衛生学公衆衛生学講座

講座概要

21世紀は「予防」の時代です。単に疾病の原因や危険因子をコントロールするだけでなく、疾病リスクを高める社会的、経済的、文化的な要因の発生と定着を防ぐための環境づくりも重要です。また遺伝要因を考慮した一人ひとりに適した予防方法を確立することも求められています。衛生学公衆衛生学講座では、「予防」をキーワードに、地域や職域の人々が健康で長寿を享受するためにはどのようにすればよいのかを明らかにする研究を行っています。

教授挨拶

丹野 高三
丹野 高三 教授

当講座では、岩手県内の自治体や関係機関のご理解とご協力をいただきながら、臨床各科と共同して、岩手県をフィールドとした複数のコホート研究(*)を実施しています。東日本大震災・大津波の被災地域住民を対象としたコホート研究(RIAS研究)では、2011~2020年度まで厚生労働省の指定研究として被災者の健康診査を毎年実施し、被災に伴う健康被害の推移とその関連要因を明らかにし、情報発信をしています。国立がん研究センターとの共同研究(JPHC-NEXT研究)では、環境要因と遺伝要因の両面から生活習慣病の寄与因子の解明にも努めています。また、県北市町村を対象とした大規模コホート研究(岩手県北地域コホート研究)では、岩手県における脳血管疾患、心筋梗塞、心不全等の循環器疾患や高齢者における要介護状態発生の危険因子を解析しています。さらに、本学いわて東北メディカル・メガバンク機構が実施するゲノムコホート研究(東北メディカル・メガバンク計画地域住民コホート調査)の運営や解析にも参画しています。最近では、レセプトデータ等のリアルワールドデータを用いた研究や、RIAS研究において高齢者のフレイル・サルコペニア対策をテーマとした研究も開始しています。

*コホート研究

コホートとは、大規模な人間集団のことを示す学術用語です。コホート研究とは、コホートを長期に追跡し、病気や健康課題の原因を解析する研究デザインです。

講座スタッフ

教授丹野 高三たんの こうぞう
准教授赤坂 憲あかさか ひろし
講師事崎 由佳ことざき ゆか
助教下田 陽樹しもだ はるき
助教(任期付)高梨 信之たかなし のぶゆき
技術員佐々木 弓枝ささき ゆみえ
大学院生齋野 智一さいの ともかず
大学院生髙橋 直美たかはし なおみ
大学院生瀬川 翔太せがわ しょうた

講座における主たる研究テーマ

  • 岩手県北地域におけるコホート研究(岩手県北地域コホート研究)
  • 東日本大震災被災者のコホート研究(RIAS研究)
  • 国立がん研究センターによる次世代多目的コホート研究(JPHC-NEXT Study)
  • 岩手県医療等ビックデータ利活用に向けた研究
  • 地域在住高齢者のフレイル予防に関する研究

講座の主な業績

  1. *Ohseto H, *Inoue K, *Takahashi I, *Obara T, *Narita A, *Ishikuro M, *Orui M, *Murakami K, *Noda A, *Shinoda G, *Takase M, *Nakaya N, *Kogure M, *Hatanaka R, *Nakaya K, *Chiba I, *Tokioka S, Kotozaki Y, Shimizu A, Tanno K, *Hozawa A, Tamiya G, Kondo N, Kuriyama S. Genome-wide association study of social isolation in 63,497 Japanese individuals from the general population. Transl Psychiatry. 2026;16:156.
  2. *Higashiyama A, *Yonekura Y, *Okuda N, Tanno K, Okayama A. Obesity, Physical Activity and Occurrence of High Medical Expenditures at One-Year Follow-Up Among Japanese Beneficiaries of Employment-Based Health Insurances: An Analysis Based on a Nationwide Health Checkup Questionnaire. Healthcare (Basel). 2026;14:777.
  3. Yoshida A, Tokutomi T, Suzumori N, Fukushima A, Toya Y, Ohmomo H, Tanno K, Sutoh Y, Kotozaki Y, Hachiya T, *Kumada K, *Kudo H, *Hasegawa A, *Sakurai-Yageta M, *Narita A, *Hamanaka Y, *Nagaie S, *Ogishima S, *Nagami F, Otsuka-Yamasaki Y, Komaki S, Minabe S, Asahi K, Endo R, Ishigaki Y, *Yamamoto M, Shimizu A, Sasaki M. Study Profile of the Iwate PGS Assessment and Risk Communication (PARC) Study. J Epidemiol. 2026;36:73-84.
  4. *Terashima K, Akasaka H, *Onishi Y, *Fujimoto T, *Yoshida S, *Ohara R, *Minami T, *Yasunobe Y, *Isaka M, *Godai K, *Akagi Y, *Kido M, *Kabayama M, *Yasumoto S, *Ogawa M, *Nakagawa T, *Masui Y, *Hirata T, *Ikebe K, *Arai Y, *Gondo Y, *Kamide K, *Yamamoto K. Longitudinal Association Between the Carotid Intima-Media Thickness and Sarcopenia in an Older Japanese Population: The SONIC Study. Geriatr Gerontol Int. 2026;26:e70326.
  5. *Hatanaka R, *Nakaya N, *Kogure M, *Nakaya K, *Chiba I, *Tokioka S, *Takase M, Kotozaki Y, *Obara T, *Nagaie S, Ohmomo H, Nasu T, *Satoh M, *Murakami T, *Metoki H, *Hamanaka Y, *Orui M, *Kodama EN, *Fuse N, *Izumi Y, Tanno K, Hozawa A. Population attributable fraction of all-cause mortality due to non-normal blood pressure: results from the 2013 to 2016 baseline survey of the TMM CommCohort Study. Hypertens Res. 2026;49:303-314.
  6. *Orui M, *Kogure M, Kotozaki Y, *Obara T, *Ishikuro M, *Noda A, *Shinoda G, *Murakami K, *Metoki H, *Kikuya M, *Takebayashi Y, *Maeda M, *Nakaya N, Tanno K, Hozawa A; Tohoku Medical Megabank Project Study Group; Kuriyama S. Screening for Psychological Distress, Disaster-Related Experiences, and Newly Developed Mental Disorders among Residents Affected by the Great East Japan Earthquake: Implications for Suicide Prevention. JMA J. 2026;9:77-88. 
  7. *Fujimoto T, *Uchikawa K, Akasaka H, *Yasunobe Y, *Yoshida S, *Onishi Y, *Minami T, *Asada Y, *Isaka M, *Sugimoto K, *Yamashita K, *Miyoshi N, *Noda T, *Akita H, *Uemura M, *Kurokawa Y, *Eguchi H, *Doki Y, *Koriyama H, *Yamamoto K. Impact of diabetes mellitus and grip strength on postoperative outcomes in older patients undergoing cancer surgery: A single-center retrospective cohort study. J Diabetes Investig. 2026;17:510-518.
  8. *Osanami Y, *Nakata K, *Seko T, *Himuro N, *Koyama M, Akasaka H, *Ohnishi H. A Simple Clinical Score Using Hemoglobin, Age, and BMI Effectively Predicts Possible Sarcopenia. Intern Med. 2026;65:1887-1896.
  9. *Higashiyama A, *Okuda N, *Kojima K, *Yonekura Y, Tanno K, *Okayama A. Lack of knowledge about the hypotensive effects of potassium and dairy: current hypertension-related knowledge and results of a knowledge intervention in Japanese workers. Environ Occup Health Pract. 2025;8:2025-0026.
  10. *Muratsu J, Akasaka H, *Kamide K, *Morita M, *Hayashi M, *Nariyama A, *Okamoto K, *Wada T, *Sakaguchi K, *Zhang Y, *Masuda D, *Shigematsu T, *Yamamoto K, *Rakugi H. Lower body mass index potentiates the association between late-night dinner and the prevalence of proteinuria. Front Endocrinol (Lausanne). 2025;16:1683354.
  11. Kotozaki Y, Tanno K, Otsuka K, Sasaki M. Influence of housing damage caused by the Great East Japan Earthquake on the association between new social isolation and depressive symptoms during the COVID-19 pandemic: findings from the Tohoku Medical Megabank Community-Based Cohort Study. BMC Public Health. 2025;26:342.
  12. Hisano M, Abe T, Sekiguchi K, Hakozaki E, Takahashi F, Tanno K, Abe T, Takeuchi K, Maruyama T, Takata R, Obara W. The evaluation of indoxyl sulfate in the general population in Kanegasaki Iwate: A cross-sectional study (KANEGASAKI study). PLoS One. 2025;20:e0332655.
  13. *Seko T, *Himuro N, *Koyama M, *Nakata K, Akasaka H, *Mori M, *Ogawa S, *Miura S, *Ohnishi H. Low skeletal muscle mass independently predicts the progression of insulin resistance in non-obese older adults: a six-year cohort study. Diabetol Int. 2025;16:726-734.
  14. *Okuda N, *Higashiyama A, Tanno K, *Yonekura Y, *Miura M, *Kuno H, *Nakajima T, *Tahara E, *Morimoto F, *Sugio K, *Kojima K, *Nagahata T, *Taniguchi H, *Okayama A. Intervention Using Low-Na/K Seasonings and Dairy at Japanese Company Cafeterias as a Practical Approach to Decrease Dietary Na/K and Prevent Hypertension. Nutrients. 2025;17:3856.
  15. *Maruyama-Sakurai K, *Tachimori H, *Honjo K, *Kunugi H, *Saito I, *Kato T, *Arima K, *Tomita Y, Tanno K, Yamagishi K, Iso H, *Yasuda N, *Narita Z, *Kim Y, *Yamaji T, *Iwasaki M, *Inoue M, *Tsugane S, *Sawada N. Associations between work-family conflict and depressive symptoms and effect modification by social support and income among Japanese workers: A community-based cross-sectional study. PCN Rep. 2025;4:e70252.
  16. *Fujimoto T, Akasaka H, *Yasunobe Y, *Yoshida S, *Onishi Y, *Minami T, *Terashima K, *Shirai M, *Isaka M, *Tanaka M, *Sugimoto K, *Koriyama H, *Takami Y, *Yamasaki M, *Yamashita K, *Noda T, *Takahashi H, *Eguchi H, *Doki Y, *Rakugi H, *Yamamoto K. Pre-Operative Resistance Training and Amino Acid Supplementation in Frail Patients With Gastrointestinal Cancer: A Randomized Clinical Trial. Geriatr Gerontol Int. 2025;25:1765-1773.
  17. Akasaka H, *Tabara Y, *Fukuma K, *Hiromine Y, *Takata Y, *Fukuda M, *Katsuya T, *Ihara M, *Osawa H, *Ikegami H, *Igase M, *Rakugi H, *Sugimoto K. Association between plasma mid-regional pro-adrenomedullin levels and muscle properties. Geriatr Gerontol Int. 2025;25:1418-1424.
  18. *Nozato Y, *Nohara-Shitama Y, *Kubozono T, Akasaka H, *Takami Y, *Arima H, *Sakima A, *Yamamoto K. Targeting a systolic blood pressure of <130 mmHg is beneficial in adults with hypertension aged ≥75 years: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Hypertens Res. 2025;48:2527-2536.
  19. Okamoto K, Tanaka F, Noda S, Nakamura M, Tanno K, *Onoda T, Omama S, *Ohsawa M, Sakata K, Ogasawara K, *Yonekura Y, Kikuchi Y, Matsuura Y, Kuribayashi T, Ishigaki Y, Okayama A, Asahi K; Iwate-Kenco Study Group. Significance of Serum Cholinesterase as a Prognostic Marker in Patients with Non-dialysis-dependent Chronic Kidney Disease. Intern Med. 2025;6:3188-3196.
  20. Kotozaki Y, Tanno K, Otsuka K, Sasaki R, Sasaki M. What factors are associated with new social isolation years after the great East Japan Earthquake?: findings from the TMM CommCohort study. BMC Public Health. 2025;25:2745.
  21. Sutoh Y, Hachiya T, Otsuka-Yamasaki Y, Komaki S, Minabe S, Ohmomo H, Tanno K, *Hozawa A, *Nakaya N, *Noda A, *Orui M, *Ishikuro M, *Obara T, *Kuriyama S, Sasaki M, Shimizu A. Genetic predisposition for immunoglobulin E production explains atopic risk in children: Tohoku Medical Megabank cohort study. Am J Hum Genet. 2025;112:1852-1863.
  22. Minabe S, Sutoh Y, Otsuka-Yamasaki Y, Komaki S, Nakao M, Ohmomo H, Hasegawa Y, Ishigaki Y, Tanno K, Sasaki M, Shimizu A. Risk factors and prediction for pediatric obesity: current status and future perspectives. Endocr J. 2025;72:765-779.
  23. *Suzuki Y, *Honjo K, *Iso H, *Yamagishi K, *Muraki I, Sakata K, Tanno K, *Yasuda N, Saito I, Kato T, Arima K, Nakashima H, Yamaji T, Iwasaki M, Inoue M, Goto A, Sawada N, Tsugane S. Association between the number of social roles and self-rated health: mediation effect by ikigai and the size of close social networks. J Epidemiol Community Health. 2025;79(7):491-497.
  24. *Nagahata T, *Okuda N, Tanno K, *Yonekura Y, *Higashiyama A, *Taniguchi H, *Kosami K, *Okayama A. Sex differences in the relationship between obesity and hypertension in Japan: a large population-based cross-sectional study. Hypertens Res. 2025;48:1911-1918.
  25. *Nakaya N, *Nakaya K, *Kogure M, Kotozaki Y, *Hatanaka R, *Chiba I, *Tokioka S, *Takase M, *Nagaie S, Ohmomo H, Nasu T, *Fuse N, Tanno K, Hozawa A. Degree of housing damage caused by the Great East Japan Earthquake and all-cause mortality in the community-based cohort study of the Tohoku Medical Megabank Project. J Epidemiol Community Health. 2025;79:451-458.
  26. Takase M, Nakaya N, Tanno K, Kogure M, Hatanaka R, Nakaya K, Chiba I, Tokioka S, Nochioka K, Tabuchi T, Obara T, Ishikuro M, Kotozaki Y, Uruno A, Kobayashi T, Kodama EN, Hamanaka Y, Orui M, Ogishima S, Nagaie S, Nasu T, Ohmomo H, Fuse N, Sugawara J, Kuriyama S, Izumi Y, Hozawa A. Has the impact of cigarette smoking on mortality been underestimated by overlooking second-hand smoke? Tohoku medical megabank community-based cohort study. BMJ Public Health. 2025;3:e001746.
  27. Kotozaki Y. The increase of wildfires and their impact: the importance of prevention and measures through the example of Ofunato. Front Glob Change. 2025;8:1589796.
  28. Kotozaki Y. Mental health measures during wildfires: the case of Ofunato. Front Psychiatry. 2025;16:1592688.
  1. *Harada, M., *Tsuboyama-Kasaoka, N., *Yonekura, Y., Shimoda, H., Ogawa, A., Kobayashi, S., Sakata, K., *Nishi, N: Associations Between Lifestyle Factors and Constipation Among Survivors After the Great East Japan Earthquake: A 9-year Follow-up Study. J Epidemiol. 34(4):164-169 (2024) 
  2. *Okuda, N., *Higashiyama, A., Tanno, K., *Yonekura, Y., *Miura, M., *Kuno, H., *Nakajima, T., *Nagahata, T., *Taniguchi, H., *Kosami, K., *Kojima, K., *Okayama, A.: Na and K Intake from Lunches Served in a Japanese Company Cafeteria and the Estimated Improvement in the Dietary Na/K Ratio Using Low-Na/K Seasonings and Dairy to Prevent Hypertension. Nutrients. 16(10):1433 (2024)
  3. *Narita, Z., Hidese, S., Kanehara, R., *Tachimori, H., *Hori, H., *Kim, Y., *Kunugi, H., *Arima, K., *Mizukami, S., Tanno, K., Takanashi, N., *Yamagishi, K., *Muraki, I., *Yasuda, N., *Saito, I., *Maruyama, K., *Yamaji, T., *Iwasaki, M., *Inoue, M., *Tsugane, S., *Sawada, N.: Association of sugary drinks, carbonated beverages, vegetable and fruit juices, sweetened and black coffee, and green tea with subsequent depression: A five-year cohort study. Clin Nutr. 43(6):1395-1404 (2024)
  4. *Tsubota-Utsugi M, Sasaki R, *Suzuki R, Tanno K, Kuno J, Shimoda H, Sakata K. Changes in physical activity during the year after the Great East Japan Earthquake and future frailty in older survivors. Geriatr Gerontol Int. 24(6):563-570 (2024)
  5. *Takase, M.,*Nakaya, N., Tanno, K., *Kogure, M.,*Hatanaka, R., *Nakaya, K., *Chiba, I., *Kanno, I., *Nochioka, K., *Tsuchiya, N., *Nakamura, T., *Hirata, T., *Obara, T., *Ishikuro, M., Kotozaki, Y., *Uruno, A., *Kobayashi, T., *Kodama, EN., *Hamanaka, Y., *Orui, M., *Ogishima, S., *Nagaie, S., Ohmomo, H., *Fuse, N., *Sugawara, J., Shimizu, A., *Izumi, Y.,*Kuriyama, S., *Hozawa, A.; *ToMMo, investigators.:Relationship between traditional risk factors for hypertension and systolic blood pressure in the Tohoku Medical Megabank Community-based Cohort Study. Hypertens Res. 47:1533-1545(2024)
  6. *Chiba, I. *Nakaya, N., *Kogure, M., *Hatanaka, R., *Nakaya K, *Tokioka, S., *Nakamura, T., *Nagaie, S., *Fuse, N., *Obara, T., Kotozaki, Y., Tanno, K., *Kuriyama, S., *Hozawa, A.:Associations between housing and psychological damage by earthquake and modifiable risk factors for dementia in general older adults: Tohoku Medical Megabank community-based cohort study. Geriatr Gerontol Int. 24:509-516 (2024)
  7. *Funakoshi, Y., *Maruyama, K., *Kato, T., *Saito, I., Takanashi, N., Tanno, K., *Yamagishi, K., *Muraki, I., *Yasuda, N., *Arima, K., *Nakashima, H., *Yamaji, T., *Iwasaki, M., *Inoue, M., *Tsugane, S., *Sawada, N.: Association of depressive symptoms with incident fractures: the Japan Public Health Center-based Prospective Study for the Next Generation (JPHC-NEXT). Osteoporos Int. 35(7):1261-1271 (2024)
  8. *Yoshii, K., *Morisaki, N., *Piedvache, A., *Nakada, S., *Arima, K., *Aoyagi, K., *Nakashima, H., *Yasuda, N., *Muraki, I., Yamagishi, K., Saito, I., *Kato, T., Tanno, K., *Yamaji, T., *Iwasaki, M., *Inoue, M., *Tsugane, S., *Sawada, N.: Association Between Birth Weight and Prevalence of Cardiovascular Disease and Other Lifestyle-related Diseases Among the Japanese Population: The JPHC-NEXT Study. J Epidemiol. 34(7):307-315 (2024)
  9. Takahashi, N., *Tsubota-Utsugi, M., *Takahashi, S., *Yonekura, Y., *Ohsawa, M., *Kuribayashi, T., *Onoda, T., Takanashi, N., Sakata, K., *Yamada, T., Ogasawara, K., Omama, S., Tanaka, F., Asahi, K., Ishigaki, Y., Itabashi, R., Itamochi, H., Takahashi, F., Okayama, A., Tanno, K.: Sex- and Age-Specific Associations Between Metabolic Syndrome and Future Functional Disability in the Japanese Older Population. Inquiry. 61:469580241273103 (2024)
  10. *Tsuboi, Y., *Yamada, H., *Fujii, R., *Yamazaki, M., *Munetsuna, E., *Ando, Y., *Ohashi, K., *Ishikawa, H., *Okumiyama, H., *Nakae, M., Shimoda, H., Sakata, K., *Suzuki, K.; RIAS study group.: High circulating microRNA-197 levels are associated with an increased risk of incident stroke among elderly survivors of the Great East Japan Earthquake. Biomarkers. 29(6):368-375 (2024)
  11. *Hishida, A., *Nakatochi, M., Sutoh, Y., *Nakano, S., *Momozawa, Y., *Narita, A., Tanno, K., Shimizu, A., *Hozawa, A., *Kinoshita, K., *Yamaji, T., *Goto, A., *Noda, M., *Sawada, N., *Ikezaki, H., *Nagayoshi, M., *Hara, M., *Suzuki, S., *Koyama, T., *Koriyama, C., *Katsuura-Kamano, S., *Kadota, A., *Kuriki, K., *Yamamoto, M., Sasaki, M., *Iwasaki, M., *Matsuo, K., *Wakai, K.: GWAS Meta- analysis of Kidney Function Traits in Japanese Populations. J Epidemio. 34(11):526-534 (2024)
  12. *Itami, T., *Yamamoto, K., *Kurokawa, Y., *Saito, T., *Takahashi, T., *Momose, K., *Yamashita, K., *Tanaka, K., *Makino ,T., *Yasunobe, Y., Akasaka, H., *Fujimoto, T., *Yamamoto, K., *Nakajima, K., *Eguchi, H., *Doki, Y.: Assessing the Risk of Postoperative Delirium Through Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment and Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group Performance Status of Elderly Patients With Gastric Cancer. Annals of Surgical Oncology.31:9039-9047 (2024) 
  13. *Itoi, S., *Nagata, C., *Piedvache, A., *Morisaki, N., *Ogawa, K., *Yamamoto, Y., *Saito, I., *Maruyama, K., *Arima, K., *Aoyagi, K., Tanno, K., *Yamagishi, K., *Muraki, I., *Yasuda, N., *Kanehara, R., *Yamaji, T., *Iwasaki, M., *Inoue, M., *Tsugane, S., *Sawada, N.: Association Between Women’s Birth Weight and Reproductive Characteristics in Adulthood: The JPHC-NEXT Study. J Epidemiol. 35(10):432-441 (2025)
  14. Kuno, J., *Tsubota-Utsugi, M., Shimoda, H., Takusari, E., Takanashi, N., *Onoda, T., Tanno, K., Sakata, K.: Association between changes in walking time and all-cause mortality among survivors of the Great East Japan Earthquake: the Research Project for Prospective Investigation of Health Problems Among Survivors of the Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami Disaster (RIAS) study. BMJ Public Health. 3(1):e001321 (2025)
  15. *Tabara, Y., *Shoji-Asahina, A., Akasaka, H., *Sugimoto, K., *Sato, Y.: Prognostic significance of the Questionnaire for Medical Checkup of Old-Old for the incidence of functional disability: The Shizuoka Kokuho Database study. Geriatr Gerontol Int.25:260-266 (2025)
  16. Sutoh, Y., *Hachiya, T., Otsuka-Yamasaki, Y., *Tokutomi, T., Yoshida, A., Kotozaki, Y., Komaki, S., Minabe, S., Ohmomo, H., Tanno, K., *Fukushima, A., *Sasaki, M., Shimizu, A.: Reference-Based Standardization Approach Stabilizing Small Batch Risk Prediction via Polygenic Score. Genet Epidemiol. 49:e70002 (2025)
  17. *Omura, T., *Goto, A., *Nakayama, I., *Saito, J., *Noda, M., *Yasuda, N., *Saito, I., *Kato, T., *Arima, K., *Kawakami, F., Sakata, K., Tanno, K., *Yamaji, T., *Iwasaki, M., *Yamagishi, K., *Iso, H., *Inoue, M., *Tsugane, S., *Sawada, N.: Socioeconomic Status and Diabetes Prevalence in the Japanese: Insights From the JPHC-NEXT Study. Mayo Clin Proc. 100(3):452-464 (2025)
  1. *Hanyuda, A., *Goto, A., *Katagiri, R., *Koyanagi, YN., *Nakatochi, M., Sutoh, Y., *Nakano, S., *Oze, I., *Ito, H., *Yamaji, T., *Sawada, N., *Iwagami, M., *Kadota, A, *Koyama, T., *Katsuura-Kamano, S., *Ikezaki, H., *Tanaka, K., *Takezaki, T., *Imoto, I., *Suzuki, M., *Momozawa, Y., *Takeuchi, K., *Narita, A., *Hozawa, A., *Kinoshita, K., Shimizu, A., Tanno, K., *Matsuo, K., *Tsugane, S., *Wakai, K., Sasaki, M., *Yamamoto, M., *Iwasaki, M.: Investigating the association between glycaemic traits and colorectal cancer in the Japanese population using Mendelian randomisation. Sci Rep. 13: 7052 (2023) 
  2. Mikami, T., Tanno, K., Sasaki, R., Takanashi, N., Kotozaki, Y., Asahi, K., Tanaka, F., Omama, S., *Kogure, M., *Nakaya, N., *Nakamura, T., *Tsuchiya, N., *Narita, A., *Hozawa, A., Hitomi, J., Sakata, K., Sasaki, M.: Association between the extent of house collapse and urine sodium-to-potassium ratio of victims affected by the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami: a cross-sectional study. Hypertens Res. 46:1247-1256 (2023)
  3. *Okada, C., *Iso, H., *Yamagishi, K., *Ikeda, A., *Umesawa, M., *Muraki, I., *Yasuda, N., *Kato, T., *Saito, I., *Arima, K., *Nishimura, T., Tanno, K., Sakata, K., *Goto, A., *Yamaji, T., *Iwasaki, M., *Shimazu, T., *Inoue, M., *Sawada, N., *Tsugane, S.: Dietary behaviours and related lifestyles according to the presence or absence of skipping breakfast in Japanese adults: the JPHC-NEXT study. Public Health Nutr. 26:1230-1237 (2023)
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