Noritoshi Fukushima

Biographic Data

ID7750561
NAMENoritoshi Fukushima
GIVEN NAMESNoritoshi
FAMILY NAMEFukushima
SIGNATUREFUKUSHIMA N
AFFILIATIONSTokyo Medical University
ORCID0000-0003-1819-554X
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS8
TOTAL CITATIONS0
AUTHOR COUNT8
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2016
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2026
H-INDEX0

  • Dose-response associations between a walkability index and adults' domain-specific walking: A study of 95 cities in Japan

    Open AccessShiho Amagasa, Misaki Takahashi et al.ARTICLECities2026

    We examined dose–response relations between a Japan Postcode-level Walkability Index (JPWI) and total walking, walking for leisure; and walking for transport, among adults living in 95 cities across the country. This nationwide cross-sectional study included 40,286 adults (males 50.5%, 49.4 ± 15.6 years) residing in a wide range of urban and rural settings, who responded to a web-based survey conducted in 2021 using quota sampling. The JPWI was c…

  • Incorrect Use of Face Masks during the Current Covid-19 Pandemic among the General Public in Japan

    Open AccessMasaki Machida, Itaru Nakamura et al.ARTICLEInternational Journal of…2020

    Since the emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic, the use of face masks by healthy individuals for prevention has been attracting public attention. However, efficacy depends on proper usage. We set out to determine the prevalence of wearing masks to prevent COVID-19 and compliance with appropriate measures for the correct use of face masks among the general public in Japan where wearing medical masks is a "cultural" normality. This cross-sectional st…

  • Changes in rural older adults’ sedentary and physically-active behaviors between a non-snowfall and a snowfall season: Compositional analysis from the Neige study

    Open AccessShiho Amagasa, Shigeru Inoue et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2020

    In older adults, activity behaviors were changed unfavorably during snowfall season, particularly so for men. The degree of seasonal change was greatest for SB. Development of strategies to keep rural older adults active during the snowfall season may be needed for maintaining a consistently-active lifestyle for their health

  • Bout Length-Specific Physical Activity and Adherence to Physical Activity Recommendations among Japanese Adults

    Open AccessMasaki Machida, Tomoko Takamiya et al.ARTICLEInternational Journal of…2019

    We aimed to clarify the patterns of moderate to vigorous physical activity (MVPA) in the Japanese adult population, and the proportion of people meeting the recommendations of the Physical Activity Guidelines (PAG) for Americans, second edition (2nd PAG; ≥150 min/week of total MVPA including bouts of any length) and those meeting the previously recommended PAG (2008-PAG; of ≥150 min/week of total MVPA lasting 10 min or longer [long-bout MVPA]). A…

  • Drivers Are More Physically Active Than Non-Drivers in Older Adults

    Open AccessShiho Amagasa, Noritoshi Fukushima et al.ARTICLEInternational Journal of…2018

    Car use has been identified as sedentary behavior, although it may enhance mobility, particularly in the older population. This cross-sectional study aimed to compare the time spent in objectively determined sedentary behavior (SB) and physical activity (PA) between older drivers and non-drivers. Four hundred and fifty Japanese older adults (74.3 ± 2.9 years) who had valid accelerometer data were included. They were asked to respond to a question…

  • Objectively Measured Neighborhood Walkability and Change in Physical Activity in Older Japanese Adults: A Five-Year Cohort Study

    Open AccessHiroyuki Kikuchi, Tomoki Nakaya et al.ARTICLEInternational Journal of…2018

    Objectives: This study investigated the longitudinal association between changes in older adults’ physical activity and neighborhood walkability measured by geographic information systems (GISs, (ArcGIS, ESRI Inc., Redlands, CA, USA)). Methods: A mail survey was conducted for Japanese older adults who were randomly selected from three different settlement types. Data on walking, total moderate to vigorous physical activity (MVPA), and sociodemogr…

  • Lower youth steps/day values observed at both high and low population density areas: A cross-sectional study in metropolitan Tokyo

    Open AccessHiroki Sato, Shigeru Inoue et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2018

    Both low population density and also high population density were related to lower step count. Low physical activity in high density areas has not been well documented in previous research. Considering population growth in urbanized area globally, these results suggest the importance of continued research of physical activity determinants in high population density areas

  • Pedometer-determined physical activity among youth in the Tokyo Metropolitan area: A cross-sectional study

    Open AccessNoritoshi Fukushima, Shigeru Inoue et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2016

    This study demonstrates a trend toward reduced physical activity with age in Japanese youth and a substantial difference in the number of steps per day between boys and girls in Tokyo. The age-related reduction in steps per day was greater in boys because they attained a higher peak value prior to this reduction, and sex-related differences in the step count disappeared in high school students