Hirohito Metoki

Biographic Data

ID5046611
NAMEHirohito Metoki
GIVEN NAMESHirohito
FAMILY NAMEMetoki
SIGNATUREMETOKI H
AFFILIATIONSDivision of Public Health, Hygiene and Epidemiology, Faculty of Medicine Tohoku Medical and Pharmaceutical University Miyagi Japan
ORCID0000-0002-1894-3328
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS5
TOTAL CITATIONS1
AUTHOR COUNT5
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2022
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2026
H-INDEX1

  • Routine Life-Course Health Records in Infancy Predict Being Overweight in Childhood and Adolescence

    Open AccessGenki Shinoda, Mami Ishikuro et al.ARTICLEChildren2026

    Background/Objectives : Being overweight in childhood is a strong predictor of later obesity and related health disorders, underscoring the importance of the early identification of at-risk children. The aim of this study was to develop a prediction model for being overweight across childhood and adolescence using routine life-course health records available up to 18-23 months of age. Methods : We analyzed 1581 participants from the Tohoku Medica…

  • Paternal bonding failure and depression at 1 month postpartum are associated with neurodevelopmental delay in 4‐year‐old children

    Open AccessHidekazu Nishigori, Toshie Nishigori et al.ARTICLEInfant Mental Health Journal2026References: 71

    We aimed to determine the association between paternal bonding failure and depression in the postpartum period and children's neurodevelopment, as an Adjunct Study of the Japan Environment and Children's Study (JECS), a prospective cohort study. We evaluated the association between the Japanese version of the Mother‐to‐Infant Bonding Scale (MIBS) / Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) scores for fathers and the Ages and Stages Questionnair…

  • Trajectories of paternal depression symptoms from 1 to 6 months postpartum and associated factors

    Open AccessTaeko Suzuki, Toshie Nishigori et al.ARTICLEInfant Mental Health Journal2026Cited by: 1References: 34

    This prospective birth‐cohort study aimed to determine the factors associated with new‐onset paternal depression symptoms from 1 to 6 months postpartum in Japan. Paternal depression symptoms were evaluated using the Japanese version of the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS‐J) at 1 to 6 months postpartum. The definition of paternal depression symptoms was EPDS‐J ≥8 in this study. Multivariate regression analysis was performed to analyze t…

  • Association between being Overweight in Young Childhood and during School Age and Puberty

    Open AccessGenki Shinoda, Yudai Nagaoka et al.ARTICLEChildren2023

    To examine whether body type at birth, body weight, and obesity in early childhood are associated with overweight/obesity during school age and puberty. Data from maternal and child health handbooks, baby health checkup information, and school physical examination information of participants at birth and three-generation cohort studies were linked. Association between body type and body weight at different time intervals (at birth and at 1.5, 3.5…

  • Similarities in cardiometabolic risk factors among random male-female pairs

    Open AccessNaoki Nakaya, Kumi Nakaya et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2022

    In this study, few similarities in cardiometabolic risk factors were noted among the random male-female pairs. As spouse pairs may share environmental factors, intervention strategies targeting lifestyle habits and preventing lifestyle-related diseases may be effective