Relationship Of Serum Fatty Acid Composition And Desaturase Activity To C-Reactive Protein In Japanese Men And Women (Atherosclerosis), Kalpana Poudel-Tandukar, Masao Sato, Yuko Ejima, Akiko Nanri, Yumi Matsushita, Katsumi Imaizumi, Tetsuya Mizoue
Nov 2011
Relationship Of Serum Fatty Acid Composition And Desaturase Activity To C-Reactive Protein In Japanese Men And Women (Atherosclerosis), Kalpana Poudel-Tandukar, Masao Sato, Yuko Ejima, Akiko Nanri, Yumi Matsushita, Katsumi Imaizumi, Tetsuya Mizoue
Kalpana Poudel-Tandukar
Background: Although fatty acid composition in serum and desaturase activity, which alters serum fatty acid composition, has been associated with C-reactive protein (CRP) concentration in Western populations, no study has been carried out in non-Western populations. We examined the association of serum fatty acids and estimated desaturase activity with CRP concentrations in Japanese men and women.
Methods: Subjects were 489 Japanese municipal employees aged 21–67 yearswhoparticipated in a survey at the time of a periodic health check-up. Serum high-sensitivity CRP concentrations were measured using the latex agglutination nephelometry method. Fatty acid composition was measured in serum cholesteryl esters and desaturase …
Social Support And Suicide In Japanese Men And Women E The Japan Public Health Center (Jphc)-Based Prospective Study (Journal Of Psychiatric Research), Kalpana Poudel-Tandukar, Akiko Nanri, Tetsuya Mizoue, Yumi Matsushita, Yoshihiko Takahashi, Mitsuhiko Noda, Manami Inoue, Shoichiro Tsugane
Jul 2011
Social Support And Suicide In Japanese Men And Women E The Japan Public Health Center (Jphc)-Based Prospective Study (Journal Of Psychiatric Research), Kalpana Poudel-Tandukar, Akiko Nanri, Tetsuya Mizoue, Yumi Matsushita, Yoshihiko Takahashi, Mitsuhiko Noda, Manami Inoue, Shoichiro Tsugane
Kalpana Poudel-Tandukar
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 association
between 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 in
1993e1994 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 …
Serum 25-Hydroxyvitamin D Concentrations And Season-Specific Correlates In Japanese Adults (Journal Of Epidemiology), Akiko Nanri, Leng Huat Foo, Kazutoshi Nakamura, Ai Hori, Kalpana Poudel-Tandukar, Yumi Matsushita, Tetsuya Mizoue
Jul 2011
Serum 25-Hydroxyvitamin D Concentrations And Season-Specific Correlates In Japanese Adults (Journal Of Epidemiology), Akiko Nanri, Leng Huat Foo, Kazutoshi Nakamura, Ai Hori, Kalpana Poudel-Tandukar, Yumi Matsushita, Tetsuya Mizoue
Kalpana Poudel-Tandukar
Background: Several lines of evidence indicate an important role for vitamin D in the prevention of a range of diseases. Blood vitamin D levels show clear seasonal variation; however, data on the determinants of vitamin D status for each season are limited. We investigated the association between lifestyle and serum vitamin D concentration by season in Japanese workers.
Methods: Subjects were 312 men and 217 women aged 21 to 67 years who worked in municipal offices in Northern
Kyushu, Japan and participated in a periodic checkup in July or November. Multiple linear regression analysis was used to examine the association …
Differences In Suicide Risk According To Living Arrangements In Japanese Men And Women – The Japan Public Health Center-Based (Jphc) Prospective Study (Journal Of Affective Disorders), Kalpana Poudel-Tandukar, Akiko Nanri, Tetsyta Mizoue, Yumi Matsushita, Yoshihiko Takahashi, Mitsuhiko Noda, Manami Inoue, Shoichiro Tsugane
May 2011
Differences In Suicide Risk According To Living Arrangements In Japanese Men And Women – The Japan Public Health Center-Based (Jphc) Prospective Study (Journal Of Affective Disorders), Kalpana Poudel-Tandukar, Akiko Nanri, Tetsyta Mizoue, Yumi Matsushita, Yoshihiko Takahashi, Mitsuhiko Noda, Manami Inoue, Shoichiro Tsugane
Kalpana Poudel-Tandukar
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 to
examine 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 …
