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Smoking Cessation Increases Short-Term Risk Of Type 2 Diabetes Irrespective Of Weight Gain: The Japan Public Health Center-Based Prospective Study, Shino Oba, Mitsuhiko Noda, Kayo Waki, Akiko Nanri, Masayuki Kato, Yoshihiko Takahashi, Kalpana Poudel-Tandukar, Yumi Matsushita, Manami Inoue, Tetsuya Mizoue, Shoichiro Tsugane
Smoking Cessation Increases Short-Term Risk Of Type 2 Diabetes Irrespective Of Weight Gain: The Japan Public Health Center-Based Prospective Study, Shino Oba, Mitsuhiko Noda, Kayo Waki, Akiko Nanri, Masayuki Kato, Yoshihiko Takahashi, Kalpana Poudel-Tandukar, Yumi Matsushita, Manami Inoue, Tetsuya Mizoue, Shoichiro Tsugane
Elaine Marieb College of Nursing Faculty Publication Series
Objective: The effect of smoking cessation on the risk of diabetes has been reported previously. However, it is unknown whether the association is influenced by weight gain and other potential risk factors. Methods: The Japan Public Health Center-Based Prospective Study established in 1990 for Cohort I and in 1993 for Cohort II provided data, and 25,875 men and 33,959 women were analyzed. The response rate to the baseline questionnaire was 80.9%, and 68.4% of the respondents participated both the 5- and 10-year follow-up surveys. Smoking cessation was noted during the initial five years and the development of diabetes was reported …
Social Support And Suicide In Japanese Men And Women E The Japan Public Health Center (Jphc)-Based Prospective Study, Kalpana Poudel-Tandukar, Akiko Nanri, Tetsuya Mizoue, Yumi Matsushita, Yoshihiko Takahashi, Mitsuhiko Noda, Manami Inoue, Shoichiro Tsugane
Social Support And Suicide In Japanese Men And Women E The Japan Public Health Center (Jphc)-Based Prospective Study, Kalpana Poudel-Tandukar, Akiko Nanri, Tetsuya Mizoue, Yumi Matsushita, Yoshihiko Takahashi, Mitsuhiko Noda, Manami Inoue, Shoichiro Tsugane
Elaine Marieb College of Nursing Faculty Publication Series
Although the important role of social support in mental health is acknowledged, no prospective study has yet examined the relation of social support to suicide. Here, we investigated the associationbetween social support and suicide in a cohort of Japanese men and women. A total of 26,672 men and 29,865 women aged 40e69 years enrolled in the Japan Public Health Center-based prospective study in1993e1994 completed a self-administered questionnaire which included four items of social support, and were followed for death through December 2005. Hazard ratios (HRs) and 95% confidence intervals (95% CI) of suicidal death by social support index were estimated …
Differences In Suicide Risk According To Living Arrangements In Japanese Men And Women – The Japan Public Health Center-Based (Jphc) Prospective Study, Kalpana Poudel-Tandukar, Akiko Nanri, Tetsyta Mizoue, Yumi Matsushita, Yoshihiko Takahashi, Mitsuhiko Noda, Manami Inoue, Shoichiro Tsugane
Differences In Suicide Risk According To Living Arrangements In Japanese Men And Women – The Japan Public Health Center-Based (Jphc) Prospective Study, Kalpana Poudel-Tandukar, Akiko Nanri, Tetsyta Mizoue, Yumi Matsushita, Yoshihiko Takahashi, Mitsuhiko Noda, Manami Inoue, Shoichiro Tsugane
Elaine Marieb College of Nursing Faculty Publication Series
Background: Living alone has been suggested as a risk factor for suicide. However, the effect on suicide risk of living together with spouse, child(ren) and parent(s) is unclear. This study aims toexamine the association between living arrangements with spouse, child(ren), and parent(s) and suicide in a Japanese men and women.Methods: Altogether 104, 528 participants aged 40–69 years, who completed baseline questionnaire (1990–1994), were followed for death through December 2005. We used Cox proportional hazards regression model to estimate the hazard ratio (HR) and 95% confidence intervals (95% CI) for suicide according to living arrangements.Results: During an average 13.2-year follow up, …