note | The version of record of this article, first published in Scientific Reports, is available online at Publisher’s website: http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-55245-9| |
| Published Date | 2024-02-25 |
| Publication Title | Scientific Reports |
| Volume | volume14 |
| Issue | issue1 |
| Publisher | Nature Portfolio |
| Start Page | 4564 |
| ISSN | 2045-2322 |
| Content Type | Journal Article |
| language | English |
| OAI-PMH Set | 岡山大学 |
| Copyright Holders | © The Author(s) 2024 |
| File Version | publisher |
| PubMed ID | 38403650 |
| DOI | 10.1038/s41598-024-55245-9 |
| Web of Science KeyUT | 001177180300006 |
| Related Url | isVersionOf https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-55245-9 |
| JaLCDOI | 10.18926/AMO/66672 |
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| FullText URL | 78_1_063.pdf |
| Author | Murakami, Daizo| Nishimoto, Kohei| Takao, Soshi| Miyamaru, Satoru| Kadowaki, Tomoka| Saito, Haruki| Takeda, Hiroki| Ise, Momoko| Suyama, Koichi| Orita, Yorihisa| |
| Abstract | The tyrosine kinase inhibitor lenvatinib has been confirmed as an effective treatment option for patients with unresectable thyroid carcinoma. We conducted a retrospective analysis of the significance of the effect of continued lenvatinib treatment for the longest duration possible at a reasonable daily dose and with a minimum discontinuation period in 42 patients with unresectable thyroid carcinoma treated with lenvatinib between 2015 and 2020. A Cox proportional hazard model-based analysis revealed that the overall survival of the patients treated with a <8 mg/day mean dose of lenvatinib was significantly better than that of the patients treated with 8-24 mg/day (hazard ratio [HR] 0.38 for 1.14-4.54 mg/day, and HR 0.01 for 4.56-7.97 mg/day) adjusted for various factors (e.g., sex, age, drug interruption period). The cumulative dose of lenvatinib administered tended to be higher in the patients treated with low doses (< 8 mg/day) than in the patients treated with relatively high doses (8-24 mg/day). Considering its adverse events, the continuation of lenvatinib treatment with an adequate daily dose and drug interruption may help prolong the survival of patients with unresectable thyroid carcinoma. |
| Keywords | thyroid carcinoma lenvatinib adverse effect survival |
| Amo Type | Original Article |
| Publication Title | Acta Medica Okayama |
| Published Date | 2024-02 |
| Volume | volume78 |
| Issue | issue1 |
| Publisher | Okayama University Medical School |
| Start Page | 63 |
| End Page | 70 |
| ISSN | 0386-300X |
| NCID | AA00508441 |
| Content Type | Journal Article |
| language | English |
| Copyright Holders | Copyright Ⓒ 2024 by Okayama University Medical School |
| File Version | publisher |
| Refereed | True |
| PubMed ID | 38419316 |
| Web of Science KeyUT | 001203658200007 |
| JaLCDOI | 10.18926/AMO/66668 |
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| FullText URL | 78_1_029.pdf |
| Author | Kitayama, Takahiro| Tanaka, Takashi| Kanie, Yuichiro| Marukawa, Yohei| Kojima, Katsuhide| Tanaka, Takehiro| Takao, Soshi| Hiraki, Takao| |
| Abstract | This retrospective study investigated whether necrotic lesions detected on a computed tomography (CT) scan are more regressive than non-necrotic lesions after methotrexate withdrawal in patients pathologically diagnosed with methotrexate-associated lymphoproliferative disorders (MTX-LPD). In total, 89 lesions extracted from 24 patients on CT scans were included in the analysis. All patients had been evaluated for the presence of necrosis within lesions via CT scan upon first suspicion of MTX-LPD (baseline CT scan). The percentage lesion size reduction between the baseline and initial follow-up CT scan was calculated. The association between necrosis within lesions and size changes was estimated via linear regression analyses using both crude and adjusted models. Necrosis was significantly more common in extranodal lesions (27 out of 30 lesions, 90%) than in nodal lesions (9 out of 59 lesions, 15%, p<0.001). In the crude model, the regression of necrotic lesions was 58.5% greater than that of non-necrotic lesions; the difference was statistically significant (p<0.001). Additionally, the longest diameter of necrotic lesions at the baseline CT scan was significantly greater than that of non-necrotic lesions (p<0.001). Based on the adjusted model, necrotic lesions showed 49.3% greater regression than non-necrotic lesions (p=0.017). Necrosis detected on a CT scan was found to be an independent predictor of regression after MTX withdrawal in patients with MTX-LPD. |
| Keywords | methotrexate lymphoproliferative disorder computed tomography necrosis |
| Amo Type | Original Article |
| Publication Title | Acta Medica Okayama |
| Published Date | 2024-02 |
| Volume | volume78 |
| Issue | issue1 |
| Publisher | Okayama University Medical School |
| Start Page | 29 |
| End Page | 36 |
| ISSN | 0386-300X |
| NCID | AA00508441 |
| Content Type | Journal Article |
| language | English |
| Copyright Holders | Copyright Ⓒ 2024 by Okayama University Medical School |
| File Version | publisher |
| Refereed | True |
| PubMed ID | 38419312 |
| Web of Science KeyUT | 001203658200001 |
| JaLCDOI | 10.18926/AMO/66152 |
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| FullText URL | 77_6_607.pdf |
| Author | Tani, Yasunari| Kashima, Saori| Mitsuhashi, Toshiharu| Suzuki, Etsuji| Takao, Soshi| Yorifuji, Takashi| |
| Abstract | Many studies have shown an association between long-term exposure to particulate matter having an aerodynamic diameter of 2.5 μm or less (PM2.5) and diabetes mellitus (DM), but few studies have focused on Asian subjects. We thus examined the association between long-term exposure to PM2.5 and DM prevalence in Okayama City, Japan. We included 76,591 participants who had received basic health checkups in 2006 and 2007. We assigned the census-level modeled PM2.5 data from 2006 and 2007 to each participant and defined DM using treatment status and the blood testing. PM2.5 was associated with DM prevalence, and the prevalence ratio (95% confidence interval) was 1.10 (1.00-1.20) following each interquartile range increase (2.1 μg/m3) in PM2.5. This finding is consistent with previous results and suggests that long-term exposure to PM2.5 is associated with an increased prevalence of DM in Okayama City, Japan, where the PM2.5 level is lower than in other cities in Asian countries. |
| Keywords | air pollution diabetes mellitus epidemiology glycosylated hemoglobin particulate matter |
| Amo Type | Original Article |
| Publication Title | Acta Medica Okayama |
| Published Date | 2023-12 |
| Volume | volume77 |
| Issue | issue6 |
| Publisher | Okayama University Medical School |
| Start Page | 607 |
| End Page | 612 |
| ISSN | 0386-300X |
| NCID | AA00508441 |
| Content Type | Journal Article |
| language | English |
| Copyright Holders | Copyright Ⓒ 2023 by Okayama University Medical School |
| File Version | publisher |
| Refereed | True |
| PubMed ID | 38145934 |
| Web of Science KeyUT | 001164631200005 |
| JaLCDOI | 10.18926/AMO/66148 |
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| FullText URL | 77_6_567.pdf |
| Author | Matsumoto, Naomi| Higuchi, Chigusa| Miyaji, Chikara| Mitsuhashi, Toshiharu| Hagiya, Hideharu| Takao, Soshi| Yorifuji, Takashi| |
| Abstract | This paper presents the results of a series of surveys conducted from July 2021 to March 2023 to investigate the post-vaccination adverse reactions to the mRNA-1273 (Moderna) vaccine among faculty, staff, and students at Okayama University. These studies complement the official surveys conducted by the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) and provide a more representative picture of adverse reactions in the general population including large numbers of healthy young people. Pain, swelling, redness at the injection site, fever, headache, and malaise were the main adverse reactions reported. The proportion of adverse reactions was generally higher after the second vaccination and decreased with each additional vaccination. No statistically significant differences in the adverse reactions were found for males and females and those with/without a history of allergy, but a lower proportion of fever was observed in older participants and those with underlying medical conditions. We also evaluated the association between adverse reactions and antibody titers after the third vaccination and found no significant differences in antibody levels one month after vaccination. This series of studies highlights the importance of conducting surveys in diverse populations to provide a more representative picture of post-vaccination adverse reactions during a pandemic. |
| Keywords | coronavirus disease 2019 adverse reactions mRNA vaccine antibody titers young adults |
| Amo Type | Review |
| Publication Title | Acta Medica Okayama |
| Published Date | 2023-12 |
| Volume | volume77 |
| Issue | issue6 |
| Publisher | Okayama University Medical School |
| Start Page | 567 |
| End Page | 575 |
| ISSN | 0386-300X |
| NCID | AA00508441 |
| Content Type | Journal Article |
| language | English |
| Copyright Holders | Copyright Ⓒ 2023 by Okayama University Medical School |
| File Version | publisher |
| Refereed | True |
| PubMed ID | 38145930 |
| Web of Science KeyUT | 001164631200001 |
| JaLCDOI | 10.18926/AMO/65971 |
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| FullText URL | 77_5_491.pdf |
| Author | Habu, Hiroshi| Takao, Soshi| Miyaji, Chikara| Matsumoto, Naomi| Aoo, Ken| Nishita, Yosuke| Tsuri, Masao| Yorifuji, Takashi| |
| Abstract | Arts festivals have become increasingly popular in various parts of Japan in recent years. The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationships between arts festival activities participation at the Setouchi Triennale and the health of residents in the town of Naoshima. This was a cross-sectional study. Questionnaires were distributed to all residents of Naoshima who were 20 years old or older (n=2,588). We analyzed responses from 708 people. The associations between arts festival activities participation and health (measured by self-rated health) were analyzed using logistic regression analysis as the primary outcome. Kessler’s psychological distress scale scores were also analyzed in the same manner as the primary outcome. The participating group had an adjusted odds ratio of 1.86 (95% confidence interval: 1.03-3.33) for higher self-rated health compared with those who did not participate. Kessler’s psychological distress scale results showed that the participating group had an adjusted odds ratio of 3.23 (95% confidence interval: 1.19-8.81) for lower psychological distress compared with those who did not participate. In conclusion, arts festival activities participation was associated with higher self-rated health and lower psychological distress. However, caution must be taken in regard to generalizability and causality when interpreting these results. |
| Keywords | art arts in public health arts festival self-rated health Setouchi Triennale |
| Amo Type | Original Article |
| Publication Title | Acta Medica Okayama |
| Published Date | 2023-10 |
| Volume | volume77 |
| Issue | issue5 |
| Publisher | Okayama University Medical School |
| Start Page | 491 |
| End Page | 497 |
| ISSN | 0386-300X |
| NCID | AA00508441 |
| Content Type | Journal Article |
| language | English |
| Copyright Holders | Copyright Ⓒ 2023 by Okayama University Medical School |
| File Version | publisher |
| Refereed | True |
| PubMed ID | 37899260 |
| Web of Science KeyUT | 001108661600006 |
| JaLCDOI | 10.18926/AMO/65970 |
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| FullText URL | 77_5_479.pdf |
| Author | Murata, Akiko| Matsumoto, Naomi| Miyaji, Chikara| Takao, Soshi| Yorifuji, Takashi| |
| Abstract | For decades, the notion has persisted in developed countries that exclusive care by the mothers is best for the development of children up to 3 years of age. To examine the veracity of this “myth of the first three years” in Japan, we examined the effects of childcare facility use for children younger than 3 years on their development using the cohorts of the Longitudinal Survey of Newborns in the 21st Century conducted in Japan. Of the 47,015 respondents to the survey, we studied the children of 5,508 mothers with university/professional education to evaluate the relationships between primary early (< 2.5 years) childcare providers during weekday daytime hours and specific development indices for the ages of 2.5, 5.5, and 8 years. At the age of 2.5 and 5.5 years, children attending childcare facilities were judged as having more advanced developmental behaviors by their parents, such as being able to compose a two-word sentence (adjusted odds ratio [aOR]: 0.22) or to express emotions (aOR: 0.81), compared with those cared for by mothers. However, at the age of 8 years, children who attended childcare facilities as infants < 2.5 years showed more aggressive behavior in interrupting people (aOR: 1.20) and causing disturbances in public (aOR: 1.26) than those cared for by mothers (after adjustment for numerous child and parental factors). Although these results are generally consistent with previous studies, issues potentially involved with problem behavior such as quality of childcare require further investigation, as does the case of children of mothers with more modest educational attainment. |
| Keywords | “myth of the first three years” childcare child development problem behavior educational attainment |
| Amo Type | Original Article |
| Publication Title | Acta Medica Okayama |
| Published Date | 2023-10 |
| Volume | volume77 |
| Issue | issue5 |
| Publisher | Okayama University Medical School |
| Start Page | 479 |
| End Page | 490 |
| ISSN | 0386-300X |
| NCID | AA00508441 |
| Content Type | Journal Article |
| language | English |
| Copyright Holders | Copyright Ⓒ 2023 by Okayama University Medical School |
| File Version | publisher |
| Refereed | True |
| PubMed ID | 37899259 |
| Web of Science KeyUT | 001108661600005 |
| JaLCDOI | 10.18926/AMO/65966 |
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| FullText URL | 77_5_443.pdf |
| Author | Miyaji, Chikara| Takao, Soshi| Habu, Hiroshi| Matsumoto, Naomi| Aoo, Ken| Nishita, Yosuke| Tsuri, Masao| Yorifuji, Takashi| |
| Abstract | This study examined whether participation in an art project was associated with higher social capital (SC). We conducted a questionnaire survey from November 2021 to March 2022 among residents aged 20 years or older of Naoshima, an island in Kagawa Prefecture, Japan. Before the survey, the Setouchi Triennale had been held on Naoshima four times, starting in 2010. We calculated propensity scores for Triennale participation and performed propensity score matching. We then compared cognitive and structural SC by Triennale participation and found significant differences, respectively. We adopted a conditional ordered logistic regression analysis with propensity score matching for cognitive or structural SC, and found adjusted odd ratios of 2.913 (95%CI, 1.846-4.596) for cognitive SC and 4.535 (95%CI, 2.839-7.244) for structural SC. Our findings suggest that Triennale participation enhanced the cognitive aspect of SC while also building structural SC. |
| Keywords | social capital art project propensity score matching |
| Amo Type | Original Article |
| Publication Title | Acta Medica Okayama |
| Published Date | 2023-10 |
| Volume | volume77 |
| Issue | issue5 |
| Publisher | Okayama University Medical School |
| Start Page | 443 |
| End Page | 449 |
| ISSN | 0386-300X |
| NCID | AA00508441 |
| Content Type | Journal Article |
| language | English |
| Copyright Holders | Copyright Ⓒ 2023 by Okayama University Medical School |
| File Version | publisher |
| Refereed | True |
| PubMed ID | 37899255 |
| Web of Science KeyUT | 001108661600001 |
| FullText URL | fulltext20231013-02.pdf |
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| Author | Matsumoto, Naomi| Kadowaki, Tomoka| Matsuo, Rumi| Sasaki, Ayako| Miyaji, Chikara| Higuchi, Chigusa| Nakayama, Masanori| Sakurada, Yasue| Hagiya, Hideharu| Takao, Soshi| Otsuka, Fumio| Yorifuji, Takashi| |
| Keywords | SARS-CoV-2 mRNA-1273 antibody reactogenicity adverse reaction |
| Published Date | 2022-12-05 |
| Publication Title | Journal of Epidemiology |
| Volume | volume32 |
| Issue | issue12 |
| Publisher | Japan Epidemiological Association |
| Start Page | 567 |
| End Page | 569 |
| ISSN | 0917-5040 |
| NCID | AA10952696 |
| Content Type | Article |
| language | English |
| OAI-PMH Set | 岡山大学 |
| Copyright Holders | © 2022 Naomi Matsumoto et al. |
| File Version | publisher |
| PubMed ID | 36031363 |
| DOI | 10.2188/jea.je20220210 |
| Web of Science KeyUT | 000884682100001 |
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| JaLCDOI | 10.18926/AMO/65749 |
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| FullText URL | 77_4_387.pdf |
| Author | Kataoka, Takahiro| Habu, Hiroshi| Tanaka, Ayumi| Naoe, Shota| Murakami, Kaito| Fujimoto, Yuki| Yukimine, Ryohei| Takao, Soshi| Mitsunobu, Fumihiro| Yorifuji, Takashi| Yamaoka, Kiyonori| |
| Abstract | No epidemiological studies have examined the health effects of daily bathing in radon hot springs. In this cross-sectional study, we investigated the associations between radon hot spring bathing and health conditions. The target population was 5,250 adults ≥ 20 years old in the town of Misasa, Japan. We collected information about the participants’ bathing habits and alleviation of a variety of disease symptoms, and their self-rated health (SRH). Unadjusted and adjusted odds ratios (ORs) and 95% confidence intervals (CI) were calculated. In both the adjusted and unadjusted models of hypertension, significant associations between the > 1×/week hot spring bathing and the alleviation of hypertension symptoms were observed compared to the group whose hot spring bathing was <1×/week: adjusted model, OR 5.40 (95%CI: 1.98-14.74); unadjusted model, 3.67 (1.50-8.99) and for gastroenteritis: adjusted model, 9.18 (1.15-72.96); unadjusted model, 7.62 (1.59-36.49). Compared to the no-bathing group, higher SRH was significantly associated with both bathing < 1×/week: unadjusted model, 2.27 (1.53-3.37) and > 1×/week: adjusted model, 1.91 (1.15-3.19). These findings suggest that bathing in radon hot springs is associated with higher SRH and the alleviation of hypertension and gastroenteritis. |
| Keywords | radon hot spring bathing habit self-rated health cross-section study |
| Amo Type | Original Article |
| Publication Title | Acta Medica Okayama |
| Published Date | 2023-08 |
| Volume | volume77 |
| Issue | issue4 |
| Publisher | Okayama University Medical School |
| Start Page | 387 |
| End Page | 394 |
| ISSN | 0386-300X |
| NCID | AA00508441 |
| Content Type | Journal Article |
| language | English |
| Copyright Holders | Copyright Ⓒ 2023 by Okayama University Medical School |
| File Version | publisher |
| Refereed | True |
| PubMed ID | 37635139 |
| Web of Science KeyUT | 001163659800003 |
| Title Alternative | Clusters of coronavirus disease 2019 in medical institutions and elderly care facilities in Okayama Prefecture |
|---|---|
| Author | Kadowaki, Tomoka| Irie, Saori| Takahashi, Yukari| Yakushiji, Hiromasa| Takao, Soshi| Yorifuji, Takashi| |
| Abstract | Coronavirus disease 2019 has spread worldwide and has yet to be contained. The Japanese government has taken measures against the occurrence of clusters. However, there has little evaluation of the occurrence of the clusters and their changes. Therefore, we investigated the occurrence of the clusters in medical institutions and elderly care facilities in Okayama Prefecture. We compared the characteristics of the clusters that occurred in each of the wave between October 21, 2020, and September 30, 2021, by using the data published that interval. As a case study, we also evaluated the characteristics of positive patients at a medical institution over where a cluster occurred in case the fourth wave. The overall number of cluster outbreaks decreased with the spread of vaccination. In the fourth wave, there was a period in which the vaccination of staff members at medical institutions became widespread, while patients or facility users were unvaccinated, resulting in a longer convergence period and an increase in the number of positive cases among patients relative to the number of staff members. The impact of the spread of vaccination and the duration of immunity acquired after vaccination on the occurrence of clusters should be closely monitored in the future. |
| Keywords | 新型コロナウイルス感染症（coronavirus disease 2019） 岡山県（Okayama Prefecture） クラスター（cluster） ワクチン接種（vaccination） 疫学（epidemiology） |
| Publication Title | Journal of Okayama Medical Association |
| Published Date | 2022-08-01 |
| Volume | volume134 |
| Issue | issue2 |
| Start Page | 86 |
| End Page | 91 |
| ISSN | 0030-1558 |
| Related Url | isVersionOf https://doi.org/10.4044/joma.134.86 |
| language | Japanese |
| Copyright Holders | Copyright (c) 2022 岡山医学会 |
| File Version | publisher |
| DOI | 10.4044/joma.134.86 |
| FullText URL | 12_setouchi_project_en.pdf |
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| Author | Yorifuji, Takashi| Habu, Hiroshi| Miyaji, Chikara| Matsumoto, Naomi| Takao, Soshi| |
| Published Date | 2023-03 |
| Publication Title | Setouchi Sustainability and Well-being Research Project Final Report |
| Content Type | Research Paper |
| language | English |
| OAI-PMH Set | 岡山大学 |
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| FullText URL | 6_setouchi_project_ja.pdf |
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| Author | Yorifuji, Takashi| 土生 裕| Miyaji, Chikara| Matsumoto, Naomi| Takao, Soshi| |
| Published Date | 2023-03 |
| Publication Title | Setouchi Sustainability and Well-being Research Project Final Report |
| Content Type | Research Paper |
| language | Japanese |
| OAI-PMH Set | 岡山大学 |
| File Version | publisher |
| Title Alternative | Report on adverse reactions to novel coronavirus vaccines |
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| FullText URL | 134_35.pdf |
| Author | Matsumoto, Naomi| Higuchi, Chigusa| Mitsuhashi, Toshiharu| Hagiya, Hideharu| Takao, Soshi| Yorifuji, Takashi| |
| Keywords | COVID-19 m-RNA ワクチン 副反応 BNT162b mRNA-1273 |
| Publication Title | Journal of Okayama Medical Association |
| Published Date | 2022-04-01 |
| Volume | volume134 |
| Issue | issue1 |
| Start Page | 35 |
| End Page | 42 |
| ISSN | 0030-1558 |
| Related Url | isVersionOf https://doi.org/10.4044/joma.134.35 |
| language | Japanese |
| Copyright Holders | Copyright (c) 2022 岡山医学会 |
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| DOI | 10.4044/joma.134.35 |
