[HTML][HTML] The effect of a mHealth App (KENPO-app) for specific health guidance on weight changes in adults with obesity and hypertension: Pilot randomized controlled …

N Sakane, A Suganuma, M Domichi… - JMIR mHealth and …, 2023 - mhealth.jmir.org
Background Commercial smartphone apps that promote self-monitoring of weight loss are
widely available. The development of disease-specific apps has begun, but there is no app …

How to use quasi-experimental methods in cardiovascular research: a review of current practice

AW Carter, S Jayawardana, J Costa-Font… - … Quality and Outcomes, 2024 - ahajournals.org
BACKGROUND: Quasi-experimental methods (QEMs) are a family of techniques used to
estimate causal relationships when randomized controlled trials are unfeasible or unethical …

Regression discontinuity design studies: a guide for health researchers

S Calonico, N Jawadekar, K Kezios, AZ Al Hazzouri - bmj, 2024 - bmj.com
As randomized controlled trials are not always feasible, quasi-experimental methods, such
as regression discontinuity design, can expand the scope of clinical investigations aimed at …

Factors associated with non-participation in breast cancer screening: Analysis of the 2016 and 2019 comprehensive survey of living conditions in Japan

C Kawamura, M Iwagami, Y Sun, J Komiyama, T Ito… - Breast Cancer, 2023 - Springer
Background The participation rate for breast cancer screening remains to be suboptimal in
Japan. Therefore, it is important to identify factors associated with non-participation and …

Novel subgroups of obesity and their association with outcomes: a data-driven cluster analysis

S Takeshita, Y Nishioka, Y Tamaki, F Kamitani… - BMC Public Health, 2024 - Springer
Background Obesity is associated with various complications and decreased life
expectancy, and substantial heterogeneity in complications and outcomes has been …

[HTML][HTML] Construct validity of a new health assessment questionnaire for the national screening program of older adults in Japan: the SONIC study

T Ishizaki, Y Masui, T Nakagawa, Y Yoshida… - International journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
The Japanese government has implemented a new screening program to promote
measures to avoid worsening lifestyle-related diseases and frailty among the older …

Prediction and causal inference of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases based on lifestyle questionnaires

R Nambo, S Karashima, R Mizoguchi, S Konishi… - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
Cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases (CCVD) are prominent mortality causes in
Japan, necessitating effective preventative measures, early diagnosis, and treatment to …

Prevalent and new use of common drugs for the incidence of community-acquired acute kidney injury: cohort and case-crossover study

M Kimachi, T Ikenoue, S Fukuma - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
Although community-acquired acute kidney injury (CA-AKI) represents a significant subset of
all AKI incidence, evidence is limited due to the lack of comprehensive data prior to …

[HTML][HTML] Associations between anthropometric indices as complementary predictors and incidence of type 2 diabetes; Panasonic Cohort Study 21

G Kobayashi, T Shinozaki, H Okada, H Nakajima… - Diabetes Research and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Aims To compare the predictive abilities of body mass index (BMI), waist circumference
(WC), waist-corrected BMI (wBMI), a body shape index (ABSI), and waist-to-height ratio …

Patterns and predictors of adherence to follow-up health guidance invitations in a general health check-up program in Japan: a cohort study with an employer …

Y Mori, K Matsushita, K Inoue, S Fukuma - Plos one, 2023 - journals.plos.org
Background Japan has conducted a nationwide annual health check-up program since
2008, focusing on metabolic syndrome and subsequent health guidance in individuals at …