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  1. Smoking cigarettes is associated with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease.
  2. Prevalence and Correlates of Dyslipidemia Among Men and Women in Palau: Findings of the Palau STEPS Survey 2011–2013
  3. Association of gamma-glutamyl transferase and alanine aminotransferase with type 2 diabetes mellitus incidence in middle-aged Japanese men: 12-year follow up
  4. Dietary magnesium intake and risk of incident coronary heart disease in men: A prospective cohort study
  5. Multicenter feasibility study of bowel preparation with castor oil for colon capsule endoscopy
  6. The association between objective measures of residence and worksite neighborhood environment, and self-reported leisure-time physical activities: The Aichi Workers' Cohort Study
  7. A Point System for Predicting 10-Year Risk of Developing Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in Japanese Men: Aichi Workers’ Cohort Study
  8. Cardiovascular disease mortality in relation to physical activity during adolescence and adulthood in Japan: Does school-based sport club participation matter?
  9. Effect of laughter yoga on salivary cortisol and dehydroepiandrosterone among healthy university students: A randomized controlled trial
  10. Non-communicable disease risk factor profile among public employees in a regional city in northern Ethiopia
  11. Late-phase human herpesvirus 6B reactivation in hematopoietic stem cell transplant recipients
  12. Clinical course of human herpesvirus 6 infection in pediatric living donor liver transplantation
  13. Association of extremely high levels of high-density lipoprotein cholesterol with cardiovascular mortality in a pooled analysis of 9 cohort studies including 43,407 individuals: The EPOCH–JAPAN study
  14. Association between average daily television viewing time and the incidence of ovarian cancer: findings from the Japan Collaborative Cohort Study
  15. Associations of Daily Walking Time With Pneumonia Mortality Among Elderly Individuals With or Without a Medical History of Myocardial Infarction or Stroke: Findings From the Japan Collaborative Cohort Study
  16. Relationships among Socioeconomic Factors and Self-rated Health in Japanese Adults: NIPPON DATA2010
  17. Alcohol consumption and mortality from aortic disease among Japanese men: The Japan Collaborative Cohort study
  18. Prevalence of non-communicable disease risk factors among poor shantytown residents in Dhaka, Bangladesh: a community-based cross-sectional survey
  19. Association of high-density lipoprotein cholesterol concentration with different types of stroke and coronary heart disease: The Japan Public Health Center-based prospective (JPHC) study
  20. Similarities and differences between coronary heart disease and stroke in the associations with cardiovascular risk factors: The Japan Collaborative Cohort Study
  21. Descriptive Epidemiology of Hypertension and Its Association With Obesity: Based on the WHO STEPwise Approach to Surveillance in Palau
  22. Increased airway hyperresponsiveness to adenosine in patients with aspirin intolerant asthma
  23. Population profile and residential environment of an urban poor community in Dhaka, Bangladesh
  24. Age-specific impact of diabetes mellitus on the risk of cardiovascular mortality: An overview from the evidence for Cardiovascular Prevention from Observational Cohorts in the Japan Research Group (EPOCH-JAPAN)
  25. Long-term weight-change slope, weight fluctuation and risk of type 2 diabetes mellitus in middle-aged Japanese men and women: findings of Aichi Workers’ Cohort Study
  26. Passive smoking and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease mortality: findings from the Japan collaborative cohort study
  27. No modifying effect of education level on the association between lifestyle behaviors and cardiovascular mortality: the Japan Collaborative Cohort Study
  28. Risk Factor of Cardiovascular Disease Among Older Individuals
  29. Association between mortality and incidence rates of coronary heart disease and stroke: The Japan Public Health Center-based prospective (JPHC) study
  30. A pooled analysis of the association of isolated low levels of high-density lipoprotein cholesterol with cardiovascular mortality in Japan
  31. Synergistic and Non-synergistic Associations for Cigarette Smoking and Non-tobacco Risk Factors for Cardiovascular Disease Incidence in the Atherosclerosis Risk In Communities (ARIC) Study
  32. Watching Television and Risk of Mortality From Pulmonary Embolism Among Japanese Men and Women
  33. Prospective study of seaweed consumption and thyroid cancer incidence in women
  34. Risk of Cardiovascular Disease from Cumulative Cigarette Use and the Impact of Smoking Intensity
  35. Calibration between the Estimated Probability of the Risk Assessment Chart of Japan Atherosclerosis Society and Actual Mortality Using External Population: Evidence for Cardiovascular Prevention from Observational Cohorts in Japan (EPOCH-JAPAN)
  36. Development of a Risk Equation for the Incidence of Coronary Artery Disease and Ischemic Stroke for Middle-Aged Japanese – Japan Public Health Center-Based Prospective Study –
  37. Serum Uric Acid and Mortality Form Cardiovascular Disease: EPOCH-JAPAN Study
  38. Serum γ-glutamyltransferase and Mortality due to Cardiovascular Disease in Japanese Men and Women
  39. Possible effect of periodic limb movements during sleep on the sleepiness of patients with sleep disordered breathing
  40. Past Decline Versus Current eGFR and Subsequent Mortality Risk
  41. Association between parental history of diabetes and the incidence of type 2 diabetes mellitus differs according to the sex of the parent and offspring's body weight: A finding from a Japanese worksite-based cohort study
  42. Psychological job strain, social support at work and daytime secretion of dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) in healthy female employees: cross-sectional analyses
  43. Estimated glomerular filtration rate and albuminuria for prediction of cardiovascular outcomes: a collaborative meta-analysis of individual participant data
  44. Bronchus sign on thin-section computed tomography is a powerful predictive factor for successful transbronchial biopsy using endobronchial ultrasound with a guide sheath for small peripheral lung lesions: a retrospective observational study
  45. Hemoglobin A1c Levels and the Risk of Cardiovascular Disease in People Without Known Diabetes
  46. Phase II multicenter study of adjuvant S-1 for colorectal liver metastasis: survival analysis of N-SOG 01 trial
  47. Global, regional, and national age–sex specific all-cause and cause-specific mortality for 240 causes of death, 1990–2013: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2013
  48. Association of maternal whole blood fatty acid status during the prenatal period with term birth dimensions: a cross-sectional study
  49. Association Between Average Daily Television Viewing Time and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease-Related Mortality: Findings From the Japan Collaborative Cohort Study
  50. Breakfast Skipping is Positively Associated With Incidence of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: Evidence From the Aichi Workers’ Cohort Study
  51. Milk Drinking and Mortality: Findings From the Japan Collaborative Cohort Study
  52. Profile of Non-communicable Disease Risk Factors Among Young People in Palau
  53. Smoking and Diabetes: Is the Association Mediated by Adiponectin, Leptin, or C-reactive Protein?
  54. A varicella outbreak in B-cell lymphoma patients receiving rituximab-containing chemotherapy
  55. Fiber Intake and Plasminogen Activator Inhibitor-1 in Type 2 Diabetes: Look AHEAD (Action for Health in Diabetes) Trial Findings at Baseline and Year 1
  56. Relative risks of chronic kidney disease for mortality and end-stage renal disease across races are similar
  57. The Effort-reward Imbalance work-stress model and daytime salivary cortisol and dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) among Japanese women
  58. Global, regional, and national prevalence of overweight and obesity in children and adults during 1980–2013: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2013
  59. Association of Kidney Disease Measures With Ischemic Versus Hemorrhagic Strokes
  60. Independent association of liver fat accumulation with insulin resistance
  61. Smoking Behavior and Lung Cancer in a Biracial Cohort
  62. Is the association between healthy lifestyle behaviors and cardiovascular mortality modified by overweight status? The Japan Collaborative Cohort Study
  63. Rice consumption is not associated with risk of cardiovascular disease morbidity or mortality in Japanese men and women: a large population-based, prospective cohort study
  64. Modification of the Excess Risk of Coronary Heart Disease Due to Smoking by Seafood/Fish Intake
  65. Descriptive epidemiological study of food intake among Japanese adults: analyses by age, time and birth cohort model
  66. MRI and FDG-PET for Assessment of Response to Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy in Locally Advanced Rectal Cancer
  67. Body Mass Index-Modified Relationship of Chronic Mental Stress With Resting Blood Pressure During 5 Years in Japanese Middle-Aged Male Workers
  68. Global Trend in Overweight and Obesity and Its Association With Cardiovascular Disease Incidence
  69. Alcohol consumption and risk of stroke and coronary heart disease among Japanese women: The Japan Public Health Center-based prospective study
  70. Differences by sex in the prevalence of diabetes mellitus, impaired fasting glycaemia and impaired glucose tolerance in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis
  71. Neoadjuvant Oxaliplatin and Capecitabine and Bevacizumab without Radiotherapy for Poor-risk Rectal Cancer: N-SOG 03 Phase II Trial
  72. Positive association between high-sensitivity C-reactive protein and incidence of type 2 diabetes mellitus in Japanese workers: 6-year follow-up
  73. Development of a Point-based Prediction Model for the Incidence of Total Stroke
  74. Height and Risk of Incident Intraparenchymal Hemorrhage: Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities and Cardiovascular Health Study Cohorts
  75. The Impact of Green Tea and Coffee Consumption on the Reduced Risk of Stroke Incidence in Japanese Population
  76. Differences in Urinary Arsenic Metabolites between Diabetic and Non-Diabetic Subjects in Bangladesh
  77. Dietary intake of saturated fatty acids and incident stroke and coronary heart disease in Japanese communities: the JPHC Study
  78. Associations of estimated glomerular filtration rate and albuminuria with mortality and renal failure by sex: a meta-analysis
  79. Associations of Protein, Fat, and Carbohydrate Intakes With Insomnia Symptoms Among Middle-aged Japanese Workers
  80. Body Mass Index and Weight Change During Adulthood Are Associated With Increased Mortality From Liver Cancer: The JACC Study
  81. Weight Change and Cardiovascular Mortality
  82. Postoperative DAV-IFN-β therapy does not improve survival rates of stage II and stage III melanoma patients significantly
  83. Smoking cessation and COPD mortality among Japanese men and women: The JACC study
  84. Association between Physical Activity and Risk of Stroke Subtypes: The Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities Study
  85. Comparison of Risk Prediction Using the CKD-EPI Equation and the MDRD Study Equation for Estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate
  86. Inverse relationship of serum adiponectin concentration with type 2 diabetes mellitus incidence in middle-aged Japanese workers: six-year follow-up
  87. Risk of intraparenchymal hemorrhage with magnetic resonance imaging-defined leukoaraiosis and brain infarcts
  88. Association of coffee consumption with serum adiponectin, leptin, inflammation and metabolic markers in Japanese workers: a cross-sectional study
  89. Impact of Age at Smoking Initiation, Dosage, and Time Since Quitting on Cardiovascular Disease in African Americans and Whites: The Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities Study
  90. Healthy lifestyle behaviours and cardiovascular mortality among Japanese men and women: the Japan collaborative cohort study
  91. Rate of Decline of Forced Vital Capacity Predicts Future Arterial Hypertension
  92. Reliability and Validity of the Japanese Translated Version of the Swedish Demand-Control-Support Questionnaire
  93. Carotid Intima-Media Thickness, Electrocardiographic Left Ventricular Hypertrophy, and Incidence of Intracerebral Hemorrhage
  94. Early age at menarche associated with increased all-cause mortality
  95. Community Prevalence of Ideal Cardiovascular Health, by the American Heart Association Definition, and Relationship With Cardiovascular Disease Incidence
  96. Adiposity and risk of cardiovascular diseases in Japan: secular trend, individual level associations and causal pathway – implications for the prevention of cardiovascular diseases in societies with rapid economic development
  97. Postural Changes in Blood Pressure and Incidence of Ischemic Stroke Subtypes
  98. Type 2 Diabetes in Well-Controlled Hypertension
  99. Maintenance-tailored therapy vs. standard behavior therapy for 30-month maintenance of weight loss
  100. Sex-Specific HDL Cholesterol Changes With Weight Loss and Their Association With Anthropometric Variables: The LIFE Study
  101. Changes in C-reactive protein during weight loss and the association with changes in anthropometric variables in men and women: LIFE Study
  102. Body Mass Index and Risk of Stroke and Myocardial Infarction in a Relatively Lean Population
  103. Risk of Incident Cardiovascular Disease Among Users of Smokeless Tobacco in the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) Study
  104. Dietary intake of saturated fatty acids and mortality from cardiovascular disease in Japanese: the Japan Collaborative Cohort Study for Evaluation of Cancer Risk (JACC) Study
  105. Incidence of metabolic syndrome according to combinations of lifestyle factors among middle-aged Japanese male workers
  106. Retinal Microvascular Abnormalities and Risk of Lacunar Stroke
  107. Demographic and Cardiovascular Risk Factors Modify Association of Fasting Insulin With Incident Coronary Heart Disease and Ischemic Stroke (from the Atherosclerosis Risk In Communities Study)
  108. Higher dietary intake of alpha-linolenic acid is associated with lower insulin resistance in middle-aged Japanese
  109. Race- and Sex-Specific Associations of Obesity Measures With Ischemic Stroke Incidence in the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) Study
  110. Associations of Obesity Measures with Subtypes of Ischemic Stroke in the ARIC Study
  111. Vaginal Douching in Cambodian Women: Its Prevalence and Association With Vaginal Candidiasis
  112. Daytime napping and mortality, with a special reference to cardiovascular disease: the JACC study
  113. Factors predicting growth of vestibular schwannoma in neurofibromatosis type 2
  114. BMI and All-cause Mortality Among Japanese Older Adults: Findings From the Japan Collaborative Cohort Study
  115. An influence of Interferon-γ gene polymorphisms on treatment response to tuberculosis in Japanese population
  116. Upper airway morphology in patients with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome: Effects of lateral positioning
  117. Self-reported medical history was generally accurate among Japanese workplace population
  118. Uric Acid and Left Ventricular Hypertrophy in Japanese Men
  119. Effect of the Interaction between Mental Stress and Eating Pattern on Body Mass Index Gain in Healthy Japanese Male Workers
  120. Effect of Physical Activity on Breast Cancer Risk: Findings of the Japan Collaborative Cohort Study
  121. Contribution of adipocytokines to low-grade inflammatory state as expressed by circulating C-reactive protein in Japanese men: Comparison of leptin and adiponectin
  122. Low leptin but high insulin resistance of smokers in Japanese men
  123. Th1/Th2 Immune Response in Lung Fibroblasts in Interstitial Lung Disease
  124. Further inflammatory information on metabolic syndrome by adiponectin evaluation
  125. Eating fast leads to insulin resistance: Findings in middle-aged Japanese men and women
  126. Having More Healthy Practice was Associated with Low White Blood Cell Counts in Middle-aged Japanese Male and Female Workers
  127. Association Between Low Birth Weight and Elevated White Blood Cell Count in Adulthood Within a Japanese Population
  128. Active Smoking, Passive Smoking, and Breast Cancer Risk: Findings from the Japan Collaborative Cohort Study for Evaluation of Cancer Risk
  129. Smoking status and adiponectin in healthy Japanese men and women
  130. Reduction of Inner Retinal Thickness in Patients with Autosomal Dominant Optic Atrophy Associated withOPA1Mutations
  131. Direct comparison study between FDG-PET and IMP-SPECT for diagnosing Alzheimer's disease using 3D-SSP analysis in the same patients
  132. Consumption of soy foods and the risk of breast cancer: findings from the Japan Collaborative Cohort (JACC) Study
  133. A nested case-control study of stomach cancer and serum insulin-like growth factor (IGF)-1, IGF-2 and IGF-binding protein (IGFBP)-3
  134. A new method of blood sampling reduces pain for newborn infants: A prospective, randomized controlled clinical trial
  135. Adiponectin Level and Left Ventricular Hypertrophy in Japanese Men
  136. Psychological factors and insomnia among male civil servants in Japan
  137. Psychological attitudes and risk of breast cancer in Japan: a prospective study
  138. Lung cancer mortality and body mass index in a Japanese cohort: findings from the Japan Collaborative Cohort Study (JACC Study)
  139. Pathophysiologic Mechanisms of Obesity and Related Metabolic Disorders: An Epidemiologic Study using Questionnaire and Serologic Biomarkers
  140. High-Sensitivity C-Reactive Protein is Quite Low in Japanese Men at High Coronary Risk
  141. White Blood Cell Count and Risk of All-Cause and Cardiovascular Mortality in Nationwide Sample of Japanese
  142. A nested case-control study of stomach cancer incidence and serum superoxide dismutase activity in the Japan Collaborative Cohort study in Japan
  143. The transition to menopause reinforces adiponectin production and its contribution to improvement of insulin-resistant state
  144. Determinants of self-rated health: Could health status explain the association between self-rated health and mortality?
  145. HIV prevalence and factors associated with HIV infection among male injection drug users under 30: a cross-sectional study in Long An, Vietnam
  146. Perceived Psychological Stress and Serum Leptin Concentrations in Japanese Men*
  147. Inverse association between adiponectin and C-reactive protein in substantially healthy Japanese men
  148. Low Birth Weight Is Associated With Reduced Adiponectin Concentration in Adult
  149. Seasonal variations of acute massive submacular haemorrhage associated with age-related macular degeneration
  150. Interleukin-8 gene polymorphism associated with susceptibility to non-cardia gastric carcinoma with microsatellite instability
  151. Factors Associated With Life Space Among Community-Living Rural Elders in Japan
  152. Association between parental histories of hypertension, diabetes and dyslipidemia and the clustering of these disorders in offspring
  153. Comparison of Circulating Adiponectin and Proinflammatory Markers Regarding Their Association With Metabolic Syndrome in Japanese Men
  154. A Positive Association between Leptin and Blood Pressure of Normal Range in Japanese Men
  155. Eating Fast Leads to Obesity: Findings Based on Self-administered Questionnaires among Middle-aged Japanese Men and Women
  156. Birth Weight and Adult Hypertension
  157. Plasma Fibrinogen Levels and Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Japanese Schoolchildren
  158. Relationship between body mass index and the risk of ovarian cancer in the Japanese population: Findings from the Japanese Collaborate Cohort (JACC) study
  159. Dietary intakes of fat and fatty acids and risk of breast cancer: A prospective study in Japan
  160. Validity of self-reported height and weight in a Japanese workplace population
  161. Prospective study of alcohol consumption and breast cancer risk in Japanese women
  162. Cigarette Smoking and Mortality due to Stomach Cancer: Findings from the JACC Study.
  163. Dietary Habits and Stomach Cancer Risk in the JACC Study
  164. Green Tea and Stomach Cancer -- A Short Review of Prospective Studies
  165. Mortality and Incidence Rates of Stomach Cancer in the JACC Study