Yuji Shimizu
Biographic Data
| ID | 4298428 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Yuji Shimizu |
| GIVEN NAMES | Yuji |
| FAMILY NAME | Shimizu |
| SIGNATURE | SHIMIZU Y |
| AFFILIATIONS | Epidemiology Section, Division of Public Health, Osaka Institute of Public Health, Osaka, Japan |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-3381-9288 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 11 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 11 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2009 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Associations Between Serum N ‐Terminal Pro‐Brain Natriuretic Peptide Levels and the Prevalence of Sarcopenia in Middle‐Aged and Older J apanese Adults: A Population‐Based Cross‐Sectional Study
Solitude, connection with society, low quality of life in relation to autism spectrum disorder
Background: Social communication and interaction deficits are characteristics of autism spectrum disorder (ASD). However, no study reported the association between living alone and quality of life (QOL) in participants with ASD. Aims: To evaluate the association among solitude, connection with society, low quality of life, and ASD. Methods: We conducted a web survey-based cross-sectional study of 3,865 Japanese participants with ASD living alone …
Association between underweight, serum albumin levels, and height loss in the Japanese male population: A Retrospective Study
Background Previous study has shown that height loss (defined as the highest quartile of height loss per year) was inversely associated with serum albumin levels. Furthermore, comparatively healthy hyponutrition has been linked with being underweight; as such, underweight might be inversely associated with serum albumin levels and positively associated with height loss. Methods To clarify the associations between serum albumin level, underweight …
Modifying Effect of Outdoor Recreational Activity on the Association Between Anger Expression and Cardiovascular Disease Risk: The Circulatory Risk in Communities Study
OBJECTIVE: Outdoor recreational activity (ORA) has been suggested as a practical strategy for anger management to moderate the risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD). However, there is a lack of evidence pertaining to this topic. Our aim was to examine whether ORA modified the association between anger expression and the risk of CVD. METHODS: A community-based cohort study was conducted among 1877 Japanese individuals aged 40 to 79 years at baselin…
Association between serum albumin levels and height loss in Japanese workers: A Retrospective Study
Background Height loss starting in middle age was previously shown to be associated with high cardiovascular mortality in later life. However, the factors associated with height loss remain unknown. Since low serum albumin levels are reported to be associated with high mortality caused by cardiovascular disease, they may also contribute to height loss. Methods To clarify the association between serum albumin and height loss, we conducted a retros…
Synergistic Effect of History of Cardiovascular Disease and Mental Distress on Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder after the Great East Japan Earthquake: The Fukushima Health Management Survey
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) and mental distress have been suggested to be associated with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), but the effect of their combination on PTSD is unknown. We reviewed the synergistic effects of the history of CVD and mental distress on the possibility of PTSD among residents in Fukushima after the Great East Japan Earthquake. This cross-sectional study was conducted among 38,392 participants aged 40-74 years in the …
Association between thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) and proteinuria in relation to thyroid cyst in a euthyroid general population
BackgroundHigh normal levels of thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) have been reported to be associated with chronic kidney disease (CKD) among euthyroid individuals. However, there has been only limited research on the association between TSH and proteinuria, a major risk factor for the progression of renal disease.MethodsA cross-sectional study of 1595 euthyroid individuals was conducted. All participants were within the normal range for free tri…
Paradoxes and prospects of repatriation to the Ainu
The Ainu people are the Indigenous inhabitants of the regions bordering the southern Sea of Okhotsk: the Kuril Archipelago, the island of Hokkaido and the island of Sakhalin, all of which were colonised at one time or another by imperial Japan. From the end of the 19th century until the mid-1960s, Japanese scholars from the fields of physical anthropology and anatomy, in the name of ‘Academic Research’, successively desecrated Ainu burial grounds…
Anger Expression and the Risk of Cardiovascular Disease Among Urban and Rural Japanese Residents: The Circulatory Risk in Communities Study
OBJECTIVE: It has been suggested that urbanization, which has been expanding rapidly for the past several decades, increases the risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) associated with psychological factors such as anger, but the evidence is limited. We examined the hypothesis that urbanicity modifies the association of anger expression with the risk of CVD. METHODS: A prospective study was conducted in 5936 residents of urban and rural communities …
Association between alkaline phosphatase and hypertension in a rural Japanese population: The Nagasaki Islands study
BACKGROUND: Although serum alkaline phosphatase (ALP) levels have been associated with hypertension, and ALP is known as an enzyme affected by alcohol consumption, no study has been published on the associations between ALP and the risk of hypertension in relation to drinking status. METHODS: We conducted a cross-sectional study of 2,681 participants (837 men and 1,846 women) aged 30 to 89 years undergoing a general health check-up to investigate…
B‐type natriuretic peptide is predictive of hospitalization in community‐dwelling elderly without heart diseases
AIM: To examine prospectively the relationship between plasma B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP) levels in community-dwelling elderly and their hospitalization. METHODS: A total number of 644 subjects aged 65 years or older were recruited from the annual community health examinations. Those with a history of stroke or neurological findings were not included. After excluding those with old myocardial infarction, left ventricular dysfunction, moderat…
Association between serum albumin levels and height loss in Japanese workers: A Retrospective Study
Background Height loss starting in middle age was previously shown to be associated with high cardiovascular mortality in later life. However, the factors associated with height loss remain unknown. Since low serum albumin levels are reported to be associated with high mortality caused by cardiovascular disease, they may also contribute to height loss. Methods To clarify the association between serum albumin and height loss, we conducted a retros…
B‐type natriuretic peptide is predictive of hospitalization in community‐dwelling elderly without heart diseases
AIM: To examine prospectively the relationship between plasma B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP) levels in community-dwelling elderly and their hospitalization. METHODS: A total number of 644 subjects aged 65 years or older were recruited from the annual community health examinations. Those with a history of stroke or neurological findings were not included. After excluding those with old myocardial infarction, left ventricular dysfunction, moderat…
Association between alkaline phosphatase and hypertension in a rural Japanese population: The Nagasaki Islands study
BACKGROUND: Although serum alkaline phosphatase (ALP) levels have been associated with hypertension, and ALP is known as an enzyme affected by alcohol consumption, no study has been published on the associations between ALP and the risk of hypertension in relation to drinking status. METHODS: We conducted a cross-sectional study of 2,681 participants (837 men and 1,846 women) aged 30 to 89 years undergoing a general health check-up to investigate…
Paradoxes and prospects of repatriation to the Ainu
The Ainu people are the Indigenous inhabitants of the regions bordering the southern Sea of Okhotsk: the Kuril Archipelago, the island of Hokkaido and the island of Sakhalin, all of which were colonised at one time or another by imperial Japan. From the end of the 19th century until the mid-1960s, Japanese scholars from the fields of physical anthropology and anatomy, in the name of ‘Academic Research’, successively desecrated Ainu burial grounds…
Anger Expression and the Risk of Cardiovascular Disease Among Urban and Rural Japanese Residents: The Circulatory Risk in Communities Study
OBJECTIVE: It has been suggested that urbanization, which has been expanding rapidly for the past several decades, increases the risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) associated with psychological factors such as anger, but the evidence is limited. We examined the hypothesis that urbanicity modifies the association of anger expression with the risk of CVD. METHODS: A prospective study was conducted in 5936 residents of urban and rural communities …
Synergistic Effect of History of Cardiovascular Disease and Mental Distress on Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder after the Great East Japan Earthquake: The Fukushima Health Management Survey
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) and mental distress have been suggested to be associated with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), but the effect of their combination on PTSD is unknown. We reviewed the synergistic effects of the history of CVD and mental distress on the possibility of PTSD among residents in Fukushima after the Great East Japan Earthquake. This cross-sectional study was conducted among 38,392 participants aged 40-74 years in the …
Association between thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) and proteinuria in relation to thyroid cyst in a euthyroid general population
BackgroundHigh normal levels of thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) have been reported to be associated with chronic kidney disease (CKD) among euthyroid individuals. However, there has been only limited research on the association between TSH and proteinuria, a major risk factor for the progression of renal disease.MethodsA cross-sectional study of 1595 euthyroid individuals was conducted. All participants were within the normal range for free tri…
Modifying Effect of Outdoor Recreational Activity on the Association Between Anger Expression and Cardiovascular Disease Risk: The Circulatory Risk in Communities Study
OBJECTIVE: Outdoor recreational activity (ORA) has been suggested as a practical strategy for anger management to moderate the risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD). However, there is a lack of evidence pertaining to this topic. Our aim was to examine whether ORA modified the association between anger expression and the risk of CVD. METHODS: A community-based cohort study was conducted among 1877 Japanese individuals aged 40 to 79 years at baselin…
Association between serum albumin levels and height loss in Japanese workers: A Retrospective Study
Background Height loss starting in middle age was previously shown to be associated with high cardiovascular mortality in later life. However, the factors associated with height loss remain unknown. Since low serum albumin levels are reported to be associated with high mortality caused by cardiovascular disease, they may also contribute to height loss. Methods To clarify the association between serum albumin and height loss, we conducted a retros…
Association between underweight, serum albumin levels, and height loss in the Japanese male population: A Retrospective Study
Background Previous study has shown that height loss (defined as the highest quartile of height loss per year) was inversely associated with serum albumin levels. Furthermore, comparatively healthy hyponutrition has been linked with being underweight; as such, underweight might be inversely associated with serum albumin levels and positively associated with height loss. Methods To clarify the associations between serum albumin level, underweight …
Solitude, connection with society, low quality of life in relation to autism spectrum disorder
Background: Social communication and interaction deficits are characteristics of autism spectrum disorder (ASD). However, no study reported the association between living alone and quality of life (QOL) in participants with ASD. Aims: To evaluate the association among solitude, connection with society, low quality of life, and ASD. Methods: We conducted a web survey-based cross-sectional study of 3,865 Japanese participants with ASD living alone …
Associations Between Serum N ‐Terminal Pro‐Brain Natriuretic Peptide Levels and the Prevalence of Sarcopenia in Middle‐Aged and Older J apanese Adults: A Population‐Based Cross‐Sectional Study
Internal Medicine (8 works) · Medicine (8 works) · Confidence interval (7 works) · Odds ratio (4 works) · Demography (3 works) · Environmental health (3 works) · Hazard ratio (3 works) · Nutrition and Health in Aging (3 works) · Population (3 works) · Proportional hazards model (3 works)